Section 7930 Of Chapter 3.5. New Area Codes From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 4. >> Chapter 3.5.
7930
. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) The explosive demand for new area codes in California requires
more area codes to be established than was envisioned when this
chapter and Section 2887 were enacted in 1990.
(b) Because of the advent of competition in the local
telecommunications market, and a decision by the Federal
Communications Commission, new area codes are established by the
North American Numbering Plan Administrator in conjunction with the
commission and members of the telecommunications industry.
(c) In order to eliminate potential confusion for all the parties
involved in the process of establishing new area codes, the changes
to this chapter enacted in the 1997-98 Regular Session include
identifying "providers" in Section 7931.
(d) The "providers" specified in Section 7931 include telephone
corporations and resellers that are regulated by the commission, and
paging companies that are not regulated by the commission. It is
necessary to include all of these entities within the term "providers"
in order to effectively meet the needs of the state as they relate
to the establishment of new area codes. The Legislature does not,
however, by including paging companies as "providers" in Section
7931, intend to expand the jurisdiction of the commission over paging
companies beyond the requirements of this chapter. The Legislature
continues to recognize the status of paging companies as unregulated
entities.