 ccrp poll eliminating telephone land lines   new poll overview senate bill 636 has already passed in the senate by a 31 to 4 vote and has moved on to the house for consideration the controversial legislation would makes it easier for phone companies to discontinue traditional landline service starting in 2017 the measure is opposed by the aarp of michigan and others who are concerned they ll lose access to vital phone medical alert and alarm services the bill which now heads to the house removes the requirement that at least two other providers offer comparable service in an area before a phone company can discontinue service there the new process would allow consumers to request an investigation of whether there would still be reliable voice and 911 services in an area if a provider pulled out if there are no providers available or willing to enter the market the michigan public service commission could require the existing phone company to maintain service it wouldn t necessarily have to be traditional landline service but the commission would have to determine that it s comparable and offers reliable access to 911 services traditional landline customers in michigan have dropped by 60 percent in the last decade from 65 million in 2002 to 26 million in 2012 according to the federal communications commission meanwhile mobile phone users have more than doubled from 45 million to 93 million new poll question should the legislature pass a bill to allow phone companies to discontinue traditional land line phone services to customers yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http clintoncountygoporg content shouldlegislaturepassbillallow  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the legislature pass a law allowing restaurants to permit customers to smoke in outdoor areas yes 56 no 44 undecided 0 three comments were made on this poll comment 1 anonymous wrote 3 days 16 hours ago i m a nonsmoker and i think i m a nonsmoker and i think a restaurant is private property and the owner should be able to decide if they want to allow smoking outside and or inside i will decide if i want to patronize a restaurant comment 2 anonymous wrote 3 days 21 hours ago smoking is outdoor areas i do not smoke either but believe a business owner should be able to decide how they want to run their own establishment the public can then decide whether they want to go there comment 3 anonymous wrote 4 days 3 hours ago smoking outside restaurants bars i do not smoke and in fact detest the odor it creates however it is not government s role to mandate to private business what the owner can or cannot allow in his establishment as long as smoking is not illegal gov t should not interfere with management too many rules and regulations consumers will decide whether or not they wish to frequent an establishment where smoking is allowed by management if one does not like the smoking he will vote with his feet   all emails addresses  