[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1822 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 610

103d CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1822

                          [Report No. 103-367]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To foster the further development of the Nation's telecommunications 
  infrastructure and protection of the public interest, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

           September 14 (legislative day, September 12), 1994

                       Reported with an amendment





                                                       Calendar No. 610
103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1822

                          [Report No. 103-367]

 To foster the further development of the Nation's telecommunications 
  infrastructure and protection of the public interest, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             February 3 (legislative day, January 25), 1994

 Mr. Hollings (for himself, Mr. Danforth, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Stevens, Mr. 
 Exon, Mr. Pressler, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Burns, Mr. Robb, Mr. Gorton, 
  Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Bond, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. 
    Akaka, Mr. Lott, Mr. Mathews, and Mr. Lieberman) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Commerce, Science, and Transportation

           September 14 (legislative day, September 12), 1994

              Reported by Mr. Hollings, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To foster the further development of the Nation's telecommunications 
  infrastructure and protection of the public interest, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

-S-E-C-T-I-O-N -1-. -S-H-O-R-T -T-I-T-L-E-.

    -T-h-i-s -A-c-t -m-a-y -b-e -c-i-t-e-d -a-s -t-h-e 
-`-`-C-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-4-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -2-. -F-I-N-D-I-N-G-S-.

    -T-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -f-i-n-d-s -t-h-a-t---
            -(-1-) -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -h-a-s -n-o-t -p-a-s-s-e-d -a 
        -b-r-o-a-d -r-e-v-i-e-w -o-f -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-3-4 -s-i-n-c-e 
        -t-h-a-t -A-c-t -w-a-s -o-r-i-g-i-n-a-l-l-y -p-a-s-s-e-d-;
            -(-2-) -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -m-u-s-t -p-a-s-s 
        -c-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -t-h-e 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -g-r-o-w-t-h -o-f -t-h-e 
        -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -s-u-p-e-r-h-i-g-h-w-a-y-;
            -(-3-) -c-h-a-n-g-e-s -i-n -t-h-e 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -m-a-r-k-e-t-p-l-a-c-e 
        -h-a-v-e -m-a-d-e -s-o-m-e -o-f -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s 
        -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-3-4 
        -o-b-s-o-l-e-t-e-, -u-n-n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y-, -o-r 
        -i-n-i-m-i-c-a-l -t-o -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-s -i-n 
        -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -a-n-d 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-;
            -(-4-) -f-o-r -i-n-s-t-a-n-c-e-, -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n 
        -h-a-s -e-m-e-r-g-e-d -i-n -m-a-n-y -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -t-h-a-t 
        -w-e-r-e -p-r-e-v-i-o-u-s-l-y -t-h-o-u-g-h-t -t-o -b-e 
        -n-a-t-u-r-a-l -m-o-n-o-p-o-l-i-e-s-, -b-u-t -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-3-4 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-s -a-l-l -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -t-o -b-e 
        -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-e-d -a-s -i-f -t-h-e-y -w-e-r-e 
        -m-o-n-o-p-o-l-i-e-s-;
            -(-5-) -a-s -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -m-a-r-k-e-t-s 
        -c-h-a-n-g-e-, -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -m-u-s-t -e-n-s-u-r-e 
        -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-, 
        -c-o-n-v-e-n-i-e-n-c-e -a-n-d -n-e-c-e-s-s-i-t-y -i-s 
        -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-e-d-;
            -(-6-) -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-s -t-h-a-t -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-a-l -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -i-s -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-e-d -a-n-d 
        -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d-, -t-h-a-t -n-e-w 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s 
        -a-r-e -d-e-p-l-o-y-e-d -r-a-p-i-d-l-y -a-n-d 
        -e-q-u-i-t-a-b-l-y-, -a-n-d -t-h-a-t -a-c-c-e-s-s -b-y 
        -s-c-h-o-o-l-s-, -h-o-s-p-i-t-a-l-s-, -p-u-b-l-i-c 
        -b-r-o-a-d-c-a-s-t-e-r-s-, -l-i-b-r-a-r-i-e-s-, -o-t-h-e-r 
        -p-u-b-l-i-c -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s-, -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y 
        -n-e-w-s-p-a-p-e-r-s-, -a-n-d -b-r-o-a-d-c-a-s-t-e-r-s -i-n 
        -t-h-e -s-m-a-l-l-e-s-t -m-a-r-k-e-t-s -t-o -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -i-s 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-e-d-;
            -(-7-) -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o -b-a-s-i-c 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -i-s 
        -f-u-n-d-a-m-e-n-t-a-l -t-o -s-a-f-e-t-y -o-f -l-i-f-e -a-n-d 
        -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -a -d-e-m-o-c-r-a-t-i-c 
        -s-o-c-i-e-t-y-;
            -(-8-) -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s -m-a-k-e -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l -u-s-e -o-f 
        -p-u-b-l-i-c -r-i-g-h-t-s -o-f -w-a-y -i-n -r-e-a-l 
        -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -a-n-d -i-n -s-p-e-c-t-r-u-m 
        -f-r-e-q-u-e-n-c-i-e-s-, -a-n-d -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -t-h-a-t 
        -m-a-k-e -u-s-e -o-f -s-u-c-h -p-u-b-l-i-c -r-i-g-h-t-s -o-f 
        -w-a-y -h-a-v-e -a-n -o-b-l-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
        -p-r-e-f-e-r-e-n-t-i-a-l -r-a-t-e-s -t-o -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s 
        -t-h-a-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t -p-u-b-l-i-c 
        -b-e-n-e-f-i-t-s-;
            -(-9-) -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -c-a-n 
        -e-n-h-a-n-c-e -t-h-e -q-u-a-l-i-t-y -o-f -l-i-f-e -a-n-d 
        -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
        -i-n-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s-;
            -(-1-0-) -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -i-s 
        -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-l-y -c-r-u-c-i-a-l -t-o -t-h-e 
        -c-o-n-t-i-n-u-e-d -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -r-u-r-a-l -a-r-e-a-s -t-h-a-t -m-a-y -l-a-c-k -a-n 
        -a-d-e-q-u-a-t-e -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-a-l -o-r -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
        -b-a-s-e -f-o-r -c-o-n-t-i-n-u-e-d -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-;
            -(-1-1-) -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-m-e-n-t-s -i-n -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-'-s -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e -w-i-l-l -e-n-h-a-n-c-e -t-h-e 
        -p-u-b-l-i-c -w-e-l-f-a-r-e -b-y -h-e-l-p-i-n-g -t-o -s-p-e-e-d 
        -t-h-e -d-e-l-i-v-e-r-y -o-f -n-e-w -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -s-u-c-h 
        -a-s -d-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g-, -r-e-m-o-t-e 
        -m-e-d-i-c-a-l -s-e-n-s-i-n-g-, -a-n-d -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f -h-e-a-l-t-h -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-;
            -(-1-2-) -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e 
        -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-m-e-n-t -c-a-n -b-e -a-s-s-i-s-t-e-d -b-y 
        -j-o-i-n-t -p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g -a-n-d -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e 
        -s-h-a-r-i-n-g -b-y -a-l-l -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-;
            -(-1-3-) -i-n-c-r-e-a-s-e-d -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -i-n 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -c-a-n-, 
        -i-f -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
        -s-a-f-e-g-u-a-r-d-s-, -e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-e 
        -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
        -h-a-v-e -b-e-n-e-f-i-c-i-a-l -e-f-f-e-c-t-s -o-n -t-h-e 
        -p-r-i-c-e-, -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-a-l -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-i-l-i-t-y-, 
        -v-a-r-i-e-t-y-, -a-n-d -q-u-a-l-i-t-y -o-f 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-;
            -(-1-4-) -t-h-e -e-m-e-r-g-e-n-c-e -o-f 
        -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -i-n 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -h-a-s 
        -a-l-r-e-a-d-y -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-e-d-, -a-n-d -c-a-n -b-e 
        -e-x-p-e-c-t-e-d -t-o -c-o-n-t-i-n-u-e 
        -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-n-g-, -t-o -t-h-e 
        -m-o-d-e-r-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
        -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e-;
            -(-1-5-) -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e -l-o-n-g 
        -d-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -m-a-r-k-e-t 
        -h-a-s -b-r-o-u-g-h-t -a-b-o-u-t -l-o-w-e-r -p-r-i-c-e-s -a-n-d 
        -h-i-g-h-e-r -q-u-a-l-i-t-y -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-;
            -(-1-6-) -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -l-o-c-a-l 
        -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -h-a-s 
        -a-l-r-e-a-d-y -b-e-g-u-n -t-o -b-e-n-e-f-i-t -t-h-e 
        -p-u-b-l-i-c-; -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e -a-c-c-e-s-s 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r-s -h-a-v-e -d-e-p-l-o-y-e-d -t-h-o-u-s-a-n-d-s 
        -o-f -m-i-l-e-s -o-f -o-p-t-i-c-a-l -f-i-b-e-r -i-n -t-h-e-i-r 
        -l-o-c-a-l -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s-; -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
        -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -h-a-v-e -b-e-e-n -p-r-o-m-p-t-e-d -b-y 
        -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -t-o -a-c-c-e-l-e-r-a-t-e -t-h-e 
        -i-n-s-t-a-l-l-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -o-p-t-i-c-a-l -f-i-b-e-r -i-n 
        -t-h-e-i-r -o-w-n -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s-;
            -(-1-7-) -e-l-e-c-t-r-i-c -u-t-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, 
        -s-a-t-e-l-l-i-t-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r-s 
        -a-r-e -p-r-e-p-a-r-e-d -t-o -e-n-t-e-r -t-h-e -l-o-c-a-l 
        -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -m-a-r-k-e-t -o-v-e-r -t-h-e -n-e-x-t -f-e-w 
        -y-e-a-r-s-;
            -(-1-8-) -a -d-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-y -o-f 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s 
        -e-n-h-a-n-c-e-s -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -r-e-l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -b-y 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -r-e-d-u-n-d-a-n-t -c-a-p-a-c-i-t-y-, 
        -t-h-e-r-e-b-y -l-e-s-s-e-n-i-n-g -t-h-e -i-m-p-a-c-t -o-f 
        -a-n-y -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -f-a-i-l-u-r-e-;
            -(-1-9-) -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -m-u-s-t -p-r-o-c-e-e-d 
        -u-n-d-e-r -r-u-l-e-s -t-h-a-t -p-r-o-t-e-c-t 
        -c-o-n-s-u-m-e-r-s -a-n-d -a-r-e -f-a-i-r -t-o -a-l-l 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s-;
            -(-2-0-) -a-l-l -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-o-r-s 
        -t-o -t-h-e -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s-, 
        -s-h-o-u-l-d -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-e -t-o -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-a-l 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -a-n-d -s-h-o-u-l-d -m-a-k-e -t-h-e-i-r 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -f-o-r 
        -i-n-t-e-r-c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n -b-y -o-t-h-e-r-s-;
            -(-2-1-) -r-e-m-o-v-a-l -o-f -a-l-l -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d 
        -l-o-c-a-l -b-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -t-o -e-n-t-r-y -i-n-t-o -t-h-e 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
        -m-a-r-k-e-t -a-n-d -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -f-o-r -i-n-t-e-r-c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-r-e 
        -w-a-r-r-a-n-t-e-d -a-f-t-e-r -m-e-c-h-a-n-i-s-m-s -t-o 
        -p-r-o-t-e-c-t -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-a-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -a-n-d 
        -r-u-l-e-s -a-r-e -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e 
        -t-h-a-t -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-s -f-a-i-r-l-y-;
            -(-2-2-) -i-n-c-r-e-a-s-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -i-n-t-e-r-c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -a-n-d -i-n-t-e-r-o-p-e-r-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -a-m-o-n-g -t-h-e 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -o-f -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -w-i-l-l -h-e-l-p -s-t-i-m-u-l-a-t-e -t-h-e 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -f-a-i-r -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n 
        -a-m-o-n-g -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r-s-;
            -(-2-3-) -t-h-e -p-o-r-t-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -n-u-m-b-e-r-s -w-i-l-l 
        -e-l-i-m-i-n-a-t-e -a -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t -a-d-v-a-n-t-a-g-e 
        -h-e-l-d -b-y -t-r-a-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s -o-v-e-r -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-o-r-s -i-n -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-;
            -(-2-4-) -r-e-s-t-r-i-c-t-i-o-n-s -o-n -r-e-s-a-l-e -a-n-d 
        -s-h-a-r-i-n-g -o-f -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s -r-e-t-a-r-d -t-h-e -g-r-o-w-t-h -o-f 
        -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -r-e-s-t-r-i-c-t -t-h-e 
        -d-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-y -o-f -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e 
        -t-o -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c-;
            -(-2-5-) -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-o-r-y 
        -m-e-a-s-u-r-e-s -a-r-e -n-e-e-d-e-d -t-o -a-l-l-o-w 
        -c-o-n-s-u-m-e-r-s -i-n -r-u-r-a-l -m-a-r-k-e-t-s -a-n-d 
        -n-o-n-c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e -m-a-r-k-e-t-s -t-h-e 
        -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-y -t-o -b-e-n-e-f-i-t -f-r-o-m -h-i-g-h--
        -q-u-a-l-i-t-y -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-;
            -(-2-6-) -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-o-r-y -f-l-e-x-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -f-o-r 
        -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r-s -o-f -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
        -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -i-s -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o 
        -a-l-l-o-w -t-h-e-m -t-o -r-e-s-p-o-n-d -t-o 
        -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n-;
            -(-2-7-) -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -C-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -(-h-e-r-e-i-n-a-f-t-e-r -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d 
        -t-o -a-s -t-h-e -`-`-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-'-'-) -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -m-u-s-t -h-a-v-e -t-h-e -f-l-e-x-i-b-i-l-i-t-y 
        -t-o -a-d-j-u-s-t -t-h-e-i-r -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -t-h-e 
        -m-a-r-k-e-t -p-o-w-e-r -o-f -e-a-c-h -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r -o-f 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-;
            -(-2-8-) -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-o-u-l-d -t-a-k-e 
        -s-t-e-p-s -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e -n-e-t-w-o-r-k 
        -r-e-l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -a-n-d -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t 
        -o-f -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-;
            -(-2-9-) -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o -s-w-i-t-c-h-e-d-, 
        -d-i-g-i-t-a-l -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -f-o-r -a-l-l -s-e-g-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -p-o-p-u-l-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-m-o-t-e-s -t-h-e -c-o-r-e 
        -F-i-r-s-t -A-m-e-n-d-m-e-n-t -g-o-a-l -o-f -d-i-v-e-r-s-e 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -s-o-u-r-c-e-s -b-y -e-n-a-b-l-i-n-g 
        -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s -a-n-d -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -a-l-i-k-e -t-o -p-u-b-l-i-s-h -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e 
        -m-a-k-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -i-n 
        -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -f-o-r-m-;
            -(-3-0-) -t-h-e -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -w-e-l-f-a-r-e -w-i-l-l 
        -b-e -e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d -i-f -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y 
        -n-e-w-s-p-a-p-e-r-s -a-n-d -b-r-o-a-d-c-a-s-t-e-r-s -i-n 
        -t-h-e -s-m-a-l-l-e-s-t -m-a-r-k-e-t-s -a-r-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d 
        -e-a-s-e -o-f -e-n-t-r-y -i-n-t-o -t-h-e -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
        -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-e-d -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -m-e-a-n-s -p-r-i-m-a-r-i-l-y -t-o -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r-s -i-n 
        -t-h-e -l-o-c-a-l-i-t-i-e-s -s-e-r-v-e-d -b-y -s-u-c-h 
        -n-e-w-s-p-a-p-e-r-s -a-n-d -b-r-o-a-d-c-a-s-t-e-r-s -a-t 
        -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e-, -n-o-n-d-i-s-c-r-i-m-i-n-a-t-o-r-y 
        -r-a-t-e-s -t-o -s-u-c-h -n-e-w-s-p-a-p-e-r-s-;
            -(-3-1-) -a -c-l-e-a-r -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -m-a-n-d-a-t-e -i-s 
        -n-e-e-d-e-d -f-o-r -f-u-l-l -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-o-n -i-n 
        -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -b-y 
        -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s -w-i-t-h -d-i-s-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-;
            -(-3-2-) -t-h-e -o-b-l-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-s -t-h-e -d-u-t-y -t-o -f-u-r-n-i-s-h 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
        -w-h-i-c-h -a-r-e -d-e-s-i-g-n-e-d -t-o -b-e -f-u-l-l-y 
        -a-c-c-e-s-s-i-b-l-e -t-o -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s -w-i-t-h 
        -d-i-s-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h 
        -s-u-c-h -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-s -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
        -m-a-y -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-;
            -(-3-3-) -p-e-r-m-i-t-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -B-e-l-l 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s -t-o -e-n-t-e-r -t-h-e 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -m-a-r-k-e-t -w-i-l-l 
        -s-t-i-m-u-l-a-t-e -g-r-e-a-t-e-r -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -a-n-d 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -c-r-e-a-t-e -m-o-r-e -j-o-b-s-, 
        -a-n-d -e-n-h-a-n-c-e -o-u-r -i-n-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s-;
            -(-3-4-) -t-h-e -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s -s-h-o-u-l-d -b-e -p-e-r-m-i-t-t-e-d -t-o 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -l-o-n-g -d-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -f-o-r 
        -c-a-b-l-e -t-e-l-e-v-i-s-i-o-n -a-n-d -f-o-r -c-e-l-l-u-l-a-r 
        -h-a-n-d-s -o-f-f -i-m-m-e-d-i-a-t-e-l-y -b-e-c-a-u-s-e 
        -t-h-e-r-e -i-s -l-i-t-t-l-e -h-a-r-m-, -i-f -a-n-y-, -t-h-a-t 
        -s-u-c-h -e-n-t-r-y -c-o-u-l-d -c-a-u-s-e -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c-;
            -(-3-5-) -t-h-e -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s -s-h-o-u-l-d -n-o-t -b-e -p-e-r-m-i-t-t-e-d 
        -t-o -e-n-t-e-r -t-h-e -m-a-r-k-e-t -f-o-r -o-t-h-e-r -l-o-n-g 
        -d-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -u-n-t-i-l -t-h-e-y -h-a-v-e 
        -e-l-i-m-i-n-a-t-e-d -t-h-e -b-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -t-o 
        -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -i-n-t-e-r-c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -a-n-d -u-n-t-i-l -t-h-e -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -f-a-c-e-s -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -f-o-r 
        -l-o-c-a-l -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-;
            -(-3-6-) -s-a-f-e-g-u-a-r-d-s -a-r-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y 
        -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s -d-o -n-o-t -a-b-u-s-e -t-h-e-i-r 
        -m-a-r-k-e-t -p-o-w-e-r -o-v-e-r -l-o-c-a-l -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -t-o -d-i-s-c-r-i-m-i-n-a-t-e -a-g-a-i-n-s-t 
        -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-o-r-s -i-n -t-h-e -m-a-r-k-e-t-s -f-o-r 
        -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g-, -a-l-a-r-m-, -a-n-d 
        -o-t-h-e-r -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-;
            -(-3-7-) -a-m-e-n-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -l-e-g-a-l 
        -b-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -t-o -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -v-i-d-e-o 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g -b-y -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s -i-n -t-h-e-i-r -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -a-r-e-a-s 
        -w-i-l-l -e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-e -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -t-o 
        -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -c-a-b-l-e -t-e-l-e-v-i-s-i-o-n -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r-s -a-n-d -e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-e -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s -t-o -u-p-g-r-a-d-e -t-h-e-i-r 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -t-o 
        -e-n-a-b-l-e -t-h-e-m -t-o -d-e-l-i-v-e-r -v-i-d-e-o 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g-, -a-s -l-o-n-g -a-s -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s -a-r-e -p-r-o-h-i-b-i-t-e-d -f-r-o-m 
        -b-u-y-i-n-g -o-r -c-o-m-b-i-n-i-n-g -w-i-t-h -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g 
        -c-a-b-l-e -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s -i-n -t-h-e-i-r 
        -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -a-r-e-a-s-;
            -(-3-8-) -a-s -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
        -p-r-o-l-i-f-e-r-a-t-e-, -c-o-n-s-u-m-e-r-s -m-u-s-t -b-e 
        -g-i-v-e-n -t-h-e -r-i-g-h-t -t-o -c-o-n-t-r-o-l 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-i-n-g -t-h-e-i-r -u-s-e 
        -o-f -t-h-o-s-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -a-n-d 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-; -a-n-d
            -(-3-9-) -a-s -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e -m-e-d-i-a 
        -i-n-c-r-e-a-s-e-s-, -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-o-u-l-d 
        -r-e-e-x-a-m-i-n-e -t-h-e -n-e-e-d -f-o-r -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l -o-w-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -l-i-m-i-t-s -o-n 
        -b-r-o-a-d-c-a-s-t -s-t-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t 
        -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -n-e-e-d -t-o -m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n 
        -d-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-y -o-f -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -s-o-u-r-c-e-s-.

-S-E-C-. -3-. -E-F-F-E-C-T -O-N -O-T-H-E-R -L-A-W-.

    -(-a-) -A-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -L-a-w-s-.----N-o-t-h-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-i-s 
-A-c-t -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-e-d -t-o -m-o-d-i-f-y-, 
-i-m-p-a-i-r-, -o-r -s-u-p-e-r-s-e-d-e -t-h-e 
-a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -a-n-y -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -l-a-w-.
    -(-b-) -F-e-d-e-r-a-l-, -S-t-a-t-e-, -a-n-d -L-o-c-a-l -L-a-w-.---
-(-1-) -E-x-c-e-p-t -a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
-(-2-)-, -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-e-d -t-o 
-m-o-d-i-f-y-, -i-m-p-a-i-r-, -o-r -s-u-p-e-r-s-e-d-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l-, 
-S-t-a-t-e-, -o-r -l-o-c-a-l -l-a-w -u-n-l-e-s-s -e-x-p-r-e-s-s-l-y 
-s-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-.
    -(-2-) -T-h-i-s -A-c-t -s-h-a-l-l -s-u-p-e-r-s-e-d-e -S-t-a-t-e 
-a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l -l-a-w -t-o -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h 
-l-a-w -w-o-u-l-d -i-m-p-a-i-r -o-r -p-r-e-v-e-n-t -t-h-e 
-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-.

