SB1104,18,21 17100.2092 Broadband service subscriber rights. (1) Rights. (a) A
18broadband service provider shall repair broadband service within 72 hours after a
19subscriber reports a service interruption or requests the repair if the service
20interruption is not the result of a major systemwide or large area emergency, such
21as a natural disaster.
SB1104,18,2522 (b) Upon notification by a subscriber of a service interruption, a broadband
23service provider shall give the subscriber a credit for one day of broadband service
24if broadband service is interrupted for more than 4 hours in one day and the
25interruption is caused by the broadband service provider.
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1(c) Upon notification by a subscriber of a service interruption, a broadband
2service provider shall give the subscriber a credit for each hour that broadband
3service is interrupted if broadband service is interrupted for more than 4 hours in
4one day and the interruption is not caused by the broadband service provider.
SB1104,19,75 (d) Prior to entering into a service agreement with a subscriber, a broadband
6service provider shall disclose that a subscriber has a right to a credit for notifying
7the broadband service provider of a service interruption.
SB1104,19,98 (e) A broadband service provider shall provide broadband service that satisfies
9minimum standards established by the department by rule.
SB1104,19,1110 (f) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 30 days'
11advance written notice before instituting a rate increase.
SB1104,19,1412 (g) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 7 days' advance
13written notice of any scheduled routine maintenance that causes a service slowdown,
14interruption, or outage.
SB1104,19,1715 (h) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 10 days'
16advance written notice of disconnecting service, unless the disconnection is
17requested by the subscriber.
SB1104,19,2018 (i) Prior to entering into a service agreement with a subscriber, a broadband
19service provider shall disclose the factors that may cause the actual broadband speed
20experience to vary, including the number of users and device limitations.
SB1104,19,2321 (j) A broadband service provider shall provide broadband service to a
22subscriber as described in point of sale advertisements and representations made to
23the subscriber.
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1(k) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 10 days'
2advance written notice of a change in a factor that might cause the originally
3disclosed speed experience to vary.
SB1104,20,84 (L) A broadband service provider shall allow a subscriber to terminate a
5contract and receive a full refund without fees if the provider sells a service that does
6not satisfy the requirements established under par. (e) and the broadband service
7provider does not satisfy the requirements established under par. (e) within one
8month of written notification from the subscriber.
SB1104,20,12 9(2) Advertising. A broadband service provider shall disclose the factors that
10may cause the actual broadband speed experience of a subscriber to vary, including
11the number of users and device limitations, in each advertisement of the speed of the
12provider's service, including in all of the following types of advertisements:
SB1104,20,1313 (a) Television and other commercials.
SB1104,20,1414 (b) Internet and email advertisements.
SB1104,20,1515 (c) Print advertisements and bill inserts.
SB1104,20,1716 (d) Any other advertising method or solicitation for the sale of new or upgraded
17broadband service.
SB1104,20,19 18(3) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to implement and
19administer this section.
SB1104,20,23 20(4) Penalty; enforcement. (a) A person that violates this section may be
21required to forfeit not more than $1,000 for each violation and not more than $10,000
22for each occurrence. Failure to give a notice required under sub. (1) (f) to more than
23one subscriber shall be considered one violation.
SB1104,20,2524 (b) The department or a district attorney may institute civil proceedings under
25this section.
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1Section 33. 100.2093 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1104,21,3 2100.2093 Broadband and other Internet services. (1) Broadband and
3other Internet speeds.
No person may do any of the following:
SB1104,21,104 (a) Advertise or otherwise represent that the person provides broadband
5service unless a service provided by the person is capable of consistently providing
6a minimum download speed of 25 megabits per second and a minimum upload speed
7of 3 megabits per second or the minimum upload and download speeds for advanced
8telecommunications capability as designated by the federal communications
9commission in its inquiries regarding advanced telecommunications capability
10under 47 USC 1302 (b).
SB1104,21,1711 (b) Sell or offer to sell a service that the person represents, to a consumer
12purchasing the service, as being broadband service, unless the service is capable of
13consistently providing that consumer with a minimum download speed of 25
14megabits per second and a minimum upload speed of 3 megabits per second or the
15minimum upload and download speeds for advanced telecommunications capability
16as designated by the federal communications commission in its inquiries regarding
17advanced telecommunications capability under 47 USC 1302 (b).
SB1104,21,2018 (c) Advertise or otherwise represent that the person provides Internet service
19at a specific minimum speed unless a service provided by the person is capable of
20consistently providing that speed.
SB1104,21,2321 (d) Sell or offer to sell Internet service that the person represents, to a consumer
22purchasing the service, as being a specific minimum speed, unless the service is
23capable of consistently providing that consumer with that speed.
SB1104,22,5 24(2) Broadband labels. No person may sell or offer to sell broadband service in
25this state unless the person makes broadband labels easily available to potential

1consumers and provides a broadband label to every consumer before sale of the
2service to the consumer. A broadband label provided under this subsection shall use
3the templates for consumer labels for broadband service provided by the federal
4communications commission. A broadband label provided under this subsection
5may not contain any misleading or inaccurate information.
SB1104,22,11 6(3) Contract termination and refund. If a person makes a sale to a consumer
7in violation of sub. (1) (b) or (d), the consumer notifies the person in writing of the
8violation, and the person fails to remedy the violation within one month after
9receiving the notice, the consumer may terminate the consumer's contract with the
10person and receive a refund for all charges and fees that the consumer paid to the
11person.
SB1104,34 12Section 34 . 121.004 (7) (c) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read: