(a)
On or before March 1, 2000, the commission shall request from each telephone corporation doing business in this state that possesses one or more telephone number prefixes, or a portion thereof, the specific telephone numbers and the quantities within the possession of the provider, both in use and not in use. The commission, for the purpose of this section, shall define the terms “in use” and “not in use.” The commission shall determine the reporting requirements for the information provided to the commission pursuant to Section 7940.
(b)
Notwithstanding Section 7550.5 of the Government Code, the commission shall use the information obtained pursuant to subdivision (a) and any other information required by the commission, to prepare and submit to the Legislature, on or before, July 1, 2001, a study of telecommunications industry use rates.