-T-I-T-L-E -I----P-R-O-T-E-C-T-I-O-N -A-N-D -A-D-V-A-N-C-E-M-E-N-T -O-F 
                   -U-N-I-V-E-R-S-A-L -S-E-R-V-I-C-E

-S-E-C-. -1-0-1-. -N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L -P-O-L-I-C-Y -G-O-A-L-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1 -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -A-c-t 
-o-f -1-9-3-4 -(-4-7 -U-.-S-.-C-. -1-5-1-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y 
-i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-(-a-)-'-' -i-m-m-e-d-i-a-t-e-l-y -b-e-f-o-r-e 
-`-`-F-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f-'-' -a-n-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t 
-t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:
    -`-`-(-b-) -t-h-e -p-r-i-m-a-r-y -o-b-j-e-c-t-i-v-e -o-f 
-U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-n-d 
-i-n-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-o-l-i-c-y 
-s-h-a-l-l -b-e -t-o -p-r-o-t-e-c-t -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c 
-i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-. -T-h-e -g-o-a-l-s -o-f -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-n-d -i-n-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-o-l-i-c-y -s-h-a-l-l -i-n-c-l-u-d-e 
-t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-:
            -`-`-(-1-) -T-o -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -e-v-e-r-y 
        -p-e-r-s-o-n -h-a-s -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o -b-a-s-i-c 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-t -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e 
        -c-h-a-r-g-e-s-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -T-o -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -t-h-e 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -w-i-d-e-s-p-r-e-a-d 
        -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -n-e-w -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -T-o -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -c-o-n-s-u-m-e-s 
        -h-a-v-e -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o -d-i-v-e-r-s-e -s-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-.
            -`-`-(-4-) -T-o -a-l-l-o-w -e-a-c-h -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l 
        -t-h-e -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-y -t-o -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-e -t-o 
        -t-h-e -f-r-e-e -f-l-o-w -o-f -i-d-e-a-s -a-n-d 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -t-h-r-o-u-g-h 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.
            -`-`-(-5-) -T-o -m-a-x-i-m-i-z-e -t-h-e 
        -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -o-f -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -a-n-d -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -a-n-d 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -t-o -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c -w-e-l-f-a-r-e -a-n-d 
        -q-u-a-l-i-t-y -o-f -l-i-f-e-.
            -`-`-(-6-) -T-o -p-r-o-t-e-c-t -e-a-c-h 
        -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-'-s -r-i-g-h-t -t-o -c-o-n-t-r-o-l -t-h-e 
        -u-s-e -o-f -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-i-n-g -h-i-s 
        -o-r -h-e-r -u-s-e -o-f -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.
            -`-`-(-7-) -T-o -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -d-e-m-o-c-r-a-c-y-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -1-0-2-. -U-N-I-V-E-R-S-A-L -S-E-R-V-I-C-E 
              -P-R-O-T-E-C-T-I-O-N -A-N-D -A-D-V-A-N-C-E-M-E-N-T-.

    -(-a-) -I-n -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-i-t-l-e -I-I -o-f -t-h-e 
-C-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-3-4 -(-4-7 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
-2-0-1 -e-t -s-e-q-.-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g 
-i-m-m-e-d-i-a-t-e-l-y -a-f-t-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-0-1 -t-h-e 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:

-`-`-S-E-C-. -2-0-1-A-. -U-N-I-V-E-R-S-A-L -S-E-R-V-I-C-E 
              -P-R-O-T-E-C-T-I-O-N -A-N-D -A-D-V-A-N-C-E-M-E-N-T-.

    -`-`-(-a-) -D-u-t-y -t-o -C-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-e-.----I-t -s-h-a-l-l 
-b-e -t-h-e -d-u-t-y -o-f -e-v-e-r-y -c-o-m-m-o-n -c-a-r-r-i-e-r 
-e-n-g-a-g-e-d -i-n -i-n-t-r-a-s-t-a-t-e-, -i-n-t-e-r-s-t-a-t-e-, -o-r 
-f-o-r-e-i-g-n -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -b-y -w-i-r-e -o-r -r-a-d-i-o 
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-a-d-v-a-n-c-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-a-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-. 
-S-u-c-h -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n-s -c-a-n -i-n-c-l-u-d-e 
-m-o-n-e-t-a-r-y -p-a-y-m-e-n-t-, -c-e-r-t-a-i-n -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
-o-b-l-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -i-n---k-i-n-d -p-a-y-m-e-n-t-, -o-r 
-o-t-h-e-r -f-o-r-m-s -o-f -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -a-s 
-d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -a-n-d -a-n-y 
-S-t-a-t-e -a-s -s-e-t -f-o-r-t-h -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -(-b-) 
-a-n-d -(-c-)-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -R-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e 
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-.----(-1-) -W-i-t-h-i-n -o-n-e -y-e-a-r -a-f-t-e-r 
-t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, 
-t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -a-f-t-e-r -r-e-c-e-i-v-i-n-g 
-c-o-m-m-e-n-t -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -s-h-a-l-l -s-e-t 
-f-o-r-t-h -m-i-n-i-m-u-m -g-u-i-d-e-l-i-n-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e 
-d-e-f-i-n-i-t-i-o-n -o-f -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-a-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-. -S-u-c-h 
-g-u-i-d-e-l-i-n-e-s -s-h-a-l-l -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t---
            -`-`-(-A-) -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-a-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-s -n-o -l-e-s-s -t-h-a-n -v-o-i-c-e -g-r-a-d-e 
        -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -a-t -a 
        -c-h-a-r-g-e -t-h-a-t -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-s -n-o -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n 
        -a -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e -s-h-a-r-e -o-f -t-h-e -j-o-i-n-t 
        -a-n-d -c-o-m-m-o-n -c-o-s-t-s -o-f -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s 
        -u-s-e-d -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -s-u-c-h -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-B-) -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -t-h-a-t 
        -u-t-i-l-i-z-e-s -s-u-c-h -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -s-h-a-l-l 
        -b-e-a-r -a -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e -s-h-a-r-e -o-f -s-u-c-h 
        -c-o-s-t-s-.
-T-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -p-e-r-i-o-d-i-c-a-l-l-y 
-r-e-v-i-s-e -s-u-c-h -g-u-i-d-e-l-i-n-e-s-.
    -`-`-(-2-) -W-i-t-h-i-n -t-w-o -y-e-a-r-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e 
-d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e 
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -a-n-d 
-i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-h-a-t 
-a -c-h-a-r-g-e -b-e -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-e-d-, -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -a-c-t-i-o-n 
-b-e -t-a-k-e-n-, -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r-s -o-f 
-i-n-t-e-r-s-t-a-t-e -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -m-a-k-e -a 
-c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -t-o -t-h-e -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
-a-d-v-a-n-c-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-a-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-n -a 
-c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e-l-y -n-e-u-t-r-a-l -b-a-s-i-s-. -A-n-y 
-f-u-n-d-s -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-s-h-a-l-l -b-e -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-e-d -t-o -e-a-c-h -S-t-a-t-e-.
    -`-`-(-c-) -P-r-i-m-a-r-y -R-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y-.----(-1-) 
-T-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -d-e-l-e-g-a-t-e -t-o -e-a-c-h 
-S-t-a-t-e -t-h-e -p-r-i-m-a-r-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -f-o-r 
-d-e-f-i-n-i-n-g -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-a-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -a-n-d 
-e-n-s-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-a-t -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-a-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -g-o-a-l-s 
-a-r-e -m-e-t-. -E-a-c-h -S-t-a-t-e -m-a-y -i-m-p-o-s-e -a 
-n-o-n-d-i-s-c-r-i-m-i-n-a-t-o-r-y -c-h-a-r-g-e -o-n 
-i-n-t-r-a-s-t-a-t-e -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -o-r 
-t-a-k-e -o-t-h-e-r -a-c-t-i-o-n-, -a-s -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -f-i-n-d-s 
-n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -p-r-o-t-e-c-t -a-n-d -a-d-v-a-n-c-e 
-u-n-i-v-e-r-s-a-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-.
    -`-`-(-2-) -I-n -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-i-n-g -m-e-t-h-o-d-s -o-f 
-p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-n-g -a-n-d -a-d-v-a-n-c-i-n-g -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-a-l 
-s-e-r-v-i-c-e-, -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -m-a-y -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r 
-a-s-s-i-s-t-i-n-g -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y 
-t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s-, 
-a-s-s-i-s-t-i-n-g -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s -a-n-d 
-e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -w-h-o -c-a-n-n-o-t -a-f-f-o-r-d -t-h-e -c-o-s-t -o-f 
-c-e-r-t-a-i-n -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, 
-a-s-s-i-s-t-i-n-g -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s -o-r 
-e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -i-n -p-u-r-c-h-a-s-i-n-g -o-r -l-e-a-s-i-n-g 
-e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -o-r -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g-, -a-l-l-o-w-i-n-g 
-c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -t-o -c-o-m-p-e-t-e -f-o-r -t-h-e -r-i-g-h-t -t-o 
-o-b-t-a-i-n -f-u-n-d-i-n-g -i-n -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -f-o-r 
-p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -c-e-r-t-a-i-n -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
-o-p-t-i-o-n-s-. -T-o -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t -t-h-a-t -a -S-t-a-t-e 
-e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-s -a -f-u-n-d -t-o -s-u-p-p-o-r-t 
-u-n-i-v-e-r-s-a-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-, -a-l-l -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r -o-f 
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-e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -t-o -r-e-c-e-i-v-e -p-a-y-m-e-n-t -f-r-o-m -s-u-c-h 
-f-u-n-d-.
    -`-`-(-3-) -I-f -a -S-t-a-t-e -h-a-s -n-o-t -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-e-d 
-p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-e -o-b-j-e-c-t-i-v-e-s 
-o-f -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s -(-1-) -a-n-d -(-2-) -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-w-o 
-y-e-a-r-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
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-t-h-e-r-e-a-f-t-e-r -f-a-i-l-s -t-o -m-e-e-t -t-h-e 
-o-b-j-e-c-t-i-v-e-s -o-f -s-u-c-h -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s-, -t-h-e 
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -a-s-s-u-m-e -t-h-e -p-r-i-m-a-r-y 
-r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -t-h-o-s-e 
-o-b-j-e-c-t-i-v-e-s -a-r-e -m-e-t-.-'-'
    -(-b-) -C-o-n-f-o-r-m-i-n-g -A-m-e-n-d-m-e-n-t-.----S-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-3-3-2-(-c-)-(-1-)-(-A-) -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
-A-c-t -o-f -1-9-3-4 -(-4-7 -U-.-S-.-C-. -3-3-2-(-c-)-(-1-)-(-A-)-) 
-i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-2-0-1-A-,-'-' 
-i-m-m-e-d-i-a-t-e-l-y -a-f-t-e-r -`-`-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-0-1-,-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -1-0-3-. -P-U-B-L-I-C -A-C-C-E-S-S-.

    -(-a-) -A-m-e-n-d-m-e-n-t-.----S-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-0-2 -o-f -t-h-e 
-C-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-3-4 -(-4-7 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
-2-0-2-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d 
-t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:
    -`-`-(-d-)-(-1-) -N-o-t-w-i-t-h-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -(-a-) -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -(-c-)-, -i-t -s-h-a-l-l 
-b-e -t-h-e -d-u-t-y -o-f -a-l-l -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
-c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -t-h-a-t -u-s-e -p-u-b-l-i-c -r-i-g-h-t-s -o-f -w-a-y 
-t-o -p-e-r-m-i-t -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s-, 
-h-e-a-l-t-h---c-a-r-e -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s-, -l-o-c-a-l -a-n-d 
-S-t-a-t-e -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-s-, -p-u-b-l-i-c -b-r-o-a-d-c-a-s-t 
-s-t-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -p-u-b-l-i-c -l-i-b-r-a-r-i-e-s-, -o-t-h-e-r 
-p-u-b-l-i-c -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s-, -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y 
-n-e-w-s-p-a-p-e-r-s-, -a-n-d -b-r-o-a-d-c-a-s-t-e-r-s -i-n -t-h-e 
-s-m-a-l-l-e-s-t -m-a-r-k-e-t-s -t-o -o-b-t-a-i-n -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o 
-i-n-t-r-a-s-t-a-t-e -a-n-d -i-n-t-e-r-s-t-a-t-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -b-y -s-u-c-h -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -a-t 
-p-r-e-f-e-r-e-n-t-i-a-l -r-a-t-e-s-. -E-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -t-h-a-t 
-o-b-t-a-i-n -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n 
-m-a-y -n-o-t -r-e-s-e-l-l -s-u-c-h -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -e-x-c-e-p-t 
-t-o -o-t-h-e-r -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
-f-o-r -p-r-e-f-e-r-e-n-t-i-a-l -r-a-t-e-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
    -`-`-(-2-) -W-i-t-h-i-n -o-n-e -y-e-a-r -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e 
-o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e 
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e 
-r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -e-n-f-o-r-c-e -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s 
-o-f -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.-'-'-.
    -(-b-) -R-u-l-e-m-a-k-i-n-g -o-n -A-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
-T-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -S-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.----T-h-e 
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-m-m-e-n-c-e -a 
-r-u-l-e-m-a-k-i-n-g -p-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e 
-o-f -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-i-n-g -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-h-a-t---
            -(-1-) -e-n-h-a-n-c-e-, -t-o -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t 
        -f-e-a-s-i-b-l-e-, -t-h-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f 
        -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -t-o -a-l-l -p-u-b-l-i-c -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y 
        -a-n-d -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y -s-c-h-o-o-l -c-l-a-s-s-r-o-o-m-s-, 
        -h-e-a-l-t-h -c-a-r-e -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s-, -a-n-d 
        -l-i-b-r-a-r-i-e-s-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
        -f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-a-l -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-r 
        -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-, -o-r -b-o-t-h-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -i-n-t-e-r-o-p-e-r-a-b-i-l-i-t-y 
        -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-, -a-r-e -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -f-o-r 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-r-r-a-n-g-e-m-e-n-t-s 
        -t-h-a-t -i-n-t-e-r-c-o-n-n-e-c-t -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s-, -h-e-a-l-t-h -c-a-r-e 
        -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s-, -a-n-d -l-i-b-r-a-r-i-e-s -w-i-t-h 
        -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c -s-w-i-t-c-h-e-d -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-.

        -T-I-T-L-E -I-I----T-E-L-E-C-O-M-M-U-N-I-C-A-T-I-O-N-S 
                          -I-N-V-E-S-T-M-E-N-T

-S-E-C-. -2-0-1-. -I-N-F-R-A-S-T-R-U-C-T-U-R-E -I-N-V-E-S-T-M-E-N-T-.

    -T-i-t-l-e -I-I -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -A-c-t 
-o-f -1-9-3-4 -(-4-7 -U-.-S-.-C-. -2-0-1 -e-t -s-e-q-.-)-, -a-s 
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -i-s -f-u-r-t-h-e-r 
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:

-`-`-S-E-C-. -2-2-9-. -I-N-F-R-A-S-T-R-U-C-T-U-R-E 
              -I-N-V-E-S-T-M-E-N-T-.

    -`-`-(-a-) -R-u-r-a-l -M-a-r-k-e-t-s -a-n-d 
-N-o-n-c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e -M-a-r-k-e-t-s-.----I-f -S-t-a-t-e 
-r-e-g-u-l-a-t-o-r-y -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -f-a-i-l -t-o 
-a-c-h-i-e-v-e -t-h-e -g-o-a-l -o-f -e-n-s-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-a-t 
-t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
-c-o-n-s-u-m-e-r-s -i-n -r-u-r-a-l -m-a-r-k-e-t-s -a-n-d 
-n-o-n-c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e -m-a-r-k-e-t-s -w-i-t-h -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o 
-h-i-g-h -q-u-a-l-i-t-y-, -i-n-t-e-r-o-p-e-r-a-b-l-e 
-t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -n-e-t-w-o-r-k 
-f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -w-h-i-c-h---
            -`-`-(-1-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -s-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-r-s -w-i-t-h 
        -s-u-f-f-i-c-i-e-n-t -i-n-t-e-r-a-c-t-i-v-e -b-i--
        -d-i-r-e-c-t-i-o-n-a-l -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -c-a-p-a-c-i-t-y -t-o 
        -a-l-l-o-w -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -t-h-a-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a 
        -c-o-m-b-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -v-o-i-c-e-, -d-a-t-a-, 
        -i-m-a-g-e-, -a-n-d -v-i-d-e-o-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-2-) -a-r-e -w-i-d-e-l-y -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -a-t 
        -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e -n-o-n-d-i-s-c-r-i-m-i-n-a-t-o-r-y 
        -r-a-t-e-s -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -b-a-s-e-d -o-n -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-y 
        -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-a-b-l-e -c-o-s-t-s -o-f -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g 
        -s-u-c-h -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-,
-t-h-e-n -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -m-a-y -t-a-k-e -a-n-y 
-a-c-t-i-o-n -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -a-c-h-i-e-v-e -t-h-a-t -g-o-a-l-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -F-u-l-l -E-f-f-e-c-t-u-a-t-i-o-n-.----T-h-e 
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e -t-h-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -t-o 
-p-r-e-e-m-p-t -a-n-y -S-t-a-t-e -o-r -l-o-c-a-l -s-t-a-t-u-t-e -o-r 
-r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-, -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -S-t-a-t-e -o-r -l-o-c-a-l 
-l-e-g-a-l -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-, -t-h-a-t -p-r-e-v-e-n-t-s -t-h-e 
-f-u-l-l -e-f-f-e-c-t-u-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -g-o-a-l -e-m-b-o-d-i-e-d 
-i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-)-.
    -`-`-(-c-) -S-t-a-t-e -R-e-g-u-l-a-t-o-r-y 
-I-n-c-e-n-t-i-v-e-s-.----T-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-s -a-r-e 
-e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-e-d -t-o -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-o-r-y 
-i-n-c-e-n-t-i-v-e-s -t-o -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t 
-o-f -h-i-g-h -q-u-a-l-i-t-y -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
-n-e-t-w-o-r-k -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-. 
-I-f -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-o-r-y -i-n-c-e-n-t-i-v-e-s -f-a-i-l -t-o 
-r-e-s-u-l-t -i-n -t-h-e -d-e-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t -o-f -h-i-g-h 
-q-u-a-l-i-t-y -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -n-e-t-w-o-r-k 
-f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -i-n -r-u-r-a-l 
-m-a-r-k-e-t-s -a-n-d -n-o-n-c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e -m-a-r-k-e-t-s-, 
-t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-s -m-a-y -a-d-o-p-t -o-t-h-e-r -m-e-t-h-o-d-s -t-o 
-e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -g-o-a-l -o-f -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-) 
-i-s -a-c-h-i-e-v-e-d-.
    -`-`-(-d-) -N-e-t-w-o-r-k -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d 
-P-l-a-n-n-i-n-g-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -N-e-t-w-o-r-k -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-.---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -I-n-t-e-r-c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
                -i-n-t-e-r-o-p-e-r-a-b-i-l-i-t-y 
                -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-.----T-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
                -s-h-a-l-l -e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-e 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s 
                -a-n-d -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s -t-o 
                -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e 
                -i-n-t-e-r-c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
                -i-n-t-e-r-o-p-e-r-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s-.
                    -`-`-(-B-) -I-n-d-u-s-t-r-y 
                -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-.----T-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
                -s-h-a-l-l-, -w-h-e-n -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y-, 
                -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -d-e-a-d-l-i-n-e-s-, -c-r-e-a-t-e 
                -i-n-c-e-n-t-i-v-e-s-, -o-r -u-s-e -o-t-h-e-r 
                -m-e-c-h-a-n-i-s-m-s -t-o -a-s-s-i-s-t -t-h-e 
                -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y -t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a-n-d 
                -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t -s-u-c-h -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-.
                    -`-`-(-C-) -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y 
                -t-o -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-.----T-h-e 
                -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -m-a-y -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h 
                -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -w-h-e-n -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y 
                -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-n-t-s -f-a-i-l -t-o -r-e-a-c-h 
                -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -N-e-t-w-o-r-k -p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g-.---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -R-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-n -j-o-i-n-t 
                -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e-d -a-c-t-i-o-n-.----T-h-e 
                -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e 
                -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-h-a-t -p-e-r-m-i-t -j-o-i-n-t 
                -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e-d -n-e-t-w-o-r-k 
                -p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g-, -d-e-s-i-g-n-, -a-n-d 
                -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n 
                -a-m-o-n-g -a-l-l -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -i-n -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f 
                -p-u-b-l-i-c -s-w-i-t-c-h-e-d -n-e-t-w-o-r-k 
                -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.
                    -`-`-(-B-) -P-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s-.----T-h-e 
                -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e 
                -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g 
                -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t---
                            -`-`-(-i-) 
                        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                        -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -s-h-a-l-l -m-a-k-e 
                        -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-i-m-e-l-y 
                        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -o-t-h-e-r -s-u-c-h 
                        -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -a-n-d -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r-s -i-n -t-h-e 
                        -s-a-m-e -g-e-o-g-r-a-p-h-i-c -a-r-e-a 
                        -a-b-o-u-t -t-h-e -d-e-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t -o-f 
                        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                        -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
                        -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-l -t-o -s-u-c-h 
                        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                        -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
                        -u-p-g-r-a-d-e-s-, -t-h-a-t -w-i-l-l 
                        -a-f-f-e-c-t -a 
                        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                        -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-'-s -o-r -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r-'-s 
                        -a-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o -i-n-t-e-r-c-o-n-n-e-c-t 
                        -o-r -i-n-t-e-r-o-p-e-r-a-t-e -i-n -t-h-e 
                        -s-a-m-e -g-e-o-g-r-a-p-h-i-c -a-r-e-a-;
                            -`-`-(-i-i-) 
                        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                        -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e 
                        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -t-o -s-h-a-r-e 
                        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d 
                        -u-n-d-e-r -c-l-a-u-s-e -(-i-) -w-i-t-h 
                        -a-n-y-o-n-e-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
                        -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -w-i-t-h -w-h-o-m -t-h-e-y 
                        -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -c-o-m-p-e-t-e-, -e-x-c-e-p-t 
                        -a-s -m-a-y -b-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o 
                        -m-e-e-t -t-h-e -i-n-t-e-r-c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                        -a-n-d -i-n-t-e-r-o-p-e-r-a-b-i-l-i-t-y 
                        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -s-e-t -f-o-r-t-h -i-n 
                        -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-; -a-n-d
                            -`-`-(-i-i-i-) -t-h-e -r-e-c-i-p-i-e-n-t 
                        -o-f -a-n-y -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                        -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -c-l-a-u-s-e -(-i-) 
                        -s-h-a-l-l -u-s-e -i-t -o-n-l-y -f-o-r -i-t-s 
                        -o-w-n -i-n-t-e-r-c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
                        -i-n-t-e-r-o-p-e-r-a-b-i-l-i-t-y-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -I-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e -s-h-a-r-i-n-g 
        -a-r-r-a-n-g-e-m-e-n-t-s -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -o-r -a-m-o-n-g 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s-.---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -R-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d-.----T-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
                -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -t-h-a-t -r-e-q-u-i-r-e -a -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
                -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -t-o -s-h-a-r-e -p-u-b-l-i-c 
                -s-w-i-t-c-h-e-d -n-e-t-w-o-r-k 
                -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e -a-n-d -f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n 
                -w-i-t-h -r-e-q-u-e-s-t-i-n-g 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s 
                -l-a-c-k-i-n-g -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-e-s -o-f -s-c-a-l-e -o-r 
                -s-c-o-p-e-, -a-s -d-e-f-i-n-e-d -i-n 
                -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-B-)-.
                    -`-`-(-B-) -D-e-f-i-n-i-t-i-o-n-.----F-o-r -t-h-e 
                -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-, 
                -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -l-a-c-k-i-n-g -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-e-s -o-f 
                -s-c-a-l-e -o-r -s-c-o-p-e-' -m-e-a-n-s -a-n-y 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -c-a-r-r-i-e-r 
                -w-h-i-c-h -s-e-r-v-e-s -a -g-e-o-g-r-a-p-h-i-c 
                -a-r-e-a -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h -i-t -l-a-c-k-s 
                -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-e-s -o-f -s-c-a-l-e -o-r -s-c-o-p-e 
                -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d 
                -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-.
                    -`-`-(-C-) -C-o-n-t-e-n-t-s -o-f 
                -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-.----T-h-e 
                -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -g-o-v-e-r-n-i-n-g -s-u-c-h 
                -s-h-a-r-i-n-g -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -l-o-c-a-l 
                -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -a-n-d 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s 
                -s-h-a-l-l---
                            -`-`-(-i-) -p-r-o-m-o-t-e 
                        -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c-a-l-l-y -e-f-f-i-c-i-e-n-t 
                        -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n-m-a-k-i-n-g -b-y -l-o-c-a-l 
                        -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -a-n-d 
                        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                        -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -l-a-c-k-i-n-g 
                        -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-e-s -o-f -s-c-a-l-e -o-r 
                        -s-c-o-p-e-;
                            -`-`-(-i-i-) -n-o-t -r-e-q-u-i-r-e -a-n-y 
                        -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -o-r 
                        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                        -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -l-a-c-k-i-n-g 
                        -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-e-s -o-f -s-c-a-l-e -o-r 
                        -s-c-o-p-e -t-o -m-a-k-e -a-n-y 
                        -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n -t-h-a-t -i-s 
                        -u-n-e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c -o-r -a-d-v-e-r-s-e -t-o 
                        -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-;
                            -`-`-(-i-i-i-) -p-e-r-m-i-t-, -b-u-t -n-o-t 
                        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-, -j-o-i-n-t -o-w-n-e-r-s-h-i-p 
                        -a-n-d -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -p-u-b-l-i-c 
                        -s-w-i-t-c-h-e-d -n-e-t-w-o-r-k 
                        -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e -a-n-d 
                        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -b-y -l-o-c-a-l 
                        -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -a-n-d 
                        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                        -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -l-a-c-k-i-n-g 
                        -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-e-s -o-f -s-c-a-l-e -o-r 
                        -s-c-o-p-e-;
                            -`-`-(-i-v-) -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -f-a-i-r 
                        -a-n-d -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e -t-e-r-m-s -a-n-d 
                        -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -a-n-d -i-n 
                        -c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
                        -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s -a-r-r-a-n-g-e-m-e-n-t 
                        -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s 
                        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -a-r-e -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d 
                        -b-y -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
                        -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -a-n-d 
                        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                        -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -l-a-c-k-i-n-g 
                        -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-e-s -o-f -s-c-a-l-e -o-r 
                        -s-c-o-p-e -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h 
                        -g-e-n-e-r-a-l -g-u-i-d-e-l-i-n-e-s 
                        -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-e-d -i-n -t-h-e 
                        -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d 
                        -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-i-s 
                        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-:
                            -`-`-(-v-) -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h 
                        -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s -t-h-a-t -p-r-o-m-o-t-e 
                        -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -b-e-t-w-e-e-n 
                        -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s 
                        -a-n-d -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                        -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -l-a-c-k-i-n-g 
                        -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-e-s -o-f -s-c-a-l-e -o-r 
                        -s-c-o-p-e-; -a-n-d
                            -`-`-(-v-i-) -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -a-l-l 
                        -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n -r-i-g-h-t-s -a-n-d 
                        -o-b-l-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -a-n-d -i-n 
                        -c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
                        -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s -a-r-r-a-n-g-e-m-e-n-t-s 
                        -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s 
                        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d -e-x-c-l-u-s-i-v-e-l-y 
                        -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
                        -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d 
                        -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -h-i-s 
                        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-.
            -`-`-(-4-) -D-i-s-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -a-c-c-e-s-s-.----T-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -a-n-d -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-s -s-h-a-l-l 
        -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-s -i-n -n-e-t-w-o-r-k 
        -c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
        -d-e-p-l-o-y-e-d -b-y -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -c-a-r-r-i-e-s -a-r-e -d-e-s-i-g-n-e-d -t-o -b-e 
        -a-c-c-e-s-s-i-b-l-e -t-o -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s -w-i-t-h 
        -d-i-s-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-.
    -`-`-(-e-) -A-n-n-u-a-l -S-u-r-v-e-y-.----T-h-e 
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -p-u-b-l-i-s-h -a-n-n-u-a-l-l-y -a 
-s-u-r-v-e-y -o-f -t-h-e -d-e-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t -o-f 
-t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -o-n -a -S-t-a-t-e---b-y---S-t-a-t-e 
-b-a-s-i-s-.
    -`-`-(-f-) -C-o-s-t -A-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n 
-R-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-.----T-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l 
-d-e-v-e-l-o-p -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h 
-t-h-e -n-e-e-d -t-o -p-r-o-t-e-c-t -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-a-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
-t-o -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-e -a -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-'-s 
-c-o-s-t-s -o-f -d-e-p-l-o-y-i-n-g -o-f -b-r-o-a-d-b-a-n-d 
-t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s 
-b-e-t-w-e-e-n -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -a-n-d 
-c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.-'-'-.

