Utilities, Utility Districts - As introduced, removes the requirement that each year the Tennessee public utility commission submit to the general assembly a report describing the competitive nature of the telecommunications market in this state. - Amends TCA Title 65, Chapter 1 and Title 65, Chapter 5.

SB 983 removes an annual reporting requirement for Tennessee's Public Utility Commission (PUC). Specifically, it deletes language mandating that the PUC submit an annual report to the state legislature describing the competitive nature of the telecommunications market. This change affects only the PUC's administrative duties, not utility operations or consumer regulations. The bill is procedural, eliminating a bureaucratic task without altering telecom market rules or creating new policies.