3.0.0 5994 2019-11-15T21:37:51Z 2019-11-15T21:37:51Z House H HR 2008-05-08 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-05-08T14:01:10Z 2008-05-08 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2008-05-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E859) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-05-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-05-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 N L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2008-05-08 True Science, Technology, Communications Antitrust law Broadband Commerce Computer networks Computer software Consumer education Fees Internet Restrictive trade practices Telecommunication industry Science, Technology, Communications 00 2008-05-08 Introduced in House 2008-05-29T19:05:17Z Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 - Amends the Clayton Act to prohibit any broadband network provider from: (1) failing to provide its services on reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms; (2) refusing to interconnect its facilities with those of another service provider on reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms; (3) blocking, impairing, discriminating against, or interfering with any person's ability to use a broadband network service to access or offer lawful content, applications, or services over the Internet (or imposing an additional charge to avoid such prohibited conduct); (4) prohibiting a user from attaching or using a device on the provider's network that does not physically damage or materially degrade other users' utilization of the network; or (5) failing to clearly and conspicuously disclose to users accurate information concerning service terms.

Requires a provider that prioritizes or offers enhanced quality of service to data of a particular type to prioritize or offer enhanced quality of service to all data of that type without imposing a surcharge or other consideration.

Permits a provider to take reasonable and nondiscriminatory measures to: (1) manage the functioning of its network and services; (2) give priority to emergency communications; (3) prevent a violation of federal or state law; (4) offer consumer protection services; (5) offer special promotional pricing or other marketing initiatives; or (6) prioritize or offer enhanced quality of service to all data of a particular type without imposing a surcharge or other consideration.

]]> Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 Display Title Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Introduced in House 2008-05-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5994ih/xml/BILLS-110hr5994ih.xml 2008-05-08 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 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.