By Mr. Scaccia of Boston, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3373) of Angelo Scaccia for legislation to require public telephones to be equipped with hearing amplification devices.  Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Angelo M. Scaccia

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act requiring public telephones to be equipped with a headset for hearing amplification.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 84E of chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following new paragraph after paragraph (c): —
(d) The office shall oversee all public telephones in the Commonwealth to make sure that wherever one or more telephones are located in a public place for public use, whether coin operated or free, at least one of the phones must be equipped with a handset for hearing amplification.