         -T-I-T-L-E -I-I-I----R-E-G-U-L-A-T-O-R-Y -R-E-F-O-R-M

-S-E-C-. -3-0-1-. -D-E-F-I-N-I-T-I-O-N-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -3 -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -A-c-t 
-o-f -1-9-3-4 -(-4-9 -U-.-S-.-C-. -1-5-3-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y 
-a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s-:
    -`-`-(-h-h-) -`-L-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-' 
-m-e-a-n-s -a -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r -o-f -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
-s-e-r-v-i-c-e -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
-d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -t-h-a-t -m-a-r-k-e-t -p-o-w-e-r-.
    -`-`-(-i-i-) -`-T-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-' -m-e-a-n-s 
-t-h-e -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -o-r -a-m-o-n-g 
-p-o-i-n-t-s -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -u-s-e-r-, -o-r 
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -u-s-e-r-'-s -c-h-o-o-s-i-n-g-, 
-w-i-t-h-o-u-t -c-h-a-n-g-e -i-n -t-h-e -r-e-f-o-r-m -o-r 
-c-o-n-t-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-s -s-e-n-t -a-n-d 
-r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d-, -b-y -m-e-a-n-s -o-f -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-m-a-g-n-e-t-i-c 
-t-r-a-n-s-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -w-i-t-h -o-r -w-i-t-h-o-u-t -b-e-n-e-f-i-t 
-o-f -a-n-y -c-l-o-s-e-d -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -m-e-d-i-u-m-, 
-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a-l-l -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-i-e-s 
-f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, -a-p-p-a-r-a-t-u-s-, -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
-(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -r-e-c-e-i-p-t-, -s-w-i-t-c-h-i-n-g-, 
-a-n-d -d-e-l-i-v-e-r-y -o-f -s-u-c-h -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-) 
-e-s-s-e-n-t-i-a-l -t-o -s-u-c-h -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-.
    -`-`-(-j-j-) -`-T-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
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            -`-`-(-5-) -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -a-n-d -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s 
        -w-i-t-h-o-u-t -a-n-y -r-e-s-t-r-i-c-t-i-o-n-s -o-n -t-h-e 
        -r-e-s-a-l-e -o-r -s-h-a-r-i-n-g -o-f -t-h-o-s-e 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -a-n-d -f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s-.
-T-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-s -m-a-y -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s 
-i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s -(-1-) -t-h-r-o-u-g-h 
-(-5-) -f-o-r -i-n-t-r-a-s-t-a-t-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -s-o -l-o-n-g -a-s 
-s-u-c-h -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-r-e -n-o-t -i-n-c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t 
-w-i-t-h -t-h-o-s-e -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-.
    -`-`-(-e-) -C-o-n-s-u-m-e-r -I-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-.----A-s 
-c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
-s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-s-, -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -a-n-d 
-S-t-a-t-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-o-r-y -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -s-h-a-l-l 
-t-a-k-e -a-c-t-i-o-n -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -c-o-n-s-u-m-e-r-s 
-a-r-e -g-i-v-e-n -t-h-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o 
-m-a-k-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-e-d -c-h-o-i-c-e-s -a-m-o-n-g -t-h-e-i-r 
-t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-l-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-v-e-s-.
    -`-`-(-f-) -T-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -N-u-m-b-e-r 
-P-o-r-t-a-b-i-l-i-t-y-.----T-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l 
-p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t---
            -`-`-(-1-) -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -n-u-m-b-e-r -p-o-r-t-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e-, -u-p-o-n -r-e-q-u-e-s-t-, -a-s -s-o-o-n 
        -a-s -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l-l-y -f-e-a-s-i-b-l-e-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-2-) -a-n -i-m-p-a-r-t-i-a-l -e-n-t-i-t-y -s-h-a-l-l 
        -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-e-r -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -n-u-m-b-e-r-i-n-g -a-n-d -m-a-k-e -s-u-c-h -n-u-m-b-e-r-s 
        -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -o-n -a-n -e-q-u-i-t-a-b-l-e -b-a-s-i-s-.
    -`-`-(-g-) -R-e-c-i-p-r-o-c-a-l -C-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n 
-A-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s-.----T-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
-c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-e -e-a-c-h -o-t-h-e-r 
-o-n -a -r-e-c-i-p-r-o-c-a-l -a-n-d -e-q-u-i-v-a-l-e-n-t -b-a-s-i-s 
-f-o-r -t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
-s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -o-n -e-a-c-h -o-t-h-e-r-'-s -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s-.
    -`-`-(-h-) -R-e-g-u-l-a-t-o-r-y -F-l-e-x-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -f-o-r 
-C-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e -S-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -R-e-g-u-l-a-t-o-r-y -f-l-e-x-i-b-i-l-i-t-y-.---
        -I-n -t-h-e -e-v-e-n-t -t-h-a-t -a 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -d-o-e-s 
        -n-o-t -h-a-v-e -m-a-r-k-e-t -p-o-w-e-r -i-n -a-n-y -o-r 
        -s-o-m-e -o-f -i-t-s -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -i-n -a-n-y -o-r -s-o-m-e -o-f -i-t-s 
        -g-e-o-g-r-a-p-h-i-c -m-a-r-k-e-t-s-, -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -m-a-y -s-t-r-e-a-m-l-i-n-e -a-n-y 
        -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -f-o-r-b-e-a-r -f-r-o-m 
        -a-p-p-l-y-i-n-g -a-n-y -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-i-s 
        -t-i-t-l-e -(-e-x-c-e-p-t -f-o-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -2-0-1-, 
        -2-0-1-A-, -2-0-2-, -a-n-d -2-0-8-) -t-o -s-u-c-h -a 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -o-r 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-n-l-y -i-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -t-h-a-t---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -f-u-l-l -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                -s-u-c-h -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n 
                -i-s -u-n-n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -i-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o 
                -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -c-h-a-r-g-e-s-, 
                -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-s-, -c-l-a-s-s-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-, 
                -o-r -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -o-r -i-n 
                -c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-a-t -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
                -a-r-e -j-u-s-t -a-n-d -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e -a-n-d 
                -a-r-e -n-o-t -u-n-j-u-s-t-l-y -o-r 
                -u-n-r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-y -d-i-s-c-r-i-m-i-n-a-t-o-r-y-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -f-u-l-l -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                -s-u-c-h -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n 
                -i-s -u-n-n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -a-c-h-i-e-v-e -t-h-e 
                -g-o-a-l-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-C-) -s-u-c-h -a-c-t-i-o-n -i-s 
                -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c 
                -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -a-n-d -t-h-e -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -o-f -c-o-n-s-u-m-e-r-s-.
        -A-n-y -f-i-n-d-i-n-g -b-y -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
        -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-3-2 -t-h-a-t -a -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n 
        -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -I-I -i-s -i-n-a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -t-o -a 
        -c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l -m-o-b-i-l-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-r -a 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r -o-f -c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l -m-o-b-i-l-e 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -d-e-e-m-e-d -a-l-s-o -t-o 
        -b-e -a -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s 
        -o-f -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s -(-A-)-, -(-B-)-, -a-n-d -(-C-) 
        -o-f -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -a-r-e -s-a-t-i-s-f-i-e-d-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -P-r-i-c-i-n-g -f-l-e-x-i-b-i-l-i-t-y-.----T-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -a-n-d -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -a-r-e -e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-e-d -t-o -p-e-r-m-i-t 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -t-o 
        -h-a-v-e -p-r-i-c-i-n-g -f-l-e-x-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -i-n 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-r -g-e-o-g-r-a-p-h-i-c -m-a-r-k-e-t-s 
        -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -f-o-u-n-d -t-o -b-e -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e-. 
        -I-n -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, 
        -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -a-n-d -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -s-h-a-l-l -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -r-a-t-e-s -f-o-r -b-a-s-i-c 
        -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -a-n-d -f-o-r 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -n-o-t -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e 
        -r-e-m-a-i-n -j-u-s-t -a-n-d -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e -a-n-d 
        -t-h-a-t -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-a-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -i-s 
        -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-e-d -a-n-d -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d-.
    -`-`-(-i-) -R-u-l-e-s -f-o-r -F-o-r-e-i-g-n -O-w-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-.---
-T-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-1-0-(-b-) -s-h-a-l-l 
-n-o-t -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -a-n-y -l-a-w-f-u-l -f-o-r-e-i-g-n 
-o-w-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -i-n -a -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
-c-a-r-r-i-e-r -p-r-i-o-r -t-o -F-e-b-r-u-a-r-y -1-, -1-9-9-4-, -i-f 
-t-h-a-t -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -w-a-s -n-o-t -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-e-d -a-s -a 
-c-o-m-m-o-n -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -p-r-i-o-r -t-o -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f 
-e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -i-s 
-d-e-e-m-e-d -t-o -b-e -a -c-o-m-m-o-n -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -u-n-d-e-r 
-t-h-i-s -A-c-t-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -3-0-3-. -I-M-P-L-E-M-E-N-T-I-N-G -R-E-G-U-L-A-T-I-O-N-S-.

    -T-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l-, -w-i-t-h-i-n -1-2 
-m-o-n-t-h-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
-t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -i-s-s-u-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o 
-i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-. -S-u-c-h 
-r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-h-a-l-l -t-a-k-e -e-f-f-e-c-t -w-i-t-h-i-n -6 
-m-o-n-t-h-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e-i-r -i-s-s-u-a-n-c-e-, -e-x-c-e-p-t 
-t-h-a-t -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -m-a-y -e-x-t-e-n-d -s-u-c-h 
-e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -d-a-t-e -f-o-r -u-p -t-o -2-4 -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-m-o-n-t-h-s -f-o-r -a-n-y -s-m-a-l-l -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g 
-t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -i-n -r-u-r-a-l 
-a-r-e-a-s-, -u-p-o-n -a -s-h-o-w-i-n-g -b-y -t-h-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r 
-t-h-a-t -c-o-m-p-l-i-a-n-c-e -w-o-u-l-d -n-o-t -b-e 
-t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l-l-y -a-n-d -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c-a-l-l-y -f-e-a-s-i-b-l-e 
-w-i-t-h-o-u-t -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-i-m-e-.

   -T-I-T-L-E -I-V----A-U-T-H-O-R-I-Z-E-D -A-C-T-I-V-I-T-I-E-S -O-F 
             -B-E-L-L -O-P-E-R-A-T-I-N-G -C-O-M-P-A-N-I-E-S

      -S-u-b-t-i-t-l-e -A----T-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
 -E-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -R-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -a-n-d -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
                         -C-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n

-S-E-C-. -4-0-1-. -S-H-O-R-T -T-I-T-L-E-.

    -T-h-i-s -s-u-b-t-i-t-l-e -m-a-y -b-e -c-i-t-e-d -a-s -t-h-e 
-`-`-T-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -E-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t 
-R-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -a-n-d -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
-C-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-4-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -4-0-2-. -F-I-N-D-I-N-G-S-.

    -T-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -f-i-n-d-s -t-h-a-t -t-h-e 
-c-o-n-t-i-n-u-e-d -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c -g-r-o-w-t-h -a-n-d -t-h-e 
-i-n-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s -o-f 
-A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y -w-o-u-l-d -b-e -a-s-s-i-s-t-e-d -b-y 
-p-e-r-m-i-t-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
-c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s-, -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e-i-r -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s-, 
-t-o -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e -(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -d-e-s-i-g-n-, 
-d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -a-n-d -f-a-b-r-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-) 
-t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
-c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r -p-r-e-m-i-s-e-s -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, -a-n-d -t-o 
-e-n-g-a-g-e -i-n -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o 
-s-u-c-h -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-.

-S-E-C-. -4-0-3-. -A-M-E-N-D-M-E-N-T -T-O -C-O-M-M-U-N-I-C-A-T-I-O-N-S 
              -A-C-T -O-F -1-9-3-4-.

    -T-i-t-l-e -I-I -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -A-c-t 
-o-f -1-9-3-4 -(-4-7 -U-.-S-.-C-. -2-0-1 -e-t -s-e-q-.-)-, -a-s 
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -i-s -f-u-r-t-h-e-r 
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:

-`-`-S-E-C-. -2-3-1-. -R-E-G-U-L-A-T-I-O-N -O-F 
              -M-A-N-U-F-A-C-T-U-R-I-N-G -B-Y -B-E-L-L 
              -O-P-E-R-A-T-I-N-G -C-O-M-P-A-N-I-E-S-.

