Veterans’ Telecommunication Protection Act

This bill makes cable and telephone companies charge veterans’ organizations the lower “residential” price instead of higher business rates at the place where the group mainly operates, if the residential price is cheaper. It applies to groups officially recognized by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The change starts for services provided on or after the day the bill becomes law.

Key points

• Who is affected: Veterans’ organizations recognized by the VA, and providers of cable and telephone service.
• What changes: Providers must bill these groups at residential rates at their primary location if that rate is lower than the standard rate they’d otherwise charge the organization.
• When it starts: For covered services provided on or after the date this becomes law.