# D.C. Code § 34-2008: Implementation policy

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T34_C20_S34-2008

## Section

- **Citation:** D.C. Code § 34-2008
- **Heading:** Implementation policy
- **Jurisdiction:** District of Columbia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 20 / § 34-2008

## Text

(a) In the implementation of this chapter, it shall be the policy of the District government to promote the hiring, education, and training of District residents in every facet of telecommunications endeavor in the District.
(b) Pursuant to this chapter, it shall be the policy of the District government to promote the utilization of small, disadvantaged, women-owned, and District businesses in the establishment and contracting processes regarding telecommunications in the District.
(c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to contravene any provision in the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 passed by the U.S. Congress in January and signed into law by President Clinton in February or to be inconsistent with the findings of the PSC in a proceeding pursuant to § 34-2002(k) .
(d) Two years after June 5, 2008, the People’s Counsel shall issue a report on the effect of the absence of local regulation of Voice Over Internet Protocol Service telecommunications service in the District of Columbia. The report shall be a general analysis of the impacts and effects of the VOIP act on consumers. The report shall also include an examination of the market availability of Voice Over Internet Protocol Service technology to consumers.

## Nearby sections

- [D.C. Code § 34-2001 § 34-2001. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T34_C20_S34-2001.md)
- [D.C. Code § 34-2002 § 34-2002. Regulation of local exchange carriers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T34_C20_S34-2002.md)
- [D.C. Code § 34-2003 § 34-2003. Universal Service Trust Fund.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T34_C20_S34-2003.md)
- [D.C. Code § 34-2003.01 § 34-2003.01. Cases in process.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T34_C20_S34-2003.01.md)
- [D.C. Code § 34-2004 § 34-2004. Access to public ways.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T34_C20_S34-2004.md)
- [D.C. Code § 34-2005 § 34-2005. Access to buildings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T34_C20_S34-2005.md)
- [D.C. Code § 34-2006 § 34-2006. Exemptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T34_C20_S34-2006.md)
- [D.C. Code § 34-2007 § 34-2007. Taxation of local exchange providers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T34_C20_S34-2007.md)
- [D.C. Code § 34-2008 § 34-2008. Implementation policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T34_C20_S34-2008.md)

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