    -`-`-(-a-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-.----S-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o 
-t-h-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
-t-h-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d 
-t-h-e-r-e-u-n-d-e-r-, -a -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-, 
-t-h-r-o-u-g-h -a-n -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -o-f -t-h-a-t -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-, 
-n-o-t-w-i-t-h-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g -a-n-y -r-e-s-t-r-i-c-t-i-o-n-s -o-r 
-o-b-l-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -i-m-p-o-s-e-d -b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f 
-e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
-t-h-e -M-o-d-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -F-i-n-a-l -J-u-d-g-m-e-n-t -o-n 
-t-h-e -l-i-n-e-s -o-f -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s -i-n -w-h-i-c-h -a -B-e-l-l 
-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -m-a-y -e-n-g-a-g-e-, -m-a-y 
-m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e -a-n-d -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
-t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
-m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r -p-r-e-m-i-s-e-s 
-e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, -e-x-c-e-p-t -t-h-a-t -n-e-i-t-h-e-r -a -B-e-l-l 
-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -n-o-r -a-n-y -o-f -i-t-s 
-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s -m-a-y -e-n-g-a-g-e -i-n -s-u-c-h 
-m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -i-n -c-o-n-j-u-n-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -a 
-B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -n-o-t -s-o 
-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-d -o-r -a-n-y -o-f -i-t-s -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -R-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t -f-o-r -S-e-p-a-r-a-t-e 
-A-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-.----A-n-y -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -o-r 
-p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-(-a-) -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d -o-n-l-y -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -a-n 
-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -(-h-e-r-e-a-f-t-e-r -i-n -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -a-s -a -`-m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-'-) -t-h-a-t -i-s -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e -f-r-o-m -a-n-y 
-B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-.
    -`-`-(-c-) -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -R-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-.---
-T-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e 
-r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t---
            -`-`-(-1-)-(-A-) -s-u-c-h -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -s-h-a-l-l -m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n -b-o-o-k-s-, 
        -r-e-c-o-r-d-s-, -a-n-d -a-c-c-o-u-n-t-s -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e 
        -f-r-o-m -i-t-s -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-d -B-e-l-l 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-, -t-h-a-t -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y 
        -a-l-l -t-r-a-n-s-a-c-t-i-o-n-s -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -t-h-e 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -a-n-d -i-t-s 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-d -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-;
            -`-`-(-B-) -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -S-t-a-t-e -c-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-s -t-h-a-t -e-x-e-r-c-i-s-e 
        -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-o-r-y -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -o-v-e-r -a-n-y 
        -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-d 
        -w-i-t-h -s-u-c-h -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e 
        -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o -t-h-e -b-o-o-k-s-, 
        -r-e-c-o-r-d-s-, -a-n-d -a-c-c-o-u-n-t-s -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -t-o 
        -b-e -p-r-e-p-a-r-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-A-)-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-C-) -s-u-c-h -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -s-h-a-l-l-, -e-v-e-n -i-f -i-t -i-s -n-o-t 
        -a -p-u-b-l-i-c-l-y -h-e-l-d -c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n-, 
        -p-r-e-p-a-r-e -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -s-t-a-t-e-m-e-n-t-s 
        -w-h-i-c-h -a-r-e -i-n -c-o-m-p-l-i-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h 
        -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -r-e-p-o-r-t-i-n-g 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -f-o-r -p-u-b-l-i-c-l-y -h-e-l-d 
        -c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -f-i-l-e -s-u-c-h 
        -s-t-a-t-e-m-e-n-t-s -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
        -a-n-d -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -c-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-s -t-h-a-t 
        -e-x-e-r-c-i-s-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-o-r-y -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y 
        -o-v-e-r -a-n-y -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-d -w-i-t-h -s-u-c-h 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-, -a-n-d -m-a-k-e 
        -s-u-c-h -s-t-a-t-e-m-e-n-t-s -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -f-o-r 
        -p-u-b-l-i-c -i-n-s-p-e-c-t-i-o-n-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, 
        -n-e-i-t-h-e-r -a -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y 
        -n-o-r -a-n-y -o-f -i-t-s -n-o-n-m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s -s-h-a-l-l -p-e-r-f-o-r-m -s-a-l-e-s-, 
        -a-d-v-e-r-t-i-s-i-n-g-, -i-n-s-t-a-l-l-a-t-i-o-n-, 
        -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -o-r -m-a-i-n-t-e-n-a-n-c-e 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -a -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-; -e-x-c-e-p-t -t-h-a-t 
        -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-d-v-e-r-t-i-s-i-n-g-, -o-f -a 
        -t-y-p-e -n-o-t -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -t-o -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, 
        -c-a-r-r-i-e-d -o-u-t -b-y -t-h-e -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r -i-t-s -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -p-e-r-m-i-t-t-e-d -i-f -e-a-c-h -p-a-r-t-y -p-a-y-s -i-t-s 
        -p-r-o -r-a-t-a -s-h-a-r-e-;
            -`-`-(-3-)-(-A-) -s-u-c-h -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -a-l-l -o-f -i-t-s 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -a-n-d-, -e-x-c-e-p-t -a-s -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-, -a-l-l 
        -c-o-m-p-o-n-e-n-t -p-a-r-t-s -o-f -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r 
        -p-r-e-m-i-s-e-s -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-d 
        -b-y -s-u-c-h -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-, -a-n-d -a-l-l 
        -c-o-m-p-o-n-e-n-t -p-a-r-t-s -o-f 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-d -b-y -s-u-c-h -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-, 
        -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e -b-e-e-n -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-d 
        -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-;
            -`-`-(-B-) -s-u-c-h -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -m-a-y -u-s-e 
        -c-o-m-p-o-n-e-n-t -p-a-r-t-s -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-d 
        -o-u-t-s-i-d-e -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -i-f---
                    -`-`-(-i-) -s-u-c-h -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -f-i-r-s-t 
                -m-a-k-e-s -a -g-o-o-d -f-a-i-t-h -e-f-f-o-r-t -t-o 
                -o-b-t-a-i-n -e-q-u-i-v-a-l-e-n-t -c-o-m-p-o-n-e-n-t 
                -p-a-r-t-s -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-d -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e 
                -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -a-t -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e 
                -p-r-i-c-e-s-, -t-e-r-m-s-, -a-n-d 
                -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-i-i-) -f-o-r -t-h-e -a-g-g-r-e-g-a-t-e -o-f 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t 
                -a-n-d -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r -p-r-e-m-i-s-e-s 
                -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-d -a-n-d 
                -s-o-l-d -i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -b-y 
                -s-u-c-h -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -i-n -a-n-y 
                -c-a-l-e-n-d-a-r -y-e-a-r-, -t-h-e -c-o-s-t -o-f -t-h-e 
                -c-o-m-p-o-n-e-n-t-s -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-d 
                -o-u-t-s-i-d-e -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
                -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t 
                -d-o-e-s -n-o-t -e-x-c-e-e-d -4-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f 
                -t-h-e -s-a-l-e-s -r-e-v-e-n-u-e -d-e-r-i-v-e-d 
                -f-r-o-m -s-u-c-h -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-;
            -`-`-(-C-) -a-n-y -s-u-c-h -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -t-h-a-t 
        -u-s-e-s -c-o-m-p-o-n-e-n-t -p-a-r-t-s -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-d 
        -o-u-t-s-i-d-e -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -i-n -t-h-e 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e -o-f 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
        -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r -p-r-e-m-i-s-e-s -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t 
        -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -s-h-a-l-l---
                    -`-`-(-i-) -c-e-r-t-i-f-y -t-o -t-h-e 
                -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -t-h-a-t -a -g-o-o-d -f-a-i-t-h 
                -e-f-f-o-r-t -w-a-s -m-a-d-e -t-o -o-b-t-a-i-n 
                -e-q-u-i-v-a-l-e-n-t -p-a-r-t-s 
                -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-d -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e 
                -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -a-t -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e 
                -p-r-i-c-e-s-, -t-e-r-m-s-, -a-n-d 
                -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s-, -w-h-i-c-h 
                -c-e-r-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -f-i-l-e-d 
                -o-n -a -q-u-a-r-t-e-r-l-y -b-a-s-i-s -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
                -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -a-n-d -l-i-s-t -c-o-m-p-o-n-e-n-t 
                -p-a-r-t-s-, -b-y -t-y-p-e-, -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-d 
                -o-u-t-s-i-d-e -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-; 
                -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-i-i-) -c-e-r-t-i-f-y -t-o -t-h-e 
                -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-n -a-n -a-n-n-u-a-l -b-a-s-i-s 
                -t-h-a-t -f-o-r -t-h-e -a-g-g-r-e-g-a-t-e -o-f 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t 
                -a-n-d -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r -p-r-e-m-i-s-e-s 
                -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-d -a-n-d 
                -s-o-l-d -i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -b-y 
                -s-u-c-h -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -i-n -t-h-e 
                -p-r-e-v-i-o-u-s -c-a-l-e-n-d-a-r -y-e-a-r-, -t-h-e 
                -c-o-s-t -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-m-p-o-n-e-n-t-s 
                -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-d -o-u-t-s-i-d-e -t-h-e 
                -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-e-d -i-n 
                -s-u-c-h -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -d-i-d -n-o-t -e-x-c-e-e-d 
                -t-h-e -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-a-g-e -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-e-d -i-n 
                -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-B-)-(-i-i-) -o-r 
                -a-d-j-u-s-t-e-d -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h 
                -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-G-)-;
            -`-`-(-D-)-(-i-) -i-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s-, -a-f-t-e-r -r-e-v-i-e-w-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -c-e-r-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -i-n 
        -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-C-)-(-i-)-, -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -f-a-i-l-e-d -t-o -m-a-k-e -t-h-e -g-o-o-d 
        -f-a-i-t-h -e-f-f-o-r-t -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -i-n 
        -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-B-)-(-i-) -o-r-, -a-f-t-e-r 
        -r-e-v-i-e-w-i-n-g -t-h-e -c-e-r-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-C-)-(-i-i-)-, 
        -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -h-a-s -e-x-c-e-e-d-e-d 
        -t-h-e -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-a-g-e -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-e-d -i-n 
        -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-B-)-(-i-i-)-, -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -m-a-y -i-m-p-o-s-e -p-e-n-a-l-t-i-e-s 
        -o-r -f-o-r-f-e-i-t-u-r-e-s -a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -f-o-r -i-n 
        -t-i-t-l-e -V -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-i-i-) -a-n-y -s-u-p-p-l-i-e-r -c-l-a-i-m-i-n-g -t-o 
        -b-e -d-a-m-a-g-e-d -b-e-c-a-u-s-e -a 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -f-a-i-l-e-d -t-o 
        -m-a-k-e -t-h-e -g-o-o-d -f-a-i-t-h -e-f-f-o-r-t 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-B-)-(-i-) 
        -m-a-y -m-a-k-e -c-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t -t-o -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -f-o-r -i-n 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-0-8 -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -o-r -m-a-y 
        -b-r-i-n-g -s-u-i-t -f-o-r -t-h-e -r-e-c-o-v-e-r-y -o-f 
        -a-c-t-u-a-l -d-a-m-a-g-e-s -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h -s-u-c-h 
        -s-u-p-p-l-i-e-r -c-l-a-i-m-s -s-u-c-h -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e 
        -m-a-y -b-e -l-i-a-b-l-e -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s 
        -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -i-n -a-n-y -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -c-o-u-r-t 
        -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -o-f -c-o-m-p-e-t-e-n-t 
        -j-u-r-i-s-d-i-c-t-i-o-n-;
            -`-`-(-E-) -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -i-n 
        -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
        -o-f -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e-, -s-h-a-l-l-, -o-n -a-n -a-n-n-u-a-l 
        -b-a-s-i-s-, -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e -t-h-e -c-o-s-t -o-f 
        -c-o-m-p-o-n-e-n-t -p-a-r-t-s -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-d 
        -o-u-t-s-i-d-e -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-e-d -i-n -a-l-l 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
        -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r -p-r-e-m-i-s-e-s -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -s-o-l-d 
        -i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -a-s -a 
        -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-a-g-e -o-f -t-h-e -r-e-v-e-n-u-e-s -f-r-o-m 
        -s-a-l-e-s -o-f -s-u-c-h -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -i-n -t-h-e 
        -p-r-e-v-i-o-u-s -c-a-l-e-n-d-a-r -y-e-a-r-;
            -`-`-(-F-) -a -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e 
        -m-a-y -u-s-e -i-n-t-e-l-l-e-c-t-u-a-l -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y 
        -c-r-e-a-t-e-d -o-u-t-s-i-d-e -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -i-n -t-h-e -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e -o-f 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
        -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r -p-r-e-m-i-s-e-s -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -i-n 
        -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-G-) -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -m-a-y -n-o-t 
        -w-a-i-v-e -o-r -a-l-t-e-r -t-h-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f 
        -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -e-x-c-e-p-t -t-h-a-t -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -o-n -a-n -a-n-n-u-a-l -b-a-s-i-s-, 
        -s-h-a-l-l -a-d-j-u-s-t -t-h-e -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-a-g-e 
        -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-B-)-(-i-i-) 
        -t-o -t-h-e -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-a-g-e -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d -b-y 
        -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -i-n -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n 
        -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e-, -a-s 
        -d-i-r-e-c-t-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-E-)-;
            -`-`-(-4-) -n-o -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -9-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f 
        -t-h-e -e-q-u-i-t-y -o-f -s-u-c-h -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -o-w-n-e-d -b-y -i-t-s 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-d -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y 
        -a-n-d -a-n-y -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s -o-f -t-h-a-t -B-e-l-l 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-;
            -`-`-(-5-) -a-n-y -d-e-b-t -i-n-c-u-r-r-e-d -b-y -s-u-c-h 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -m-a-y -n-o-t 
        -b-e -i-s-s-u-e-d -b-y -i-t-s -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s-, -a-n-d 
        -s-u-c-h -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e 
        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -p-r-o-h-i-b-i-t-e-d -f-r-o-m 
        -i-n-c-u-r-r-i-n-g -d-e-b-t -i-n -a -m-a-n-n-e-r -t-h-a-t 
        -w-o-u-l-d -p-e-r-m-i-t -a -c-r-e-d-i-t-o-r-, -o-n 
        -d-e-f-a-u-l-t-, -t-o -h-a-v-e -r-e-c-o-u-r-s-e -t-o -t-h-e 
        -a-s-s-e-t-s -o-f -i-t-s -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-d -B-e-l-l 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-'-s 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
        -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s-;
            -`-`-(-6-) -s-u-c-h -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -t-o 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-e -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-l-y -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -o-t-h-e-r 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s -o-f -i-t-s -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-d -B-e-l-l 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-;
            -`-`-(-7-) -i-f -a-n -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -o-f -a -B-e-l-l 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -b-e-c-o-m-e-s 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-d -w-i-t-h -a -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -e-n-t-i-t-y-, -s-u-c-h -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -t-r-e-a-t-e-d -a-s -a -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -o-f -t-h-a-t -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -m-e-a-n-i-n-g -o-f 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-) -a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-m-p-l-y 
        -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -t-h-i-s 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-;
            -`-`-(-8-) -s-u-c-h -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -s-h-a-l-l -m-a-k-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e-, 
        -w-i-t-h-o-u-t -d-i-s-c-r-i-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -s-e-l-f--
        -p-r-e-f-e-r-e-n-c-e -a-s -t-o -p-r-i-c-e-, -d-e-l-i-v-e-r-y-, 
        -t-e-r-m-s-, -o-r -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s-, -t-o -a-l-l 
        -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-e-d -l-o-c-a-l -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
        -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s-, -f-o-r -u-s-e -w-i-t-h 
        -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-, -a-n-y -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e 
        -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-l -t-o -s-u-c-h 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -u-p-g-r-a-d-e-s-, -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-d 
        -b-y -s-u-c-h -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -s-o -l-o-n-g -a-s -e-a-c-h 
        -s-u-c-h -p-u-r-c-h-a-s-i-n-g -c-a-r-r-i-e-r---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -d-o-e-s -n-o-t -e-i-t-h-e-r 
                -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, -o-r -h-a-v-e -a 
                -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e 
                -w-h-i-c-h -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-s 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-; -o-r
                    -`-`-(-B-) -a-g-r-e-e-s -t-o -m-a-k-e 
                -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e-, -t-o -t-h-e -B-e-l-l 
                -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-d 
                -w-i-t-h -s-u-c-h -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
                -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -o-r -a-n-y -o-f -t-h-e 
                -r-e-q-u-e-s-t-e-d -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
                -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s 
                -o-f -s-u-c-h -B-e-l-l -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-, -a-n-y 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
                -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-l -t-o -s-u-c-h 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
                -u-p-g-r-a-d-e-s-, -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-d -f-o-r 
                -u-s-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -n-e-t-w-o-r-k 
                -b-y -s-u-c-h -p-u-r-c-h-a-s-i-n-g -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -o-r 
                -b-y -a-n-y -e-n-t-i-t-y -o-r -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n 
                -w-i-t-h -w-h-i-c-h -s-u-c-h -p-u-r-c-h-a-s-i-n-g 
                -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -i-s -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-d-;
            -`-`-(-9-)-(-A-) -s-u-c-h -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -d-i-s-c-o-n-t-i-n-u-e 
        -o-r -r-e-s-t-r-i-c-t -s-a-l-e-s -t-o -o-t-h-e-r 
        -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-e-d -l-o-c-a-l -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
        -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -o-f -a-n-y 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-l -t-o 
        -s-u-c-h -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -u-p-g-r-a-d-e-s-, 
        -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-s 
        -f-o-r -s-a-l-e -a-s -l-o-n-g -a-s -t-h-e-r-e -i-s 
        -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e -d-e-m-a-n-d -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -b-y -s-u-c-h -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s-; 
        -e-x-c-e-p-t -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h -s-a-l-e-s -m-a-y -b-e 
        -d-i-s-c-o-n-t-i-n-u-e-d -o-r -r-e-s-t-r-i-c-t-e-d -i-f 
        -s-u-c-h -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e 
        -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-e-s -t-o -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
        -t-h-a-t -i-t -i-s -n-o-t -m-a-k-i-n-g -a -p-r-o-f-i-t-, 
        -u-n-d-e-r -a -m-a-r-g-i-n-a-l -c-o-s-t -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d 
        -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -o-n 
        -t-h-e -s-a-l-e -o-f -s-u-c-h -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-;
            -`-`-(-B-) -i-n -r-e-a-c-h-i-n-g -a 
        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -a-s -t-o -t-h-e -e-x-i-s-t-e-n-c-e 
        -o-f -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e -d-e-m-a-n-d -a-s -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d 
        -t-o -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-)-, -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -w-i-t-h-i-n -6-0 -d-a-y-s 
        -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r---
                    -`-`-(-i-) -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -t-h-e -c-o-n-t-i-n-u-e-d 
                -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e -o-f -t-h-e -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t 
                -w-i-l-l -b-e -p-r-o-f-i-t-a-b-l-e-;
                    -`-`-(-i-i-) -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -t-h-e 
                -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -i-s -f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-a-l-l-y -o-r 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-c-a-l-l-y -o-b-s-o-l-e-t-e-;
                    -`-`-(-i-i-i-) -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -t-h-e 
                -c-o-m-p-o-n-e-n-t-s -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o 
                -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e -t-h-e -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t 
                -c-o-n-t-i-n-u-e -t-o -b-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e-;
                    -`-`-(-i-v-) -w-h-e-t-h-e-r 
                -a-l-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-v-e-s -t-o -t-h-e -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t 
                -a-r-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -i-n -t-h-e -m-a-r-k-e-t-; 
                -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-v-) -s-u-c-h -o-t-h-e-r -f-a-c-t-o-r-s -a-s 
                -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -d-e-e-m-s 
                -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -a-n-d -p-r-o-p-e-r-;
            -`-`-(-1-0-) -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s 
        -s-h-a-l-l-, -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
        -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -l-a-w-s-, -e-n-g-a-g-e -i-n -j-o-i-n-t 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g -a-n-d -d-e-s-i-g-n -w-i-t-h 
        -o-t-h-e-r -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-e-d -l-o-c-a-l -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
        -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -i-n 
        -t-h-e -s-a-m-e -a-r-e-a -o-f -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-; -e-x-c-e-p-t 
        -t-h-a-t -n-o -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-n-t -i-n -s-u-c-h 
        -p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g -s-h-a-l-l -d-e-l-a-y -t-h-e 
        -i-n-t-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -n-e-w -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -o-r 
        -t-h-e -d-e-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t -o-f -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -t-o 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -a-n-d -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -s-u-c-h 
        -o-t-h-e-r -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -a-s -a -p-r-e-r-e-q-u-i-s-i-t-e -f-o-r 
        -s-u-c-h -i-n-t-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n -o-r -d-e-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t-; 
        -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-1-1-) -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s 
        -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-, -t-o -o-t-h-e-r -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-e-d 
        -l-o-c-a-l -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-e -s-a-m-e -a-r-e-a -o-f 
        -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-, -t-i-m-e-l-y -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -o-n 
        -t-h-e -p-l-a-n-n-e-d -d-e-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-l -t-o 
        -s-u-c-h -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -u-p-g-r-a-d-e-s-.
    -`-`-(-d-) -T-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -E-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -S-e-r-v-i-c-e 
-R-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e 
        -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -r-e-q-u-i-r-e -t-h-a-t -e-a-c-h 
        -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -s-h-a-l-l 
        -m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n -a-n-d -f-i-l-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -f-u-l-l -a-n-d -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-t-o-c-o-l-s -a-n-d -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -f-o-r -c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h 
        -a-n-d -u-s-e -o-f -i-t-s -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-. -S-u-c-h 
        -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-q-u-i-r-e -e-a-c-h 
        -s-u-c-h -B-e-l-l -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -t-o -r-e-p-o-r-t 
        -p-r-o-m-p-t-l-y -t-o -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -a-n-y 
        -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l -c-h-a-n-g-e-s -o-r -p-l-a-n-n-e-d 
        -c-h-a-n-g-e-s -t-o -s-u-c-h -p-r-o-t-o-c-o-l-s -a-n-d 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -s-c-h-e-d-u-l-e 
        -f-o-r -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -s-u-c-h 
        -c-h-a-n-g-e-s -o-r -p-l-a-n-n-e-d -c-h-a-n-g-e-s-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -D-i-s-c-l-o-s-u-r-e -r-e-s-t-r-i-c-t-i-o-n-.---
        -A -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t 
        -d-i-s-c-l-o-s-e -t-o -a-n-y -o-f -i-t-s -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s 
        -a-n-y -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -t-o -b-e 
        -f-i-l-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) -u-n-l-e-s-s 
        -t-h-a-t -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -i-s -i-m-m-e-d-i-a-t-e-l-y 
        -s-o -f-i-l-e-d-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -C-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-o-r-s-' -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-.----T-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -m-a-y 
        -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -s-u-c-h -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -a-s -m-a-y -b-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s -i-n -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h 
        -a -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-'-s 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -h-a-v-e 
        -r-e-a-d-y -a-n-d -e-q-u-a-l -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o -t-h-e 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -f-o-r -s-u-c-h 
        -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h -B-e-l-l 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -m-a-k-e-s -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o -i-t-s 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-.
    -`-`-(-e-) -R-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -f-o-r -B-e-l-l 
-O-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -C-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s -W-i-t-h 
-M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -A-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-.----T-h-e 
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e 
-r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -r-e-q-u-i-r-i-n-g -t-h-a-t -a-n-y -B-e-l-l 
-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -w-h-i-c-h -h-a-s -a-n 
-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -t-h-a-t -e-n-g-a-g-e-s -i-n -a-n-y 
-m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -b-y 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-) -s-h-a-l-l---
            -`-`-(-1-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-, -t-o -o-t-h-e-r 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s -o-f 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
        -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r -p-r-e-m-i-s-e-s -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, 
        -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-i-e-s -t-o -s-e-l-l -s-u-c-h 
        -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -t-o -s-u-c-h -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -w-h-i-c-h -a-r-e -c-o-m-p-a-r-a-b-l-e -t-o 
        -t-h-e -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-i-e-s -w-h-i-c-h -s-u-c-h 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s -t-o -i-t-s 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -n-o-t -s-u-b-s-i-d-i-z-e -i-t-s 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -w-i-t-h 
        -r-e-v-e-n-u-e-s -f-r-o-m -i-t-s -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-e-d 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-3-) -o-n-l-y -p-u-r-c-h-a-s-e -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t 
        -f-r-o-m -i-t-s -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e 
        -a-t -t-h-e -o-p-e-n -m-a-r-k-e-t -p-r-i-c-e-.
    -`-`-(-f-) -C-o-l-l-a-b-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -W-i-t-h -O-t-h-e-r 
-M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s-.----A -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
-c-o-m-p-a-n-y -a-n-d -i-t-s -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s -m-a-y -e-n-g-a-g-e 
-i-n -c-l-o-s-e -c-o-l-l-a-b-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -a-n-y 
-m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r -o-f -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r -p-r-e-m-i-s-e-s 
-e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -o-r -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
-e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e -d-e-s-i-g-n -a-n-d 
-d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -h-a-r-d-w-a-r-e-, -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e-, -o-r 
-c-o-m-b-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g -t-o -s-u-c-h 
-e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-(-e-)-(-2-)-.
    -`-`-(-g-) -A-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -R-u-l-e-s -a-n-d 
-R-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-.----T-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -m-a-y 
-p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -s-u-c-h -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -r-u-l-e-s -a-n-d 
-r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-s -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
-d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-e 
-p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
    -`-`-(-h-) -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
-E-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-.---
        -F-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-e-r-i-n-g 
        -a-n-d -e-n-f-o-r-c-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f 
        -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -t-h-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -t-h-e-r-e-u-n-d-e-r-, -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e -t-h-e -s-a-m-e 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-, -p-o-w-e-r-, -a-n-d -f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s 
        -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -a-n-y -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -a-s -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -h-a-s -i-n 
        -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-e-r-i-n-g -a-n-d -e-n-f-o-r-c-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -w-i-t-h 
        -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -a-n-y -c-o-m-m-o-n -c-a-r-r-i-e-r 
        -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -C-i-v-i-l -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -b-y -i-n-j-u-r-e-d 
        -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s-.----A-n-y -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-e-d -l-o-c-a-l 
        -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r 
        -i-n-j-u-r-e-d -b-y -a-n -a-c-t -o-r -o-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-f -a 
        -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r -i-t-s 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -w-h-i-c-h 
        -v-i-o-l-a-t-e-s -t-h-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-8-) -o-r -(-9-) -o-f -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -(-c-)-, -o-r -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-'-s 
        -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -s-u-c-h 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s-, -m-a-y -i-n-i-t-i-a-t-e -a-n 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n -i-n -a -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -c-o-u-r-t -o-f -t-h-e 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -t-o -r-e-c-o-v-e-r -t-h-e -f-u-l-l 
        -a-m-o-u-n-t -o-f -d-a-m-a-g-e-s -s-u-s-t-a-i-n-e-d -i-n 
        -c-o-n-s-e-q-u-e-n-c-e -o-f -a-n-y -s-u-c-h -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n 
        -a-n-d -o-b-t-a-i-n -s-u-c-h -o-r-d-e-r-s -f-r-o-m -t-h-e 
        -c-o-u-r-t -a-s -a-r-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o 
        -t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-e -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d 
        -t-o -p-r-e-v-e-n-t -f-u-t-u-r-e -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-; -o-r 
        -s-u-c-h -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-e-d -l-o-c-a-l -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
        -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -m-a-y -s-e-e-k -r-e-l-i-e-f 
        -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -2-0-6 -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -2-0-9-.
    -`-`-(-i-) -E-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -D-a-t-e-s-; -D-e-a-d-l-i-n-e-.---
-T-h-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -t-o 
-p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t 
-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -i-s -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -o-n -t-h-e -d-a-t-e 
-o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-. -T-h-e 
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -s-u-c-h 
-r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -w-i-t-h-i-n -1-8-0 -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r -s-u-c-h 
-d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y 
-t-o -e-n-g-a-g-e -i-n -t-h-e -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-) -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t 
-t-a-k-e -e-f-f-e-c-t -u-n-t-i-l -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s 
-p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -(-c-)-, -(-d-)-, -a-n-d -(-e-) -a-r-e -i-n 
-e-f-f-e-c-t-.
    -`-`-(-j-) -E-f-f-e-c-t -o-n -P-r-e-e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g 
-M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-.----N-o-t-h-i-n-g -i-n 
-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-h-i-b-i-t -a-n-y -B-e-l-l 
-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -f-r-o-m -e-n-g-a-g-i-n-g-, 
-d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -o-r -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -a-n-y -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-, -i-n 
-a-n-y -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-y -i-n -w-h-i-c-h 
-a-n-y -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r 
-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -w-a-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -e-n-g-a-g-e -o-n 
-t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
    -`-`-(-k-) -A-n-n-u-a-l -A-u-d-i-t-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----A -B-e-l-l 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -t-h-a-t 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-s -o-r -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -o-r 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-s -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r -p-r-e-m-i-s-e-s 
        -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -a-n -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e 
        -s-h-a-l-l -o-b-t-a-i-n -a-n-d -p-a-y -f-o-r -a-n -a-n-n-u-a-l 
        -a-u-d-i-t -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d -b-y -a-n -i-n-d-e-p-e-n-d-e-n-t 
        -a-u-d-i-t-o-r -s-e-l-e-c-t-e-d -b-y -a-n-d -w-o-r-k-i-n-g -a-t 
        -t-h-e -d-i-r-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e 
        -c-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-f -e-a-c-h -S-t-a-t-e -i-n -w-h-i-c-h 
        -s-u-c-h -B-e-l-l -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s -l-o-c-a-l 
        -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-, -t-o -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e 
        -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -s-u-c-h -B-e-l-l -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -h-a-s 
        -c-o-m-p-l-i-e-d -w-i-t-h -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
        -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-l-y 
        -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -s-u-c-h -B-e-l-l -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -h-a-s 
        -c-o-m-p-l-i-e-d -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e 
        -a-c-c-o-u-n-t-i-n-g -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-c-)-(-1-)-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -S-u-b-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-f -a-u-d-i-t 
        -r-e-s-u-l-t-s-.----T-h-e -a-u-d-i-t-o-r -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d 
        -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) -s-h-a-l-l -s-u-b-m-i-t -t-h-e 
        -r-e-s-u-l-t-s -o-f -s-u-c-h -a-u-d-i-t -t-o -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -a-n-d -t-o -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e 
        -c-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-f -e-a-c-h -S-t-a-t-e -i-n -w-h-i-c-h 
        -s-u-c-h -B-e-l-l -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s 
        -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-. -A-n-y 
        -p-a-r-t-y -m-a-y -s-u-b-m-i-t -c-o-m-m-e-n-t-s -o-n -t-h-e 
        -f-i-n-a-l -a-u-d-i-t -r-e-p-o-r-t-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -P-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -t-o 
        -a-u-d-i-t-.----T-h-e -a-u-d-i-t -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d 
        -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s 
        -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -b-y -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n -b-y -t-h-e 
        -S-t-a-t-e -c-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -i-n 
        -w-h-i-c-h -s-u-c-h -B-e-l-l -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s 
        -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -t-h-a-t---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -t-h-e -i-n-d-e-p-e-n-d-e-n-t 
                -a-u-d-i-t-o-r-s -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-i-n-g -s-u-c-h 
                -a-u-d-i-t-s -a-r-e -r-o-t-a-t-e-d -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e 
                -t-h-e-i-r -i-n-d-e-p-e-n-d-e-n-c-e-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-B-) -e-a-c-h -a-u-d-i-t -s-u-b-m-i-t-t-e-d 
                -t-o -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -a-n-d -t-o -t-h-e 
                -S-t-a-t-e -c-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -i-s -c-e-r-t-i-f-i-e-d 
                -b-y -t-h-e -a-u-d-i-t-o-r -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e 
                -f-o-r -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -a-u-d-i-t-.
            -`-`-(-4-) -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -r-e-v-i-e-w-.----T-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -p-e-r-i-o-d-i-c-a-l-l-y 
        -r-e-v-i-e-w -a-n-d -a-n-a-l-y-z-e -t-h-e -a-u-d-i-t-s 
        -s-u-b-m-i-t-t-e-d -t-o -i-t -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-o 
        -t-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -e-v-e-r-y -2 -y-e-a-r-s---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -a -r-e-p-o-r-t -o-f -i-t-s 
                -f-i-n-d-i-n-g-s -o-n -t-h-e -c-o-m-p-l-i-a-n-c-e -o-f 
                -t-h-e -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s 
                -w-i-t-h -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -t-h-e 
                -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-e-d 
                -t-h-e-r-e-u-n-d-e-r-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-B-) -a-n -a-n-a-l-y-s-i-s -o-f -t-h-e 
                -i-m-p-a-c-t -o-f -s-u-c-h -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-n 
                -t-h-e -a-f-f-o-r-d-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -l-o-c-a-l 
                -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-.
            -`-`-(-5-) -A-c-c-e-s-s -t-o -a-c-c-o-u-n-t-s -a-n-d 
        -r-e-c-o-r-d-s-.---F-o-r -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f 
        -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-i-n-g -a-u-d-i-t-s -a-n-d -r-e-v-i-e-w-s 
        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -a-n 
        -i-n-d-e-p-e-n-d-e-n-t -a-u-d-i-t-o-r-, -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e 
        -c-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o 
        -t-h-e -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -a-c-c-o-u-n-t-s -a-n-d 
        -r-e-c-o-r-d-s -o-f -e-a-c-h -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -a-n-d -t-h-o-s-e -o-f -i-t-s 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s -(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s 
        -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s -(-6-) -a-n-d 
        -(-7-) -o-f -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-c-)-) -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y 
        -t-o -v-e-r-i-f-y -t-r-a-n-s-a-c-t-i-o-n-s -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d 
        -w-i-t-h -s-u-c-h -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y 
        -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-e -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c 
        -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -p-e-r-m-i-t-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o 
        -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-'-s -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -r-a-t-e-s-. -E-a-c-h -S-t-a-t-e 
        -c-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e 
        -t-h-e -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-n-y -p-r-o-p-r-i-e-t-a-r-y 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -s-u-b-m-i-t-t-e-d -t-o -i-t -u-n-d-e-r 
        -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
    -`-`-(-l-) -D-e-f-i-n-i-t-i-o-n-s-.----A-s -u-s-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:
            -`-`-(-1-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-' 
        -m-e-a-n-s -a-n-y -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -e-n-t-i-t-y 
        -t-h-a-t-, -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -o-r -i-n-d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y-, 
        -o-w-n-s -o-r -c-o-n-t-r-o-l-s-, -i-s -o-w-n-e-d -o-r 
        -c-o-n-t-r-o-l-l-e-d -b-y-, -o-r -i-s -u-n-d-e-r -c-o-m-m-o-n 
        -o-w-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -w-i-t-h -a -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-. -S-u-c-h -t-e-r-m -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-s -a-n-y 
        -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -e-n-t-i-t-y -(-A-) -i-n 
        -w-h-i-c-h -a -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -a-n-d 
        -a-n-y -o-f -i-t-s -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s -h-a-v-e -a-n 
        -e-q-u-i-t-y -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -o-f -g-r-e-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -1-0 
        -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-, -o-r -a -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t 
        -o-f -g-r-e-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -1-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-, -o-r -(-B-) 
        -i-n -w-h-i-c-h -a -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y 
        -a-n-d -a-n-y -o-f -i-t-s -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s -h-a-v-e -a-n-y 
        -o-t-h-e-r -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l 
        -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-' -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-o-s-e -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s 
        -l-i-s-t-e-d -i-n -a-p-p-e-n-d-i-x -A -o-f -t-h-e 
        -M-o-d-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -F-i-n-a-l -J-u-d-g-m-e-n-t-, 
        -a-n-d -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-s -a-n-y -s-u-c-c-e-s-s-o-r -o-r 
        -a-s-s-i-g-n -o-f -a-n-y -s-u-c-h -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-, -b-u-t 
        -d-o-e-s -n-o-t -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -a-n-y -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -o-f 
        -a-n-y -s-u-c-h -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r 
        -p-r-e-m-i-s-e-s -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-' -m-e-a-n-s 
        -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-d -o-n -t-h-e 
        -p-r-e-m-i-s-e-s -o-f -a -p-e-r-s-o-n -(-o-t-h-e-r -t-h-a-n -a 
        -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-) -t-o -o-r-i-g-i-n-a-t-e-, -r-o-u-t-e-, -o-r 
        -t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-e -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-.
            -`-`-(-4-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g-' 
        -h-a-s -t-h-e -s-a-m-e -m-e-a-n-i-n-g -a-s -s-u-c-h -t-e-r-m 
        -h-a-s -i-n -t-h-e -M-o-d-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -F-i-n-a-l 
        -J-u-d-g-m-e-n-t -a-s -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-e-d -i-n -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -v-. -W-e-s-t-e-r-n -E-l-e-c-t-r-i-c-, -C-i-v-i-l 
        -A-c-t-i-o-n -N-o-. -8-2---0-1-9-2 -(-U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -D-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -C-o-u-r-t-, -D-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -o-f 
        -C-o-l-u-m-b-i-a-) -(-f-i-l-e-d -D-e-c-e-m-b-e-r -3-, 
        -1-9-8-7-)-.
            -`-`-(-5-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-M-o-d-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -F-i-n-a-l -J-u-d-g-m-e-n-t-' -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e -d-e-c-r-e-e 
        -e-n-t-e-r-e-d -A-u-g-u-s-t -2-4-, -1-9-8-2-, -i-n -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -v-. -W-e-s-t-e-r-n -E-l-e-c-t-r-i-c-, -C-i-v-i-l 
        -A-c-t-i-o-n -N-o-. -8-2---0-1-9-2 -(-U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -D-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -C-o-u-r-t-, -D-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -o-f 
        -C-o-l-u-m-b-i-a-)-.
            -`-`-(-6-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m 
        -`-t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-' -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e 
        -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -o-r -a-m-o-n-g 
        -p-o-i-n-t-s -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -u-s-e-r-, -o-f 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -u-s-e-r-'-s 
        -c-h-o-o-s-i-n-g-, -w-i-t-h-o-u-t -c-h-a-n-g-e -i-n -t-h-e 
        -f-o-r-m -o-r -c-o-n-t-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -a-s -s-e-n-t -a-n-d -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d-, -b-y -m-e-a-n-s -o-f 
        -a-n -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-m-a-g-n-e-t-i-c -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
        -m-e-d-i-u-m-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a-l-l 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-i-e-s-, -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, 
        -a-p-p-a-r-a-t-u-s-, -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
        -(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n-, 
        -s-t-o-r-a-g-e-, -f-o-r-w-a-r-d-i-n-g-, -s-w-i-t-c-h-i-n-g-, 
        -a-n-d -d-e-l-i-v-e-r-y -o-f -s-u-c-h -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-) 
        -e-s-s-e-n-t-i-a-l -t-o -s-u-c-h -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-.
            -`-`-(-7-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m 
        -`-t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-' 
        -m-e-a-n-s -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, -o-t-h-e-r -t-h-a-n 
        -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r -p-r-e-m-i-s-e-s -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, -u-s-e-d 
        -b-y -a -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.
            -`-`-(-8-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m 
        -`-t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-' 
        -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e -o-f-f-e-r-i-n-g -f-o-r -h-i-r-e -o-f 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, 
        -o-r -o-f -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -b-y -m-e-a-n-s 
        -o-f -s-u-c-h -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -4-0-4-. -I-N-C-R-E-A-S-E-D -P-E-N-A-L-T-Y -F-O-R 
              -R-E-C-O-R-D-K-E-E-P-I-N-G -V-I-O-L-A-T-I-O-N-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-2-0-(-d-) -o-f -t-h-e 
-C-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-3-4 -(-4-7 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
-2-2-0-(-d-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g 
-`-`-$-6-,-0-0-0-`-` -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u 
-t-h-e-r-e-o-f -`-`-$-1-0-,-0-0-0-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -4-0-5-. -A-P-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N -O-F -A-N-T-I-T-R-U-S-T 
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    -N-o-t-h-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-t-i-t-l-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
-d-e-e-m-e-d -t-o -a-l-t-e-r -t-h-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-n-d -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -l-a-w-s -a-s 
-i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -r-e-s-p-e-c-t-i-v-e -c-o-u-r-t-s-.

