3.0.0 2113 2023-01-13T04:49:18Z 2023-01-13T04:49:18Z Senate S S 2005-12-15 109 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-12-15T22:35:49Z 2005-12-15 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2005-12-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000595 Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] James DeMint R SC W. N E000194 Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] JOHN ENSIGN R NV 2005-12-16 False Science, Technology, Communications Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Antennas Block grants Cable television Commerce Competition Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consumer complaints Damages Deceptive advertising Delegation of powers Easements Economics and Public Finance Federal Communications Commission Federal preemption Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Government regulation Independent regulatory commissions Judicial review Law Legislation Licenses Limitation of actions Local laws Performance measurement Poverty Radio stations Restrictive trade practices Right-of-way Social Welfare State laws Sunset legislation Technological innovations Telecommunication industry Telecommunication rates Telephone Television stations Science, Technology, Communications 00 2005-12-15 Introduced in Senate 2006-02-23T19:46:57Z Digital Age Communications Act of 2005 - Makes it unlawful for any provider of electronic communications service to participate in unfair methods of competition, or unfair or deceptive practices, in or affecting electronic communications networks and services.

Prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from denying an application to assign or transfer control of a communications license, permit, or certificate unless it is in violation of the Communications Act of 1934 (the Act) or a specific FCC rule or regulation.

Repeals the Act's application to universal service three years after the enactment of this Act.

Authorizes the Federal-State Joint Board on universal service to periodically recommend to the FCC modifications as to which basic electronic communications services are to be supported by federal universal service support mechanisms. Directs the FCC to: (1) promulgate rules to reform the universal services contribution mechanism and adopt a new mechanism; and (2) revise its current universal service fund system to establish a single universal service fund which shall be the exclusive federal universal service support mechanism.

States that it shall be U.S. policy: (1) to integrate federal, state, and local regulation of electronic communications networks; (2) that such networks and their services be governed by a single, minimally pervasive regulatory regime; (3) to eliminate rate regulation and rate-setting when feasible; and (4) to create incentives to invest in new technologies and to encourage the deployment of advanced electronic communications services.

Authorizes continued state regulation of rates for basic stand-alone local service.

]]> Digital Age Communications Act of 2005 Display Title Digital Age Communications Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to promote the widespread availability of communications services and the integrity of communication facilities, and to encourage investment in communication networks. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Digital Age Communications Act of 2005 Introduced in Senate 2005-12-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s2113is/xml/BILLS-109s2113is.xml 2005-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.