      -S-u-b-t-i-t-l-e -B----R-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -A-l-a-r-m 
-S-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -a-n-d -E-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -P-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -b-y 
             -B-e-l-l -O-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -C-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s

-S-E-C-. -4-5-1-. -R-E-G-U-L-A-T-I-O-N -O-F -E-N-T-R-Y -I-N-T-O 
              -A-L-A-R-M -M-O-N-I-T-O-R-I-N-G -S-E-R-V-I-C-E-S-.

    -(-a-) -A-m-e-n-d-m-e-n-t-.----T-i-t-l-e -I-I -o-f -t-h-e 
-C-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-3-4 -(-4-7 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
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-i-s -f-u-r-t-h-e-r -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d 
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    -`-`-(-a-) -I-n -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.---E-x-c-e-p-t -a-s 
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-c-)-, -n-o -B-e-l-l 
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-p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -l-i-f-e-, -s-a-f-e-t-y-, -o-r 
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-t-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t -a-l-a-r-m -m-o-n-i-t-o-r-i-n-g -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
-s-i-g-n-a-l-s -b-u-t -o-n -a -c-o-m-m-o-n -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -b-a-s-i-s 
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    -`-`-(-b-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -t-o -P-e-t-i-t-i-o-n-.---
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-p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a-l-a-r-m -m-o-n-i-t-o-r-i-n-g -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -f-o-r 
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-O-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -C-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s -t-o -P-r-o-v-i-d-e 
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-s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -g-r-a-n-t -s-u-c-h -p-e-r-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
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        -f-i-n-d-s -t-h-a-t -t-h-e-r-e -i-s -n-o -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l 
        -p-o-s-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h -B-e-l-l 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r -i-t-s -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s -c-o-u-l-d 
        -u-s-e -m-o-n-o-p-o-l-y -p-o-w-e-r -t-o -i-m-p-e-d-e 
        -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e -m-a-r-k-e-t -s-u-c-h 
        -B-e-l-l -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -s-e-e-k-s -t-o -e-n-t-e-r-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-2-) -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -f-i-n-d-s -t-h-a-t 
        -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -a-l-a-r-m -m-o-n-i-t-o-r-i-n-g 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -b-y -t-h-e -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -i-s -i-n -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t 
        -a-n-d -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -h-a-s -t-h-e 
        -c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e-l-y -e-n-f-o-r-c-e 
        -a-n-y -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s-, -l-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -o-r 
        -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s -p-l-a-c-e-d -u-p-o-n -t-h-e -B-e-l-l 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -i-n -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -a-l-a-r-m -m-o-n-i-t-o-r-i-n-g 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -l-i-f-e-, -s-a-f-e-t-y-, -o-r -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -i-t -h-a-s 
        -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -(-d-)-.
    -`-`-(-d-) -R-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -R-e-q-u-i-r-e-d-.----N-o-t 
-l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -6 -y-e-a-r-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f 
-e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e 
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e 
-r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s---
            -`-`-(-1-) -t-o -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -s-u-c-h 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s-, -l-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -o-r 
        -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s -a-s -a-r-e -(-A-) -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y 
        -a-n-d -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -i-n -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c 
        -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -a-l-a-r-m -m-o-n-i-t-o-r-i-n-g 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -b-y -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s -a-n-d -t-h-e-i-r -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s-, 
        -a-n-d -(-B-) -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -a-t -s-u-c-h -t-i-m-e -a-s -a 
        -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r -a-n-y -o-f 
        -i-t-s -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s -i-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a-l-a-r-m -m-o-n-i-t-o-r-i-n-g 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -t-o -p-r-o-h-i-b-i-t -B-e-l-l 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s -a-n-d -t-h-e-i-r 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s-, -a-t -t-h-a-t -o-r -a-n-y -e-a-r-l-i-e-r 
        -t-i-m-e -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t 
        -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -f-r-o-m -r-e-c-o-r-d-i-n-g -i-n 
        -a-n-y -f-a-s-h-i-o-n -t-h-e -o-c-c-u-r-r-e-n-c-e -o-r -t-h-e 
        -c-o-n-t-e-n-t-s -o-f -c-a-l-l-s -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d -b-y 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r-s -o-f -a-l-a-r-m -m-o-n-i-t-o-r-i-n-g 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f 
        -m-a-r-k-e-t-i-n-g -s-u-c-h -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -o-n -b-e-h-a-l-f 
        -o-f -t-h-e -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-, -a-n-y 
        -o-f -i-t-s -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s-, -o-r -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r 
        -e-n-t-i-t-y-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-3-) -t-o -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s 
        -f-o-r -t-h-e -r-e-c-e-i-p-t -a-n-d -r-e-v-i-e-w -o-f 
        -c-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t-s -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-i-n-g -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -b-y -s-u-c-h -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s -o-f -s-u-c-h 
        -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -o-r -o-f -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r 
        -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -o-r -t-h-e 
        -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-h-e-r-e-u-n-d-e-r-, -t-h-a-t 
        -r-e-s-u-l-t -i-n -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -h-a-r-m 
        -t-o -a -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r -o-f -a-l-a-r-m -m-o-n-i-t-o-r-i-n-g 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.
    -`-`-(-e-) -E-x-p-e-d-i-t-e-d -C-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-C-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t-s-.----T-h-e -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s 
-e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-d-)-(-3-) 
-s-h-a-l-l -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -w-i-l-l 
-m-a-k-e -a -f-i-n-a-l -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h 
-r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -a-n-y -c-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n 
-s-u-c-h -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h-i-n -1-2-0 -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r 
-r-e-c-e-i-p-t -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t-. -I-f -t-h-e 
-c-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-s -a-n -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
-s-h-o-w-i-n-g -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -a-l-l-e-g-e-d -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n 
-o-c-c-u-r-r-e-d-, -a-s -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -s-u-c-h 
-r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l-, 
-w-i-t-h-i-n -6-0 -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r -r-e-c-e-i-p-t -o-f -t-h-e 
-c-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t-, -i-s-s-u-e -a -c-e-a-s-e -a-n-d -d-e-s-i-s-t 
-o-r-d-e-r -t-o -p-r-e-v-e-n-t -t-h-e -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
-c-o-m-p-a-n-y -a-n-d -i-t-s -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s -f-r-o-m 
-c-o-n-t-i-n-u-i-n-g -t-o -e-n-g-a-g-e -i-n -s-u-c-h -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n 
-p-e-n-d-i-n-g -s-u-c-h -f-i-n-a-l -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-.
    -`-`-(-f-) -R-e-m-e-d-i-e-s-.----T-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -m-a-y 
-u-s-e -a-n-y -r-e-m-e-d-y -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -u-n-d-e-r -t-i-t-l-e -V 
-o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -t-o -t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-e -a-n-d -p-u-n-i-s-h 
-v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-(-d-)-(-2-)-. -S-u-c-h -r-e-m-e-d-i-e-s -m-a-y -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-, -i-f 
-t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h 
-v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n -w-a-s -w-i-l-l-f-u-l -o-r -r-e-p-e-a-t-e-d-, 
-o-r-d-e-r-i-n-g -t-h-e -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -t-o 
-c-e-a-s-e -o-f-f-e-r-i-n-g -a-l-a-r-m -m-o-n-i-t-o-r-i-n-g 
-s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.
    -`-`-(-g-) -D-e-f-i-n-i-t-i-o-n-s-.----A-s -u-s-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:
            -`-`-(-1-) -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-a-l-a-r-m 
        -m-o-n-i-t-o-r-i-n-g -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-' -m-e-a-n-s 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -t-h-a-t -d-e-t-e-c-t -t-h-r-e-a-t-s -t-o 
        -l-i-f-e-, -s-a-f-e-t-y-, -o-r -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y-, -b-y 
        -b-u-r-g-l-a-r-y-, -f-i-r-e-, -v-a-n-d-a-l-i-s-m-, -b-o-d-i-l-y 
        -i-n-j-u-r-y-, -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -e-m-e-r-g-e-n-c-y-, 
        -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e -u-s-e -o-f -d-e-v-i-c-e-s -t-h-a-t 
        -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-t -s-i-g-n-a-l-s -t-o -a -c-e-n-t-r-a-l 
        -p-o-i-n-t -i-n -a -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r-'-s -r-e-s-i-d-e-n-c-e-, 
        -p-l-a-c-e -o-f -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s-, -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -f-i-x-e-d 
        -p-r-e-m-i-s-e-s -w-h-i-c-h---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -r-e-t-r-a-n-s-m-i-t-s -s-u-c-h 
                -s-i-g-n-a-l-s -t-o -a -r-e-m-o-t-e 
                -m-o-n-i-t-o-r-i-n-g -c-e-n-t-e-r -b-y -m-e-a-n-s -o-f 
                -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-B-) -s-e-r-v-e-s -t-o -a-l-e-r-t 
                -p-e-r-s-o-n-s -a-t -t-h-e -m-o-n-i-t-o-r-i-n-g 
                -c-e-n-t-e-r -o-f -t-h-e -n-e-e-d -t-o -i-n-f-o-r-m 
                -p-o-l-i-c-e-, -f-i-r-e-, -r-e-s-c-u-e-, -o-r 
                -o-t-h-e-r -s-e-c-u-r-i-t-y -o-r -p-u-b-l-i-c 
                -s-a-f-e-t-y -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l -o-f -t-h-e 
                -t-h-r-e-a-t -a-t -s-u-c-h -p-r-e-m-i-s-e-s-.
        -S-u-c-h -t-e-r-m -d-o-e-s -n-o-t -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -m-e-d-i-c-a-l 
        -m-o-n-i-t-o-r-i-n-g -d-e-v-i-c-e-s -a-t-t-a-c-h-e-d -t-o 
        -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -a-u-t-o-m-a-t-i-c 
        -s-u-r-v-e-i-l-l-a-n-c-e -o-f -o-n-g-o-i-n-g -m-e-d-i-c-a-l 
        -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-' -h-a-s -t-h-e -m-e-a-n-i-n-g -g-i-v-e-n 
        -t-h-a-t -t-e-r-m -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-3-3 -o-f -t-h-i-s 
        -A-c-t-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-' 
        -m-e-a-n-s -a -p-e-r-s-o-n -t-h-a-t -(-d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -o-r 
        -i-n-d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y-) -o-w-n-s -o-r -c-o-n-t-r-o-l-s-, -i-s 
        -o-w-n-e-d -o-r -c-o-n-t-r-o-l-l-e-d -b-y-, -o-r -i-s 
        -u-n-d-e-r -c-o-m-m-o-n -o-w-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -o-r -c-o-n-t-r-o-l 
        -w-i-t-h-, -a-n-o-t-h-e-r -p-e-r-s-o-n-. -F-o-r 
        -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-, -t-o -o-w-n 
        -r-e-f-e-r-s -t-o -o-w-n-i-n-g -a-n -e-q-u-i-t-y 
        -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -(-o-r -e-q-u-i-v-a-l-e-n-t -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-) 
        -o-f -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -5-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -4-5-2-. -R-E-G-U-L-A-T-I-O-N -O-F -E-L-E-C-T-R-O-N-I-C 
              -P-U-B-L-I-S-H-I-N-G-.

    -T-i-t-l-e -I-I -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -A-c-t 
-o-f -1-9-3-4 -(-4-7 -U-.-S-.-C-. -2-0-1 -e-t -s-e-q-.-)-, -a-s 
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -i-s -f-u-r-t-h-e-r 
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:

-`-`-S-E-C-. -2-3-3-. -R-E-G-U-L-A-T-I-O-N -O-F -E-L-E-C-T-R-O-N-I-C 
              -P-U-B-L-I-S-H-I-N-G-.

    -`-`-(-a-) -I-n -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----(-1-) -A -B-e-l-l 
-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -a-n-d -a-n-y -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e 
-s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -e-n-g-a-g-e -i-n -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f 
-e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -t-h-a-t -i-s 
-d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-e-d -b-y -m-e-a-n-s -o-f -s-u-c-h -B-e-l-l 
-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-'-s -o-r -a-n-y -o-f -i-t-s 
-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s-' -b-a-s-i-c -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-.
    -`-`-(-2-) -N-o-t-h-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l 
-p-r-o-h-i-b-i-t -a -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -o-r 
-e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -j-o-i-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e 
-f-r-o-m -e-n-g-a-g-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f 
-e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -o-r -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r 
-l-a-w-f-u-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -i-n -a-n-y -a-r-e-a-.
    -`-`-(-3-) -N-o-t-h-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l 
-p-r-o-h-i-b-i-t -a -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r 
-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -f-r-o-m -e-n-g-a-g-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-e 
-p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -a-n-y -l-a-w-f-u-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-t-h-e-r 
-t-h-a-n -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -i-n -a-n-y -a-r-e-a 
-o-r -f-r-o-m -e-n-g-a-g-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f 
-e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -t-h-a-t -i-s -n-o-t 
-d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-e-d -b-y -m-e-a-n-s -o-f -s-u-c-h -B-e-l-l 
-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-'-s -o-r -a-n-y -o-f -i-t-s 
-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s-' -b-a-s-i-c -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -S-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d -A-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -o-r 
-E-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -P-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -J-o-i-n-t -V-e-n-t-u-r-e 
-R-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s-.----A -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e 
-o-r -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -j-o-i-n-t 
-v-e-n-t-u-r-e -s-h-a-l-l---
            -`-`-(-1-) -m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n -b-o-o-k-s-, -r-e-c-o-r-d-s-, 
        -a-n-d -a-c-c-o-u-n-t-s -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e 
        -f-r-o-m -t-h-o-s-e -o-f -t-h-e -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -a-n-d -f-r-o-m -a-n-y -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -a-n-d 
        -w-h-i-c-h -r-e-c-o-r-d -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h 
        -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-l-y -a-c-c-e-p-t-e-d -a-c-c-o-u-n-t-i-n-g 
        -p-r-i-n-c-i-p-l-e-s -a-l-l -t-r-a-n-s-a-c-t-i-o-n-s-, 
        -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -d-i-r-e-c-t -o-r -i-n-d-i-r-e-c-t-, -w-i-t-h 
        -t-h-e -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -n-o-t -i-n-c-u-r -d-e-b-t -i-n -a -m-a-n-n-e-r 
        -t-h-a-t -w-o-u-l-d -p-e-r-m-i-t -a -c-r-e-d-i-t-o-r -u-p-o-n 
        -d-e-f-a-u-l-t -t-o -h-a-v-e -r-e-c-o-u-r-s-e -t-o -t-h-e 
        -a-s-s-e-t-s -o-f -t-h-e -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-;
            -`-`-(-3-) -p-r-e-p-a-r-e -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l 
        -s-t-a-t-e-m-e-n-t-s -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -n-o-t 
        -c-o-n-s-o-l-i-d-a-t-e-d -w-i-t-h -t-h-o-s-e -o-f -t-h-e 
        -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r -a-n-y 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-, -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -t-h-a-t 
        -c-o-n-s-o-l-i-d-a-t-e-d -s-t-a-t-e-m-e-n-t-s -m-a-y -a-l-s-o 
        -b-e -p-r-e-p-a-r-e-d-;
            -`-`-(-4-) -f-i-l-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
        -a-n-n-u-a-l -r-e-p-o-r-t-s -i-n -a -f-o-r-m 
        -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -e-q-u-i-v-a-l-e-n-t -t-o -t-h-e 
        -F-o-r-m -1-0---K -r-e-f-e-r-e-n-c-e-d -a-t -1-7 -C-F-R 
        -2-4-9-.-3-1-0 -a-s -t-h-a-t -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -f-o-r-m 
        -a-r-e -i-n -e-f-f-e-c-t -o-n -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f 
        -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t-;
            -`-`-(-5-) -a-f-t-e-r -1 -y-e-a-r -f-r-o-m -t-h-e 
        -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, 
        -n-o-t -h-i-r-e -a-s -c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-e -o-f-f-i-c-e-r-s 
        -s-a-l-e-s -a-n-d -m-a-r-k-e-t-i-n-g -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t 
        -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l -w-h-o-s-e -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s 
        -a-t -t-h-e -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -o-r 
        -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -j-o-i-n-t 
        -v-e-n-t-u-r-e -w-i-l-l -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -t-h-e 
        -g-e-o-g-r-a-p-h-i-c -a-r-e-a -w-h-e-r-e -t-h-e -B-e-l-l 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s -b-a-s-i-c 
        -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-, -o-r -n-e-t-w-o-r-k 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l -w-h-o-s-e 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -a-t -t-h-e -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -o-r -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -j-o-i-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e -w-o-u-l-d 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e -d-e-a-l-i-n-g -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
        -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-, -a-n-y 
        -p-e-r-s-o-n -w-h-o -w-a-s -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
        -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -y-e-a-r -p-r-e-c-e-d-i-n-g -t-h-e-i-r -d-a-t-e -o-f -h-i-r-e-, 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -t-h-a-t -t-h-i-s -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t 
        -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -p-e-r-s-o-n-s -s-u-b-j-e-c-t 
        -t-o -a -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-v-e -b-a-r-g-a-i-n-i-n-g 
        -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -t-h-a-t -g-i-v-e-s -s-u-c-h -p-e-r-s-o-n-s 
        -r-i-g-h-t-s -t-o -b-e -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-d -b-y -a 
        -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -o-r -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -j-o-i-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e -o-f -t-h-e 
        -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-;
            -`-`-(-6-) -n-o-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a-n-y -w-i-r-e-l-i-n-e 
        -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -i-n -a-n-y 
        -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -a-r-e-a -w-h-e-r-e -a 
        -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -w-i-t-h -w-h-i-c-h 
        -i-t -i-s -u-n-d-e-r -c-o-m-m-o-n -o-w-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -o-r 
        -c-o-n-t-r-o-l -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s -b-a-s-i-c -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
        -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -e-x-c-e-p-t -o-n -a 
        -r-e-s-a-l-e -b-a-s-i-s-;
            -`-`-(-7-) -n-o-t -u-s-e -t-h-e -n-a-m-e-, 
        -t-r-a-d-e-m-a-r-k-s-, -o-r -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -m-a-r-k-s -o-f -a-n 
        -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y 
        -e-x-c-e-p-t -f-o-r -n-a-m-e-s -o-r -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -m-a-r-k-s 
        -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -o-r -w-e-r-e -u-s-e-d -i-n -c-o-m-m-o-n 
        -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -e-n-t-i-t-y -t-h-a-t -o-w-n-s -o-r 
        -c-o-n-t-r-o-l-s -t-h-e -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-;
            -`-`-(-8-) -h-a-v-e -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-e-d -a-n-n-u-a-l-l-y 
        -b-y -M-a-r-c-h -3-1-, -o-r -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -d-a-t-e 
        -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -a 
        -c-o-m-p-l-i-a-n-c-e -r-e-v-i-e-w -w-h-i-c-h---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -m-u-s-t -b-e -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d -b-y 
                -a-n -i-n-d-e-p-e-n-d-e-n-t -e-n-t-i-t-y -w-h-i-c-h 
                -i-s -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -p-r-o-f-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l-, 
                -l-e-g-a-l-, -a-n-d -e-t-h-i-c-a-l 
                -o-b-l-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e 
                -o-f -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-l-i-a-n-c-e 
                -d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-r-e-c-e-d-i-n-g -c-a-l-e-n-d-a-r 
                -y-e-a-r -w-i-t-h -a-n-y -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f 
                -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -t-h-a-t -i-m-p-o-s-e-s -a 
                -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t -o-n -s-u-c-h -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d 
                -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -o-r -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
                -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -j-o-i-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-B-) -m-u-s-t -b-e -m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n-e-d -b-y 
                -t-h-e -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -f-o-r -a 
                -p-e-r-i-o-d -o-f -5 -y-e-a-r-s -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o 
                -r-e-v-i-e-w -b-y -a-n-y -u-n-l-a-w-f-u-l 
                -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-9-) -w-i-t-h-i-n -9-0 -d-a-y-s -o-f 
        -r-e-c-e-i-v-i-n-g -a -r-e-v-i-e-w -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-8-)-, -f-i-l-e -a -r-e-p-o-r-t -o-f 
        -s-u-c-h -e-x-c-e-p-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d -a-n-y 
        -c-o-r-r-e-c-t-i-v-e -a-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -a-n-d -a-l-l-o-w -a-n-y -p-e-r-s-o-n -t-o 
        -i-n-s-p-e-c-t -a-n-d -c-o-p-y -s-u-c-h -r-e-p-o-r-t 
        -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e -s-a-f-e-g-u-a-r-d-s 
        -t-o -p-r-o-t-e-c-t -a-n-y -p-r-o-p-r-i-e-t-a-r-y 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-e-d -i-n -s-u-c-h 
        -r-e-p-o-r-t -f-r-o-m -b-e-i-n-g -u-s-e-d -f-o-r 
        -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-t-h-e-r -t-h-a-n -t-o -e-n-f-o-r-c-e -o-r 
        -p-u-r-s-u-e -r-e-m-e-d-i-e-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
    -`-`-(-c-) -B-e-l-l -O-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -C-o-m-p-a-n-y 
-R-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s-.----A -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
-c-o-m-p-a-n-y -u-n-d-e-r -c-o-m-m-o-n -o-w-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -o-r 
-c-o-n-t-r-o-l -w-i-t-h -a -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -o-r 
-e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -j-o-i-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e 
-s-h-a-l-l---
            -`-`-(-1-) -n-o-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -a-n-y -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -o-r -b-a-s-i-c -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -u-n-l-e-s-s -i-t 
        -m-a-k-e-s -s-u-c-h -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, 
        -o-r -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o 
        -u-n-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-d -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -u-p-o-n 
        -r-e-q-u-e-s-t -a-n-d -o-n -t-h-e -s-a-m-e -t-e-r-m-s -a-n-d 
        -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-r-a-n-s-a-c-t-i-o-n-s 
        -w-i-t-h -a -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -i-n -a 
        -m-a-n-n-e-r -e-q-u-i-v-a-l-e-n-t -t-o -t-h-e -m-a-n-n-e-r 
        -t-h-a-t -u-n-r-e-l-a-t-e-d -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -w-o-u-l-d 
        -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -i-n-d-e-p-e-n-d-e-n-t 
        -t-r-a-n-s-a-c-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d -n-o-t -b-a-s-e-d -u-p-o-n 
        -t-h-e -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-i-o-n-;
            -`-`-(-3-) -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-r-a-n-s-a-c-t-i-o-n-s 
        -w-i-t-h -a -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-, -w-h-i-c-h 
        -i-n-v-o-l-v-e -t-h-e -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -o-f 
        -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l-, -a-s-s-e-t-s-, -o-r -a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g -o-f 
        -v-a-l-u-e-, -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -w-r-i-t-t-e-n 
        -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-s -o-r -t-a-r-i-f-f-s -t-h-a-t -a-r-e 
        -f-i-l-e-d -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -a-n-d -m-a-d-e 
        -p-u-b-l-i-c-l-y -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e-;
            -`-`-(-4-) -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-r-a-n-s-a-c-t-i-o-n-s 
        -w-i-t-h -a -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -i-n -a 
        -m-a-n-n-e-r -t-h-a-t -i-s -a-u-d-i-t-a-b-l-e -i-n 
        -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-l-y 
        -a-c-c-e-p-t-e-d -a-c-c-o-u-n-t-i-n-g -p-r-i-n-c-i-p-l-e-s-;
            -`-`-(-5-) -v-a-l-u-e -a-n-y -a-s-s-e-t-s -t-h-a-t -a-r-e 
        -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -a -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -a-t -t-h-e -g-r-e-a-t-e-r -o-f -n-e-t 
        -b-o-o-k -c-o-s-t -o-r -f-a-i-r -m-a-r-k-e-t -v-a-l-u-e-;
            -`-`-(-6-) -v-a-l-u-e -a-n-y -a-s-s-e-t-s -t-h-a-t -a-r-e 
        -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -i-t -b-y -i-t-s -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -a-t -t-h-e -l-e-s-s-e-r -o-f -n-e-t 
        -b-o-o-k -c-o-s-t -o-r -f-a-i-r -m-a-r-k-e-t -v-a-l-u-e-;
            -`-`-(-7-) -e-x-c-e-p-t -f-o-r---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -i-n-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -w-h-e-r-e 
                -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-r -S-t-a-t-e 
                -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-e-r-m-i-t -i-n--
                -a-r-r-e-a-r-s -p-a-y-m-e-n-t -f-o-r -t-a-r-i-f-f-e-d 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-; 
                -o-r
                    -`-`-(-B-) -t-h-e -i-n-v-e-s-t-m-e-n-t -b-y -a-n 
                -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -o-f -d-i-v-i-d-e-n-d-s -o-r 
                -p-r-o-f-i-t-s -d-e-r-i-v-e-d -f-r-o-m -a -B-e-l-l 
                -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-,
        -n-o-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -d-e-b-t -o-r -e-q-u-i-t-y 
        -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-n-g -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -o-r -i-n-d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y 
        -t-o -a -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-;
            -`-`-(-8-) -c-o-m-p-l-y -f-u-l-l-y -w-i-t-h -a-l-l 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -a-n-d -S-t-a-t-e 
        -c-o-s-t -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
        -a-c-c-o-u-n-t-i-n-g -r-u-l-e-s-;
            -`-`-(-9-) -h-a-v-e -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-e-d -a-n-n-u-a-l-l-y 
        -b-y -M-a-r-c-h -3-1-, -o-r -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -d-a-t-e 
        -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -a 
        -c-o-m-p-l-i-a-n-c-e -r-e-v-i-e-w -w-h-i-c-h---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -m-u-s-t -b-e -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d -b-y 
                -a-n -i-n-d-e-p-e-n-d-e-n-t -e-n-t-i-t-y -w-h-i-c-h 
                -i-s -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -p-r-o-f-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l-, 
                -l-e-g-a-l-, -a-n-d -e-t-h-i-c-a-l 
                -o-b-l-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e 
                -o-f -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-l-i-a-n-c-e 
                -d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-r-e-c-e-d-i-n-g -c-a-l-e-n-d-a-r 
                -y-e-a-r -w-i-t-h -a-n-y -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f 
                -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -t-h-a-t -i-m-p-o-s-e-s -a 
                -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t -o-n -s-u-c-h -B-e-l-l 
                -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-B-) -m-u-s-t -b-e -m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n-e-d -b-y 
                -t-h-e -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y 
                -f-o-r -a -p-e-r-i-o-d -o-f -5 -y-e-a-r-s 
                -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -r-e-v-i-e-w -b-y -a-n-y 
                -l-a-w-f-u-l -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-;
            -`-`-(-1-0-) -w-i-t-h-i-n -9-0 -d-a-y-s -o-f 
        -r-e-c-e-i-v-i-n-g -a -r-e-v-i-e-w -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-9-)-, -f-i-l-e -a -r-e-p-o-r-t -o-f 
        -s-u-c-h -e-x-c-e-p-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d -a-n-y 
        -c-o-r-r-e-c-t-i-v-e -a-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -a-n-d -a-l-l-o-w -a-n-y -p-e-r-s-o-n -t-o 
        -i-n-s-p-e-c-t -a-n-d -c-o-p-y -s-u-c-h -r-e-p-o-r-t 
        -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e -s-a-f-e-g-u-a-r-d-s 
        -t-o -p-r-o-t-e-c-t -a-n-y -p-r-o-p-r-i-e-t-a-r-y 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-e-d -i-n -s-u-c-h 
        -r-e-p-o-r-t -f-r-o-m -b-e-i-n-g -u-s-e-d -f-o-r 
        -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-t-h-e-r -t-h-a-n -t-o -e-n-f-o-r-c-e -o-r 
        -p-u-r-s-u-e -r-e-m-e-d-i-e-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-;
            -`-`-(-1-1-) -i-f -i-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -o-r -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -f-o-r 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, 
        -b-i-l-l-i-n-g -a-n-d -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -o-r 
        -p-h-y-s-i-c-a-l -c-o-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -a-n-y 
        -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-e-r-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a 
        -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-, -f-o-r -u-s-e -w-i-t-h 
        -o-r -i-n -c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -t-h-a-t -i-s -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-e-d 
        -b-y -m-e-a-n-s -o-f -s-u-c-h -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-'-s -o-r -a-n-y -o-f -i-t-s 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s-' -b-a-s-i-c -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-, -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-o -a-l-l -o-t-h-e-r 
        -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-e-r-s -t-h-e -s-a-m-e 
        -t-y-p-e -o-f -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -o-n 
        -r-e-q-u-e-s-t-, -o-n -t-h-e -s-a-m-e -t-e-r-m-s -a-n-d 
        -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s -o-r -a-s -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-r -a -S-t-a-t-e-, -a-n-d 
        -u-n-b-u-n-d-l-e-d -a-n-d -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-l-y 
        -t-a-r-i-f-f-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -s-a-m-e -e-x-t-e-n-t -a-s 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -t-o -s-u-c-h -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-e-r-;
            -`-`-(-1-2-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -a-c-c-e-s-s 
        -a-n-d -i-n-t-e-r-c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -b-a-s-i-c 
        -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -t-o -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-e-r-s -a-t -p-r-i-c-e-s -t-h-a-t -a-r-e 
        -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-e-d -s-o -l-o-n-g -a-s -t-h-e -p-r-i-c-e-s 
        -f-o-r -t-h-e-s-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -a-r-e -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o 
        -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-;
            -`-`-(-1-3-) -i-f -p-r-i-c-e-s -f-o-r -n-e-t-w-o-r-k 
        -a-c-c-e-s-s -a-n-d -i-n-t-e-r-c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n -f-o-r 
        -b-a-s-i-c -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -a-r-e -n-o 
        -l-o-n-g-e-r -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-, 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-e-r-s 
        -s-u-c-h -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -o-n -t-h-e -s-a-m-e -t-e-r-m-s 
        -a-n-d -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s -a-s -a -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-s -s-u-c-h -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-;
            -`-`-(-1-4-) -i-f -a-n-y -b-a-s-i-c -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -u-s-e-d -b-y -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-e-r-s -c-e-a-s-e-s -t-o -r-e-q-u-i-r-e -a 
        -t-a-r-i-f-f-, -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-e-r-s -w-i-t-h -s-u-c-h -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-n 
        -t-h-e -s-a-m-e -t-e-r-m-s -a-n-d -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s -a-s -a 
        -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-s -s-u-c-h 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-;
            -`-`-(-1-5-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e 
        -a-d-v-a-n-c-e -n-o-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -a-t -t-h-e -s-a-m-e 
        -t-i-m-e -a-n-d -o-n -t-h-e -s-a-m-e -t-e-r-m-s -t-o -a-l-l 
        -a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-e-r-s -o-f 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g -t-o -c-h-a-n-g-e-s 
        -i-n -b-a-s-i-c -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -d-e-s-i-g-n -a-n-d -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
        -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -w-h-i-c-h -w-o-u-l-d -a-f-f-e-c-t -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g-;
            -`-`-(-1-6-) -n-o-t -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -o-r 
        -i-n-d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g -o-f 
        -m-o-n-e-t-a-r-y -v-a-l-u-e -t-o -a -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -u-n-l-e-s-s -i-n -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -f-o-r 
        -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -a-t -l-e-a-s-t -e-q-u-a-l -t-o 
        -t-h-e -g-r-e-a-t-e-r -o-f -i-t-s -n-e-t -b-o-o-k -c-o-s-t -o-r 
        -f-a-i-r -m-a-r-k-e-t -v-a-l-u-e-, -e-x-c-e-p-t -t-h-e 
        -i-n-v-e-s-t-m-e-n-t -b-y -a-n -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -o-f 
        -d-i-v-i-d-e-n-d-s -o-r -p-r-o-f-i-t-s -d-e-r-i-v-e-d -f-r-o-m 
        -a -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-;
            -`-`-(-1-7-) -n-o-t -d-i-s-c-r-i-m-i-n-a-t-e -i-n -t-h-e 
        -p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -a-n-y 
        -g-a-t-e-w-a-y -f-o-r -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -o-r -a-n-y -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-y -o-f -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -w-h-i-c-h -i-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -o-v-e-r 
        -s-u-c-h -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-'-s 
        -b-a-s-i-c -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-;
            -`-`-(-1-8-) -h-a-v-e -n-o -d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s-, 
        -o-f-f-i-c-e-r-s-, -o-r -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s -i-n -c-o-m-m-o-n 
        -w-i-t-h -a -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-;
            -`-`-(-1-9-) -n-o-t -o-w-n -a-n-y -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -i-n 
        -c-o-m-m-o-n -w-i-t-h -a -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-;
            -`-`-(-2-0-) -n-o-t -p-e-r-f-o-r-m -h-i-r-i-n-g -o-r 
        -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -o-f -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-e-d 
        -o-n -b-e-h-a-l-f -o-f -a -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-;
            -`-`-(-2-1-) -n-o-t -p-e-r-f-o-r-m -t-h-e 
        -p-u-r-c-h-a-s-i-n-g-, -i-n-s-t-a-l-l-a-t-i-o-n-, -o-r 
        -m-a-i-n-t-e-n-a-n-c-e -o-f -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -o-n -i-t-s 
        -b-e-h-a-l-f -o-f -a -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-, 
        -e-x-c-e-p-t -f-o-r -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -t-h-a-t 
        -i-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-a-r-i-f-f -o-r 
        -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-2-2-) -n-o-t -p-e-r-f-o-r-m -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -a-n-d 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-n -b-e-h-a-l-f -o-f -a 
        -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-.
    -`-`-(-d-) -C-u-s-t-o-m-e-r -P-r-o-p-r-i-e-t-a-r-y -N-e-t-w-o-r-k 
-I-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-.----A -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
-c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r -a-n-y -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t 
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-o -a-n-y -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-e-r-, 
-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -o-r 
-e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -j-o-i-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e-, 
-c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r -p-r-o-p-r-i-e-t-a-r-y -n-e-t-w-o-r-k 
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -u-s-e -w-i-t-h -o-r -i-n 
-c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f 
-e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -t-h-a-t -i-s 
-d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-e-d -b-y -m-e-a-n-s -o-f -s-u-c-h -B-e-l-l 
-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-'-s -o-r -a-n-y -o-f -i-t-s 
-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s-' -b-a-s-i-c -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
-t-h-a-t -i-s -n-o-t -m-a-d-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -b-y -t-h-e -B-e-l-l 
-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -t-o -a-l-l 
-e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-e-r-s -o-n -t-h-e -s-a-m-e 
-t-e-r-m-s -a-n-d -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s-.
    -`-`-(-e-) -C-o-m-p-l-i-a-n-c-e -W-i-t-h -S-a-f-e-g-u-a-r-d-s-.---
-A -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-, -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -o-r 
-i-t-s -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -i-s -p-r-o-h-i-b-i-t-e-d 
-f-r-o-m -a-c-t-i-n-g -i-n -c-o-n-c-e-r-t -w-i-t-h -a-n-o-t-h-e-r 
-B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r -a-n-y -e-n-t-i-t-y 
-i-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o -k-n-o-w-i-n-g-l-y -a-n-d -w-i-l-l-f-u-l-l-y 
-v-i-o-l-a-t-e -o-r -e-v-a-d-e -t-h-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f 
-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
    -`-`-(-f-) -T-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -O-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -C-o-m-p-a-n-y 
-D-i-v-i-d-e-n-d-s-.----N-o-t-h-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-h-i-b-i-t -a-n -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -f-r-o-m 
-i-n-v-e-s-t-i-n-g -d-i-v-i-d-e-n-d-s -d-e-r-i-v-e-d -f-r-o-m -a 
-B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -i-n -i-t-s 
-s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -a-n-d -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s 
-(-i-) -a-n-d -(-j-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t 
-a-p-p-l-y -t-o -a-n-y -s-u-c-h -i-n-v-e-s-t-m-e-n-t-.
    -`-`-(-g-) -J-o-i-n-t -M-a-r-k-e-t-i-n-g-, -a-n-d -s-o 
-f-o-r-t-h-.----E-x-c-e-p-t -a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-h-)---
            -`-`-(-1-) -a -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y 
        -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -a-n-y -p-r-o-m-o-t-i-o-n-, 
        -m-a-r-k-e-t-i-n-g-, -s-a-l-e-s-, -o-r -a-d-v-e-r-t-i-s-i-n-g 
        -f-o-r -o-r -i-n -c-o-n-j-u-n-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -a 
        -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-2-) -a -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y 
        -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -a-n-y -p-r-o-m-o-t-i-o-n-, 
        -m-a-r-k-e-t-i-n-g-, -s-a-l-e-s-, -o-r -a-d-v-e-r-t-i-s-i-n-g 
        -o-r -i-n -c-o-n-j-u-n-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -a-n 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -t-h-a-t -i-s -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g-.
    -`-`-(-h-) -P-e-r-m-i-s-s-i-b-l-e -J-o-i-n-t 
-A-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -J-o-i-n-t -T-e-l-e-m-a-r-k-e-t-i-n-g-.----A 
        -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -m-a-y 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -i-n-b-o-u-n-d -t-e-l-e-m-a-r-k-e-t-i-n-g -o-r 
        -r-e-f-e-r-r-a-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -f-o-r -a -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-, -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g 
        -j-o-i-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e-, -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-, -o-r 
        -u-n-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-d -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-e-r-, -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -t-h-a-t -i-f -s-u-c-h 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -a-r-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -t-o -a 
        -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-, -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -j-o-i-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e-, -o-r 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-, -s-u-c-h -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -m-a-d-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o -a-l-l -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-e-r-s -o-n -r-e-q-u-e-s-t-, -o-n 
        -n-o-n-d-i-s-c-r-i-m-i-n-a-t-o-r-y -t-e-r-m-s-, -a-t 
        -c-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-o-r-y -p-r-i-c-e-s-, -a-n-d -s-u-b-j-e-c-t 
        -t-o -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
        -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-'-s -m-e-t-h-o-d -o-f -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g 
        -t-e-l-e-m-a-r-k-e-t-i-n-g -o-r -r-e-f-e-r-r-a-l -a-n-d -i-t-s 
        -p-r-i-c-e -s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e -d-o -n-o-t 
        -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e-l-y -d-i-s-a-d-v-a-n-t-a-g-e -a-n-y 
        -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-e-r-s -r-e-g-a-r-d-l-e-s-s 
        -o-f -s-i-z-e-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-o-s-e -w-h-i-c-h -d-o 
        -n-o-t -u-s-e -t-h-e -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-'-s -t-e-l-e-m-a-r-k-e-t-i-n-g 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -T-e-a-m-i-n-g -A-r-r-a-n-g-e-m-e-n-t-s-.----A 
        -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -m-a-y -e-n-g-a-g-e 
        -i-n -n-o-n-d-i-s-c-r-i-m-i-n-a-t-o-r-y -t-e-a-m-i-n-g -o-r 
        -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s -a-r-r-a-n-g-e-m-e-n-t-s -t-o -e-n-g-a-g-e 
        -i-n -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -w-i-t-h -a-n-y 
        -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -o-r -w-i-t-h -a-n-y 
        -o-t-h-e-r -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-e-r 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-n-l-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -a-n-d -b-a-s-i-c -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d 
        -b-y -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -t-h-a-t 
        -t-h-e -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-w-n 
        -s-u-c-h -t-e-a-m-i-n-g -o-r -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s 
        -a-r-r-a-n-g-e-m-e-n-t-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -E-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g 
        -j-o-i-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e-s-.---A -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -m-a-y 
        -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e -o-n -a -n-o-n-e-x-c-l-u-s-i-v-e 
        -b-a-s-i-s -i-n -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g 
        -j-o-i-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e-s -w-i-t-h -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -t-h-a-t 
        -a-r-e -n-o-t -a-n-y -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-, -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-, -o-r -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d 
        -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -h-a-s -n-o-t -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -a -5-0 
        -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -d-i-r-e-c-t -o-r -i-n-d-i-r-e-c-t -e-q-u-i-t-y 
        -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -(-o-r -t-h-e -e-q-u-i-v-a-l-e-n-t 
        -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-) -o-r -t-h-e -r-i-g-h-t -t-o -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n 
        -5-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -g-r-o-s-s -r-e-v-e-n-u-e-s 
        -u-n-d-e-r -a -r-e-v-e-n-u-e -s-h-a-r-i-n-g -o-r -r-o-y-a-l-t-y 
        -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -i-n -a-n-y -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -j-o-i-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e-. 
        -O-f-f-i-c-e-r-s -a-n-d -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s -o-f -a -B-e-l-l 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e 
        -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-n-g -i-n -a-n -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -j-o-i-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e -m-a-y -n-o-t 
        -h-a-v-e -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -5-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e 
        -v-o-t-i-n-g -c-o-n-t-r-o-l -o-v-e-r -t-h-e 
        -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -j-o-i-n-t 
        -v-e-n-t-u-r-e-. -I-n -t-h-e -c-a-s-e -o-f -j-o-i-n-t 
        -v-e-n-t-u-r-e-s -w-i-t-h -s-m-a-l-l-, -l-o-c-a-l 
        -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-e-r-s-, -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -f-o-r -g-o-o-d -c-a-u-s-e -s-h-o-w-n 
        -m-a-y -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e -t-h-e -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -t-o -h-a-v-e -a 
        -l-a-r-g-e-r -e-q-u-i-t-y -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-, -r-e-v-e-n-u-e 
        -s-h-a-r-e-, -o-r -v-o-t-i-n-g -c-o-n-t-r-o-l -b-u-t -n-o-t 
        -t-o -e-x-c-e-e-d -8-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-. -A -B-e-l-l 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-n-g 
        -i-n -a-n -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -j-o-i-n-t 
        -v-e-n-t-u-r-e -m-a-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -p-r-o-m-o-t-i-o-n-, 
        -m-a-r-k-e-t-i-n-g-, -s-a-l-e-s-, -o-r -a-d-v-e-r-t-i-s-i-n-g 
        -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -t-o -s-u-c-h 
        -j-o-i-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e-.
    -`-`-(-i-) -T-r-a-n-s-a-c-t-i-o-n-s -R-e-l-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e 
-P-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -E-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -P-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g 
-B-e-t-w-e-e-n -a -T-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -O-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -C-o-m-p-a-n-y 
-a-n-d -a-n-y -A-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-.--
            -`-`-(-1-) -A-n-y -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -o-r -b-a-s-i-c 
        -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -o-r 
        -a-n-y -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -o-f -a-s-s-e-t-s-, 
        -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l-, -o-r -a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g -o-f 
        -c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l -o-r -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e -v-a-l-u-e 
        -f-r-o-m -a -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -t-o 
        -a-n-y -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -s-h-a-l-l -b-e---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -r-e-c-o-r-d-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -b-o-o-k-s 
                -a-n-d -r-e-c-o-r-d-s -o-f -e-a-c-h -e-n-t-i-t-y-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -a-u-d-i-t-a-b-l-e -i-n 
                -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-l-y 
                -a-c-c-e-p-t-e-d -a-c-c-o-u-n-t-i-n-g 
                -p-r-i-n-c-i-p-l-e-s-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-C-) -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -w-r-i-t-t-e-n 
                -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-s -o-r -t-a-r-i-f-f-s -f-i-l-e-d 
                -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-r -a -S-t-a-t-e 
                -a-n-d -m-a-d-e -p-u-b-l-i-c-l-y -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -A-n-y -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -o-f -a-s-s-e-t-s 
        -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n 
        -o-f -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -f-r-o-m -a 
        -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -t-o -a-n 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -v-a-l-u-e-d -a-t -t-h-e 
        -g-r-e-a-t-e-r -o-f -n-e-t -b-o-o-k -c-o-s-t -o-r -f-a-i-r 
        -m-a-r-k-e-t -v-a-l-u-e-. -A-n-y -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -o-f 
        -a-s-s-e-t-s -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f 
        -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -f-r-o-m -a-n 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -t-o -t-h-e -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -v-a-l-u-e-d -a-t -t-h-e 
        -l-e-s-s-e-r -o-f -n-e-t -b-o-o-k -c-o-s-t -o-r -f-a-i-r 
        -m-a-r-k-e-t -v-a-l-u-e-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -A -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y 
        -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a-n -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -a-n-y 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -o-r -b-a-s-i-c 
        -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f 
        -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g-, -w-h-i-c-h -s-u-c-h 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -t-h-e-n -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -o-r 
        -i-n-d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s -t-o -a 
        -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-, -a-n-d -w-h-i-c-h -i-s 
        -n-o-t -m-a-d-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o 
        -u-n-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-d -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s -o-n -t-h-e 
        -s-a-m-e -t-e-r-m-s -a-n-d -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s-.
    -`-`-(-j-) -T-r-a-n-s-a-c-t-i-o-n-s -R-e-l-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e 
-P-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -E-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -P-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g 
-B-e-t-w-e-e-n -a-n -A-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -a-n-d -a -S-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d 
-A-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-.--
            -`-`-(-1-) -A-n-y -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, 
        -o-r -b-a-s-i-c -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -o-r -a-n-y 
        -a-s-s-e-t-s-, -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l-, -o-r -a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g -o-f 
        -c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l -o-r -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e -v-a-l-u-e 
        -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r-r-e-d-, -f-r-o-m -a -B-e-l-l 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -t-o -a-n-y 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -a-s -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-i-) -a-n-d -t-h-e-n -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d 
        -o-r -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -a -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -r-e-c-o-r-d-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -b-o-o-k-s 
                -a-n-d -r-e-c-o-r-d-s -o-f -e-a-c-h -e-n-t-i-t-y-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -a-u-d-i-t-a-b-l-e -i-n 
                -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-l-y 
                -a-c-c-e-p-t-e-d -a-c-c-o-u-n-t-i-n-g 
                -p-r-i-n-c-i-p-l-e-s-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-C-) -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -w-r-i-t-t-e-n 
                -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-s -o-r -t-a-r-i-f-f-s -f-i-l-e-d 
                -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-r -a -S-t-a-t-e 
                -a-n-d -m-a-d-e -p-u-b-l-i-c-l-y -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -A-n-y -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -o-f -a-s-s-e-t-s 
        -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n 
        -o-f -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -f-r-o-m -a 
        -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -t-o -a-n-y 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -a-s -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-i-) -a-n-d -t-h-e-n 
        -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -a -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -v-a-l-u-e-d -a-t -t-h-e 
        -g-r-e-a-t-e-r -o-f -n-e-t -b-o-o-k -c-o-s-t -o-r -f-a-i-r 
        -m-a-r-k-e-t -v-a-l-u-e-. -A-n-y -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -o-f 
        -a-s-s-e-t-s -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f 
        -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -f-r-o-m -a 
        -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -t-o -a-n-y 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -a-n-d -t-h-e-n -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o 
        -t-h-e -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -a-s 
        -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-i-) -s-h-a-l-l 
        -b-e -v-a-l-u-e-d -a-t -t-h-e -l-e-s-s-e-r -o-f -n-e-t -b-o-o-k 
        -c-o-s-t -o-r -f-a-i-r -m-a-r-k-e-t -v-a-l-u-e-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -A-n -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -a-n-y 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -o-r -b-a-s-i-c 
        -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f 
        -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g-, -w-h-i-c-h -w-e-r-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -t-o -s-u-c-h -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e 
        -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -o-f -i-n-d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -b-y -a -B-e-l-l 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-, -a-n-d -w-h-i-c-h -i-s 
        -n-o-t -m-a-d-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o 
        -u-n-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-d -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s -o-n -t-h-e 
        -s-a-m-e -t-e-r-m-s -a-n-d -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s-.
    -`-`-(-k-) -O-t-h-e-r -E-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
-P-u-b-l-i-s-h-e-r-s-.----E-x-c-e-p-t -a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-h-)-(-3-)---
            -`-`-(-1-) -a -b-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y 
        -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -h-a-v-e -a-n-y -o-f-f-i-c-e-r-s-, 
        -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s-, -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y-, -o-r 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -i-n -c-o-m-m-o-n -w-i-t-h -a-n-y 
        -e-n-t-i-t-y -w-h-o-s-e -p-r-i-n-c-i-p-a-l -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s 
        -i-s -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -o-f -w-h-i-c-h -a -p-a-r-t -i-s 
        -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -n-o -o-f-f-i-c-e-r -o-r -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -o-f 
        -a -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -s-h-a-l-l 
        -s-e-r-v-e -a-s -a -d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -o-f -a-n-y -e-n-t-i-t-y 
        -w-h-o-s-e -p-r-i-n-c-i-p-a-l -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s -i-s 
        -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -o-f -w-h-i-c-h -a -p-a-r-t -i-s 
        -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g-;
            -`-`-(-3-) -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s -(-1-) -a-n-d -(-2-)-, -a -B-e-l-l 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r -a-n -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e 
        -t-h-a-t -o-w-n-s -a-n -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -j-o-i-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e -s-h-a-l-l 
        -n-o-t -b-e -d-e-e-m-e-d -t-o -b-e -e-n-g-a-g-e-d -i-n -t-h-e 
        -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s 
        -s-o-l-e-l-y -b-e-c-a-u-s-e -o-f -s-u-c-h -o-w-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-;
            -`-`-(-4-) -a -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y 
        -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -a-n-y -m-a-r-k-e-t-i-n-g -o-r 
                -s-a-l-e-s -f-o-r -a-n-y -e-n-t-i-t-y -t-h-a-t 
                -e-n-g-a-g-e-s -i-n -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
                -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g-; -o-r
                    -`-`-(-B-) -a-n-y -h-i-r-i-n-g -o-f 
                -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l-, -p-u-r-c-h-a-s-i-n-g-, -o-r 
                -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -f-o-r -a-n-y -e-n-t-i-t-y 
                -t-h-a-t -e-n-g-a-g-e-s -i-n -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
                -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-5-) -t-h-e -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a-n-y 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -o-r -b-a-s-i-c 
        -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -t-o 
        -a-n-y -e-n-t-i-t-y -t-h-a-t -e-n-g-a-g-e-s -i-n 
        -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g-, -f-o-r -u-s-e 
        -w-i-t-h -o-r -i-n -c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -t-h-a-t -i-s -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-e-d 
        -b-y -m-e-a-n-s -o-f -s-u-c-h -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-'-s -o-r -a-n-y -o-f -i-t-s 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s-' -b-a-s-i-c -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-, -u-n-l-e-s-s-, -e-q-u-i-v-a-l-e-n-t 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -o-r 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-r-e -m-a-d-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -o-n 
        -e-q-u-i-v-a-l-e-n-t -t-e-r-m-s -a-n-d -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s 
        -t-o -a-l-l-.
    -`-`-(-l-) -T-r-a-n-s-i-t-i-o-n-.----A-n-y -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
-p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -b-e-i-n-g -o-f-f-e-r-e-d -t-o 
-t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c -b-y -a -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y 
-o-r -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -o-n -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t 
-o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e -o-n-e -y-e-a-r 
-f-r-o-m -s-u-c-h -d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -t-o -c-o-m-p-l-y 
-w-i-t-h -t-h-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
    -`-`-(-m-) -S-u-n-s-e-t-.----T-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f 
-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -c-e-a-s-e -t-o -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -a 
-B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r -i-t-s 
-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -o-r -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -i-n 
-a-n-y -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -a-r-e-a -o-n -J-u-n-e 
-3-0-, -2-0-0-0-.
    -`-`-(-n-) -P-r-i-v-a-t-e -R-i-g-h-t -o-f -A-c-t-i-o-n-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -A-n-y -p-e-r-s-o-n -c-l-a-i-m-i-n-g -t-h-a-t 
        -a-n-y -a-c-t -o-r -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e -o-f -a-n-y -B-e-l-l 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-, -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-, -o-r 
        -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -c-o-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e-s -a 
        -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -m-a-y -f-i-l-e 
        -a -c-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-r 
        -b-r-i-n-g -s-u-i-t -a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -2-0-7 -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -a-n-d -s-u-c-h -B-e-l-l 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-, -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-, -o-r 
        -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -l-i-a-b-l-e -a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-0-6 
        -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-: -P-r-o-v-i-d-e-d-, -h-o-w-e-v-e-r-, 
        -T-h-a-t -d-a-m-a-g-e-s -m-a-y -n-o-t -b-e -a-w-a-r-d-e-d 
        -f-o-r -a -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n -t-h-a-t -i-s -d-i-s-c-o-v-e-r-e-d 
        -b-y -a -c-o-m-p-l-i-a-n-c-e -r-e-v-i-e-w -a-s -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d 
        -b-y -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-)-(-8-) -o-r -(-c-)-(-9-) -o-f 
        -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -c-o-r-r-e-c-t-e-d -w-i-t-h-i-n 
        -9-0 -d-a-y-s-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -I-n -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n -t-o -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-)-, -a-n-y 
        -p-e-r-s-o-n -c-l-a-i-m-i-n-g -t-h-a-t -a-n-y -a-c-t -o-r 
        -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e -o-f -a-n-y -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-, -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-, -o-r -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -c-o-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e-s -a -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -m-a-y -m-a-k-e 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -f-o-r 
        -a-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o -c-e-a-s-e -a-n-d -d-e-s-i-s-t -s-u-c-h 
        -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -m-a-y -m-a-k-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -i-n -a-n-y -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -c-o-u-r-t -o-f -t-h-e 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -o-f -c-o-m-p-e-t-e-n-t 
        -j-u-r-i-s-d-i-c-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -a-n -o-r-d-e-r 
        -e-n-j-o-i-n-i-n-g -s-u-c-h -a-c-t-s -o-r -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-s 
        -o-r -f-o-r -a-n -o-r-d-e-r -c-o-m-p-e-l-l-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-l-i-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -s-u-c-h -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-.
    -`-`-(-o-) -A-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -L-a-w-s-.----N-o-t-h-i-n-g -i-n 
-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-e-d -t-o 
-m-o-d-i-f-y-, -i-m-p-a-i-r-, -o-r -s-u-p-e-r-s-e-d-e -t-h-e 
-a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -a-n-y -o-f -t-h-e -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t 
-l-a-w-s-.
    -`-`-(-p-) -D-e-f-i-n-i-t-i-o-n-s-.----A-s -u-s-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:
            -`-`-(-1-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-' 
        -m-e-a-n-s -a-n-y -e-n-t-i-t-y -t-h-a-t-, -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -o-r 
        -i-n-d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y-, -o-w-n-s -o-r -c-o-n-t-r-o-l-s-, -i-s 
        -o-w-n-e-d -o-r -c-o-n-t-r-o-l-l-e-d -b-y-, -o-r -i-s 
        -u-n-d-e-r -c-o-m-m-o-n -o-w-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -o-r -c-o-n-t-r-o-l 
        -w-i-t-h-, -a -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-. 
        -S-u-c-h -t-e-r-m -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -a 
        -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-b-a-s-i-c -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-' -m-e-a-n-s -w-i-r-e-l-i-n-e -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
        -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -b-y -a 
        -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -i-n -a 
        -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -a-r-e-a-, -e-x-c-e-p-t---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -a -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e 
                -w-i-r-e-l-i-n-e -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
                -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -a 
                -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -a-r-e-a -w-h-e-r-e 
                -a-n-o-t-h-e-r -e-n-t-i-t-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s -a 
                -w-i-r-e-l-i-n-e -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
                -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -t-h-a-t -w-a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -o-n 
                -J-a-n-u-a-r-y -1-, -1-9-8-4-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-B-) -w-i-r-e-l-e-s-s -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
                -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -b-y 
                -a-n -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -t-h-a-t -i-s -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d 
                -b-y -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -t-o -b-e -a 
                -c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-e -e-n-t-i-t-y -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e 
                -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
                -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-b-a-s-i-c -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-' -m-e-a-n-s 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -a-n-d -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f -a -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -a-n-d 
        -o-t-h-e-r -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-c-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y -a 
        -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -a-s -a -r-e-s-u-l-t 
        -o-f -i-t-s -e-n-g-a-g-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n 
        -o-f -b-a-s-i-c -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-.
            -`-`-(-4-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-c-o-n-t-r-o-l-' -h-a-s -t-h-e 
        -m-e-a-n-i-n-g -t-h-a-t -i-t -h-a-s -i-n -1-7 -C-F-R 
        -2-4-0-.-1-2-b---2-, -t-h-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -S-e-c-u-r-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d 
        -E-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
        -t-h-e -S-e-c-u-r-i-t-i-e-s -E-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -A-c-t -o-f 
        -1-9-3-4 -(-1-5 -U-.-S-.-C-. -7-8-a -e-t -s-e-q-.-) -o-r -a-n-y 
        -s-u-c-c-e-s-s-o-r -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -t-o -s-u-c-h 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
            -`-`-(-5-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r 
        -p-r-o-p-r-i-e-t-a-r-y -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-' 
        -m-e-a-n-s---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -w-h-i-c-h---
                            -`-`-(-i-) -r-e-l-a-t-e-s -t-o -t-h-e 
                        -q-u-a-n-t-i-t-y-, -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
                        -c-o-n-f-i-g-u-r-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-y-p-e-, 
                        -d-e-s-t-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -a-m-o-u-n-t 
                        -o-f -u-s-e -o-f -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
                        -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-r 
                        -i-n-t-e-r-e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
                        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -s-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -t-o -b-y 
                        -a-n-y -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r -o-f -a -B-e-l-l 
                        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-, -a-n-d
                            -`-`-(-i-i-) -i-s -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o 
                        -t-h-e -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
                        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -b-y -v-i-r-t-u-e -o-f -t-h-e 
                        -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -c-o-m-p-a-n-y--
                        -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r -r-e-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-h-i-p-; 
                        -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-B-) -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -b-i-l-l-s -f-o-r 
                -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-r 
                -i-n-t-e-r-e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
                -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d -b-y -a 
                -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r -o-f -a -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
                -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-.
            -`-`-(-6-)-(-A-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g-' -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e 
        -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-, -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-, 
        -p-u-b-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -o-r -s-a-l-e -b-y -a -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r 
        -o-r -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-e-r -t-o -a-n -u-n-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-d 
        -e-n-t-i-t-y -o-r -p-e-r-s-o-n -u-s-i-n-g -a -B-e-l-l 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-'-s -l-o-c-a-l 
        -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -a-n-y 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r -o-r 
        -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-e-r -h-a-s -o-r -h-a-s -c-a-u-s-e-d -t-o -b-e 
        -o-r-i-g-i-n-a-t-e-d-, -a-u-t-h-o-r-e-d-, -c-o-m-p-i-l-e-d-, 
        -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-e-d-, -o-r -e-d-i-t-e-d -o-r -i-n -w-h-i-c-h 
        -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r -o-r -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-e-r -h-a-s 
        -d-i-r-e-c-t -o-r -i-n-d-i-r-e-c-t -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -o-r 
        -p-r-o-p-r-i-e-t-a-r-y -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
        -b-u-t -n-o-t -l-i-m-i-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-:
                    -`-`-(-i-) -N-e-w-s -o-r 
                -e-n-t-e-r-t-a-i-n-m-e-n-t-.
                    -`-`-(-i-i-) -B-u-s-i-n-e-s-s-, 
                -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l-, -l-e-g-a-l-, -c-o-n-s-u-m-e-r-, 
                -o-r -c-r-e-d-i-t -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-.
                    -`-`-(-i-i-i-) -E-d-i-t-o-r-i-a-l-s-.
                    -`-`-(-i-v-) -C-o-l-u-m-n-s-.
                    -`-`-(-v-) -S-p-o-r-t-s -r-e-p-o-r-t-i-n-g-.
                    -`-`-(-v-i-) -F-e-a-t-u-r-e-s-.
                    -`-`-(-v-i-) -A-d-v-e-r-t-i-s-i-n-g-.
                    -`-`-(-v-i-i-i-) -P-h-o-t-o-s -o-r -i-m-a-g-e-s-.
                    -`-`-(-i-x-) -A-r-c-h-i-v-a-l -o-r -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h 
                -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-.
                    -`-`-(-x-) -L-e-g-a-l -n-o-t-i-c-e-s -o-r 
                -p-u-b-l-i-c -r-e-c-o-r-d-s-.
                    -`-`-(-x-i-) -S-c-i-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-, 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l-, -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l-, 
                -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l-, -p-r-o-f-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l-, 
                -t-r-a-d-e-, -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -l-i-t-e-r-a-r-y 
                -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-s-.
                    -`-`-(-x-i-i-) -O-t-h-e-r -l-i-k-e -o-r 
                -s-i-m-i-l-a-r -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-.
            -`-`-(-B-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g-' -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -t-h-e 
        -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-:
                    -`-`-(-i-) -I-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-c-c-e-s-s -a-s 
                -t-h-a-t -t-e-r-m -i-s -d-e-f-i-n-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
                -M-o-d-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -F-i-n-a-l 
                -J-u-d-g-m-e-n-t-.
                    -`-`-(-i-i-) -T-h-e -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-f 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-s -a -c-o-m-m-o-n 
                -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-.
                    -`-`-(-i-i-i-) -T-h-e -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-f 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-s -p-a-r-t -o-f -a 
                -g-a-t-e-w-a-y -t-o -a-n -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -t-h-a-t -d-o-e-s -n-o-t -i-n-v-o-l-v-e 
                -t-h-e -g-e-n-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -a-l-t-e-r-a-t-i-o-n 
                -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-n-t-e-n-t -o-f 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -d-a-t-a 
                -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -a-d-d-r-e-s-s 
                -t-r-a-n-s-l-a-t-i-o-n-, -p-r-o-t-o-c-o-l 
                -c-o-n-v-e-r-s-i-o-n-, -b-i-l-l-i-n-g 
                -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t-, -i-n-t-r-o-d-u-c-t-o-r-y 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -c-o-n-t-e-n-t-, -a-n-d 
                -n-a-v-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -s-y-s-t-e-m-s -t-h-a-t 
                -e-n-a-b-l-e -u-s-e-r-s -t-o -a-c-c-e-s-s 
                -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g 
                -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -w-h-i-c-h -d-o -n-o-t -a-f-f-e-c-t 
                -t-h-e -p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -s-u-c-h 
                -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g 
                -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -t-o -u-s-e-r-s-.
                    -`-`-(-i-v-) -V-o-i-c-e -s-t-o-r-a-g-e -a-n-d 
                -r-e-t-r-i-e-v-a-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, 
                -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -v-o-i-c-e -m-e-s-s-a-g-i-n-g -a-n-d 
                -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -m-a-i-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.
                    -`-`-(-v-) -L-e-v-e-l -2 -g-a-t-e-w-a-y 
                -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -a-s -t-h-o-s-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
                -a-r-e -d-e-f-i-n-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
                -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-'-s -S-e-c-o-n-d -R-e-p-o-r-t 
                -a-n-d -O-r-d-e-r-, -R-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n -t-o 
                -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -a-n-d -S-e-c-o-n-d -F-u-r-t-h-e-r 
                -N-o-t-i-c-e -o-f -P-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -R-u-l-e-m-a-k-i-n-g 
                -i-n -C-C -D-o-c-k-e-t -N-o-. -8-7---2-6-6 -d-a-t-e-d 
                -A-u-g-u-s-t -1-4-, -1-9-9-2-.
                    -`-`-(-v-i-) -D-a-t-a -p-r-o-c-e-s-s-i-n-g 
                -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -t-h-a-t -d-o -n-o-t -i-n-v-o-l-v-e 
                -t-h-e -g-e-n-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -a-l-t-e-r-a-t-i-o-n 
                -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-n-t-e-n-t -o-f 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-.
                    -`-`-(-v-i-i-) -T-r-a-n-s-a-c-t-i-o-n 
                -p-r-o-c-e-s-s-i-n-g -s-y-s-t-e-m-s -t-h-a-t -d-o 
                -n-o-t -i-n-v-o-l-v-e -t-h-e -g-e-n-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-r 
                -a-l-t-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-n-t-e-n-t -o-f 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-.
                    -`-`-(-v-i-i-i-) -E-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
                -b-i-l-l-i-n-g -o-r -a-d-v-e-r-t-i-s-i-n-g -o-f -a 
                -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-'-s 
                -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-e-d -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.
                    -`-`-(-i-x-) -L-a-n-g-u-a-g-e 
                -t-r-a-n-s-l-a-t-i-o-n-.
                    -`-`-(-x-) -C-o-n-v-e-r-s-i-o-n -o-f -d-a-t-a 
                -f-r-o-m -o-n-e -f-o-r-m-a-t -t-o -a-n-o-t-h-e-r-.
                    -`-`-(-x-i-) -T-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -f-o-r -t-h-e 
                -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t-, -c-o-n-t-r-o-l-, -o-r 
                -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
                -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -s-y-s-t-e-m-.
                    -`-`-(-x-i-i-) -T-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f 
                -d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-y -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-h-a-t 
                -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s -n-a-m-e-s-, -a-d-d-r-e-s-s-e-s-, 
                -a-n-d -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -n-u-m-b-e-r-s -a-n-d 
                -d-o-e-s -n-o-t -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -a-d-v-e-r-t-i-s-i-n-g-.
                    -`-`-(-x-i-i-i-) -C-a-l-l-e-r 
                -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.
                    -`-`-(-x-i-v-) -R-e-p-a-i-r -a-n-d 
                -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-i-n-g -d-a-t-a-b-a-s-e-s -f-o-r 
                -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -c-o-m-p-a-n-y 
                -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s-.
                    -`-`-(-x-v-) -C-r-e-d-i-t -c-a-r-d -a-n-d 
                -b-i-l-l-i-n-g -v-a-l-i-d-a-t-i-o-n -f-o-r 
                -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -c-o-m-p-a-n-y 
                -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s-.
                    -`-`-(-x-v-i-) -9-1-1---E -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
                -e-m-e-r-g-e-n-c-y -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e 
                -d-a-t-a-b-a-s-e-s-.
                    -`-`-(-x-v-i-i-) -A-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -n-e-t-w-o-r-k 
                -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-f -a -t-y-p-e -t-h-a-t -i-s -l-i-k-e 
                -o-r -s-i-m-i-l-a-r -t-o -t-h-e-s-e -n-e-t-w-o-r-k 
                -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -a-n-d -t-h-a-t -d-o-e-s -n-o-t 
                -i-n-v-o-l-v-e -t-h-e -g-e-n-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-r 
                -a-l-t-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-n-t-e-n-t -o-f 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-.
                    -`-`-(-x-v-i-i-i-) -A-n-y -u-p-g-r-a-d-e-s -t-o 
                -t-h-e-s-e -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -t-h-a-t 
                -d-o -n-o-t -i-n-v-o-l-v-e -t-h-e -g-e-n-e-r-a-t-i-o-n 
                -o-r -a-l-t-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-n-t-e-n-t 
                -o-f -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-.
            -`-`-(-C-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g-' -a-l-s-o -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-e---
                    -`-`-(-i-) -f-u-l-l -m-o-t-i-o-n -v-i-d-e-o 
                -e-n-t-e-r-t-a-i-n-m-e-n-t -o-n -d-e-m-a-n-d-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-i-i-) -v-i-d-e-o -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g -a-s 
                -d-e-f-i-n-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -6-0-2 -o-f -t-h-i-s 
                -A-c-t-.
            -`-`-(-7-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -j-o-i-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e-' -m-e-a-n-s -a 
        -j-o-i-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e -o-w-n-e-d -b-y -a -B-e-l-l 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e 
        -t-h-a-t -e-n-g-a-g-e-s -i-n -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f 
        -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -w-h-i-c-h -i-s 
        -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-e-d -b-y -m-e-a-n-s -o-f -s-u-c-h -B-e-l-l 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-'-s -o-r -a-n-y -o-f -i-t-s 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s-' -b-a-s-i-c -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-.
            -`-`-(-8-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-e-n-t-i-t-y-' -m-e-a-n-s 
        -a-n-y -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-s 
        -c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-s-, -s-o-l-e 
        -p-r-o-p-r-i-e-t-o-r-s-h-i-p-s-, -a-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-i-o-n-s-, 
        -a-n-d -j-o-i-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e-s-.
            -`-`-(-9-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-i-n-b-o-u-n-d 
        -t-e-l-e-m-a-r-k-e-t-i-n-g-' -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e 
        -m-a-r-k-e-t-i-n-g -o-f -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y-, -g-o-o-d-s-, -o-r 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -b-y -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -t-o -a 
        -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r -o-r -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r 
        -w-h-o -i-n-i-t-i-a-t-e-d -t-h-e -c-a-l-l-.
            -`-`-(-1-0-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-o-w-n-' -w-i-t-h 
        -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -a-n -e-n-t-i-t-y -m-e-a-n-s -t-o -h-a-v-e 
        -a -d-i-r-e-c-t -o-r -i-n-d-i-r-e-c-t -e-q-u-i-t-y 
        -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -(-o-r -t-h-e -e-q-u-i-v-a-l-e-n-t 
        -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-) -o-f -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -1-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t 
        -o-f -a-n -e-n-t-i-t-y-, -o-r -t-h-e -r-i-g-h-t -t-o -m-o-r-e 
        -t-h-a-n -1-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -g-r-o-s-s 
        -r-e-v-e-n-u-e-s -o-f -a-n -e-n-t-i-t-y -u-n-d-e-r -a 
        -r-e-v-e-n-u-e -s-h-a-r-i-n-g -o-r -r-o-y-a-l-t-y 
        -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-.
            -`-`-(-1-1-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-' -m-e-a-n-s -a -c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n 
        -u-n-d-e-r -c-o-m-m-o-n -o-w-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -o-r -c-o-n-t-r-o-l 
        -w-i-t-h -a -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -t-h-a-t 
        -d-o-e-s -n-o-t -o-w-n -o-r -c-o-n-t-r-o-l -a -B-e-l-l 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -a-n-d -i-s -n-o-t -o-w-n-e-d 
        -o-r -c-o-n-t-r-o-l-l-e-d -b-y -a -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -a-n-d -t-h-a-t -e-n-g-a-g-e-s -i-n -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -w-h-i-c-h -i-s -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-e-d 
        -b-y -m-e-a-n-s -o-f -s-u-c-h -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-'-s -o-r -a-n-y -o-f -i-t-s 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s-' -b-a-s-i-c -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-.
            -`-`-(-1-2-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-' -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e -c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e -M-o-d-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -F-i-n-a-l -J-u-d-g-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -l-i-s-t-e-d -i-n 
        -A-p-p-e-n-d-i-x -A -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-, -o-r -a-n-y -e-n-t-i-t-y 
        -o-w-n-e-d -o-r -c-o-n-t-r-o-l-l-e-d -b-y -s-u-c-h 
        -c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n-, -o-r -a-n-y -s-u-c-c-e-s-s-o-r -o-r 
        -a-s-s-i-g-n -o-f -s-u-c-h -c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n-, -b-u-t 
        -d-o-e-s -n-o-t -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -a-n -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -j-o-i-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e -o-w-n-e-d -b-y 
        -s-u-c-h -c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -e-n-t-i-t-y-.-'-'-.

     -S-u-b-t-i-t-l-e -C----I-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -S-e-r-v-i-c-e-s

-S-E-C-. -4-9-1-. -P-R-O-V-I-S-I-O-N -O-F -I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N 
              -S-E-R-V-I-C-E-S-.

    -T-i-t-l-e -I-I -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -A-c-t 
-o-f -1-9-3-4 -(-4-7 -U-.-S-.-C-. -2-0-1 -e-t -s-e-q-.-)-, -a-s 
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -i-s -f-u-r-t-h-e-r 
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:

-`-`-S-E-C-. -2-3-4-. -P-R-O-V-I-S-I-O-N -O-F -I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N 
              -S-E-R-V-I-C-E-S-.

    -`-`-(-a-) -P-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -G-a-t-e-w-a-y 
-S-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.----U-n-l-e-s-s -e-x-p-r-e-s-s-l-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d 
-e-l-s-e-w-h-e-r-e -i-n -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -a-n-d -B-e-l-l 
-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e 
-t-h-e-r-e-o-f -t-h-a-t -o-f-f-e-r-s -a -g-a-t-e-w-a-y -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
-s-h-a-l-l -m-a-k-e -s-u-c-h -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e 
-c-o-n-c-u-r-r-e-n-t-l-y -t-o -a-l-l -o-f -i-t-s -s-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-r-s 
-u-n-d-e-r -n-o-n-d-i-s-c-r-i-m-i-n-a-t-o-r-y -r-a-t-e-s-, -t-e-r-m-s-, 
-a-n-d -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s-, -a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -o-f-f-e-r 
-g-a-t-e-w-a-y -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -a-l-l 
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r-s -o-f -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -o-n 
-n-o-n-d-i-s-c-r-i-m-i-n-a-t-o-r-y -r-a-t-e-s-, -t-e-r-m-s-, -a-n-d 
-c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -P-r-e-v-e-n-t-i-o-n -o-f -C-r-o-s-s--
-S-u-b-s-i-d-i-e-s-.----I-n -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n -t-o 
-r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-n -c-r-o-s-s---s-u-b-s-i-d-i-z-a-t-i-o-n 
-t-h-a-t -a-r-e -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -o-t-h-e-r 
-p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
-s-h-a-l-l -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -c-o-s-t -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n 
-r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -p-r-e-v-e-n-t -a-n-y -B-e-l-l 
-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -t-h-a-t 
-o-f-f-e-r-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -t-h-a-t -h-a-v-e -m-a-r-k-e-t -p-o-w-e-r 
-f-r-o-m -u-s-i-n-g -r-e-v-e-n-u-e-s -f-r-o-m -s-u-c-h -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
-t-o -s-u-b-s-i-d-i-z-e -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
-s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.
    -`-`-(-c-) -R-e-s-t-r-i-c-t-i-o-n -o-n -S-t-a-t-e 
-R-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-.----N-o-t-w-i-t-h-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-2-(-b-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -a -S-t-a-t-e -m-a-y -n-o-t 
-r-e-g-u-l-a-t-e -t-h-e -r-a-t-e-s-, -t-e-r-m-s-, -o-r 
-c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -o-f-f-e-r-i-n-g -o-f 
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -e-x-c-e-p-t -a-s 
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -t-i-t-l-e -V-I-.
    -`-`-(-d-) -D-e-f-i-n-i-t-i-o-n-s-.----A-s -u-s-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:
            -`-`-(-1-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-' -h-a-s -t-h-e -m-e-a-n-i-n-g -g-i-v-e-n 
        -t-h-a-t -t-e-r-m -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-3-1-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-g-a-t-e-w-a-y 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-' -m-e-a-n-s -a-n -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -t-h-a-t-, -a-t -t-h-e -r-e-q-u-e-s-t -o-f 
        -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r -o-f -a-n -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-r -o-t-h-e-r 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-, -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s -a 
        -s-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-r -w-i-t-h -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o -s-u-c-h 
        -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-r 
        -o-t-h-e-r -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-, 
        -u-t-i-l-i-z-i-n-g -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g 
        -f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s-: -d-a-t-a -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, 
        -a-d-d-r-e-s-s -t-r-a-n-s-l-a-t-i-o-n-, -b-i-l-l-i-n-g 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-, -p-r-o-t-o-c-o-l 
        -c-o-n-v-e-r-s-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -i-n-t-r-o-d-u-c-t-o-r-y 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -c-o-n-t-e-n-t-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-' -h-a-s 
        -t-h-e -m-e-a-n-i-n-g -g-i-v-e-n -t-h-a-t -t-e-r-m -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-3-6 -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-.-'-'-.

               -S-u-b-t-i-t-l-e -D----I-n-t-e-r-L-A-T-A 
         -T-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -S-e-r-v-i-c-e-s

-S-E-C-. -4-8-1-. -I-N-T-E-R-L-A-T-A 
              -T-E-L-E-C-O-M-M-U-N-I-C-A-T-I-O-N-S -S-E-R-V-I-C-E-S-.

    -T-i-t-l-e -I-I -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -A-c-t 
-o-f -1-9-3-4 -(-4-7 -U-.-S-.-C-. -2-0-1 -e-t -s-e-q-.-)-, -a-s 
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -i-s -f-u-r-t-h-e-r 
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:

-`-`-S-E-C-. -2-3-5-. -I-N-T-E-R-L-A-T-A 
              -T-E-L-E-C-O-M-M-U-N-I-C-A-T-I-O-N-S -S-E-R-V-I-C-E-S-.

    -`-`-(-a-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-.----N-o-t-w-i-t-h-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g 
-a-n-y -r-e-s-t-r-i-c-t-i-o-n -o-r -o-b-l-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -i-m-p-o-s-e-d 
-b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -I-I-(-D-) -o-f 
-t-h-e -M-o-d-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -F-i-n-a-l -J-u-d-g-m-e-n-t-, -a 
-B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -m-a-y -e-n-g-a-g-e -i-n 
-t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -i-n-t-e-r-L-A-T-A 
-t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -s-u-b-j-e-c-t 
-t-o -t-h-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-a-n-d -a-n-y -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d 
-t-h-e-r-e-u-n-d-e-r-. -N-o -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y 
-o-r -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -o-f -a -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
-c-o-m-p-a-n-y -s-h-a-l-l -e-n-g-a-g-e -i-n -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n 
-o-f -i-n-t-e-r-L-A-T-A -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
-s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -e-x-c-e-p-t -a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -C-u-r-r-e-n-t-l-y -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d 
-A-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-.----S-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-) -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t 
-p-r-o-h-i-b-i-t -a -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -f-r-o-m 
-e-n-g-a-g-i-n-g-, -a-t -a-n-y -t-i-m-e -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f 
-e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -i-n -a-n-y 
-a-c-t-i-v-i-t-y -a-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -b-y -a-n -o-r-d-e-r 
-e-n-t-e-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -D-i-s-t-r-i-c-t 
-C-o-u-r-t -f-o-r -t-h-e -D-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -o-f -C-o-l-u-m-b-i-a 
-p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -V-I-I-I-(-C-) -o-f -t-h-e 
-M-o-d-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -F-i-n-a-l -J-u-d-g-m-e-n-t -i-f -s-u-c-h 
-o-r-d-e-r -w-a-s -e-n-t-e-r-e-d -o-n -o-r -b-e-f-o-r-e -s-u-c-h 
-d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t-.
    -`-`-(-c-) -P-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----A -B-e-l-l 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r -i-t-s 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -m-a-y -p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -f-o-r -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -t-o 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -i-n-t-e-r-L-A-T-A 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-. -T-h-e 
        -p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -w-i-t-h 
        -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-i-t-y -t-h-e -n-a-t-u-r-e -a-n-d 
        -s-c-o-p-e -o-f -e-a-c-h -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -i-n-t-e-r-L-A-T-A 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-, -a-n-d 
        -o-f -e-a-c-h -p-r-o-d-u-c-t -m-a-r-k-e-t -o-r -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
        -m-a-r-k-e-t-, -a-n-d -e-a-c-h -g-e-o-g-r-a-p-h-i-c 
        -m-a-r-k-e-t-, -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n 
        -i-s -s-o-u-g-h-t-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -R-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -s-h-o-w-i-n-g -f-o-r -i-n--
        -m-a-r-k-e-t -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.----T-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
        -m-a-y-, -a-f-t-e-r -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
        -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-, -a-n-d -o-n -t-h-e 
        -r-e-c-o-r-d -a-f-t-e-r -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-y -f-o-r -a 
        -h-e-a-r-i-n-g -i-n -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c -h-a-s -a-n 
        -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-y -t-o -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e-, -g-r-a-n-t 
        -a -p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -t-o -o-f-f-e-r 
        -a-n -i-n-t-e-r-L-A-T-A -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -t-o -b-e -o-r-i-g-i-n-a-t-e-d-, 
        -t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-e-d-, -o-r -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d 
        -i-n -a-n-y -a-r-e-a -i-n -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e 
        -p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n-e-r -o-r -i-t-s -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -o-r 
        -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -a-c-c-e-s-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -o-n-l-y 
        -i-f---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -t-h-e -s-h-o-w-i-n-g -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d 
                -b-y -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-3-) -i-s -m-a-d-e-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -a-l-l -t-h-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-3-0 -h-a-v-e 
                -b-e-e-n -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
                -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -e-a-c-h -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t 
                -S-t-a-t-e -c-e-r-t-i-f-i-e-s -a-n-d -t-h-e 
                -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -f-i-n-d-s -t-h-a-t -t-h-e 
                -p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n-i-n-g -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
                -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r -i-t-s -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -i-s 
                -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
                -a-n-d -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -a-c-c-e-s-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
                -i-n -t-h-e -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
                -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -o-r -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -a-c-c-e-s-s 
                -m-a-r-k-e-t -i-n -f-u-l-l -c-o-m-p-l-i-a-n-c-e 
                -w-i-t-h -s-u-c-h -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-C-) -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -f-i-n-d-s-, 
                -a-f-t-e-r -r-e-c-e-i-v-i-n-g -f-a-c-t-u-a-l 
                -e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e -s-u-b-m-i-t-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
                -S-t-a-t-e-, -t-h-a-t -t-h-e-r-e -i-s -a-c-t-u-a-l 
                -a-n-d -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-b-l-e -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n 
                -t-o -t-h-e -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
                -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-'-s -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
                -a-n-d -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -a-c-c-e-s-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
                -i-n -e-a-c-h -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t -a-r-e-a-, -b-a-s-e-d 
                -o-n -t-h-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t -t-h-a-t 
                -a-c-t-u-a-l -a-n-d -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-b-l-e 
                -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -e-x-i-s-t-s -w-h-e-n 
                -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -a-n-d 
                -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -a-c-c-e-s-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s---
                            -`-`-(-i-) -a-r-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e 
                        -f-r-o-m -a-t -l-e-a-s-t -o-n-e 
                        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r -t-h-a-t -i-s 
                        -u-n-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-d -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
                        -p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n-i-n-g -B-e-l-l 
                        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r -i-t-s 
                        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s-;
                            -`-`-(-i-i-) -o-f-f-e-r-e-d 
                        -p-r-e-d-o-m-i-n-a-n-t-l-y -o-v-e-r 
                        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -n-o-t -o-w-n-e-d -o-r 
                        -c-o-n-t-r-o-l-l-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -B-e-l-l 
                        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r -i-t-s 
                        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s -a-n-d -a-r-e 
                        -c-o-m-p-a-r-a-b-l-e -i-n -g-e-o-g-r-a-p-h-i-c 
                        -r-a-n-g-e-, -f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-, 
                        -q-u-a-l-i-t-y-, -a-n-d -p-r-i-c-e -t-o -t-h-e 
                        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-f-f-e-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
                        -p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n-i-n-g -B-e-l-l 
                        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r -i-t-s 
                        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-; -a-n-d
                            -`-`-(-i-i-i-) -s-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -t-o 
                        -b-y -a -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t -n-u-m-b-e-r 
                        -o-f -p-e-r-s-o-n-s -i-n -e-a-c-h 
                        -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t -a-r-e-a-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -R-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -s-h-o-w-i-n-g -f-o-r -o-u-t--
        -o-f---m-a-r-k-e-t -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.----T-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -m-a-y-, -a-f-t-e-r 
        -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y 
        -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-, -a-n-d -o-n -t-h-e -r-e-c-o-r-d -a-f-t-e-r 
        -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-y -f-o-r -a -h-e-a-r-i-n-g -i-n -w-h-i-c-h 
        -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c -h-a-s -a-n -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-y -t-o 
        -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e-, -g-r-a-n-t -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -t-o -a 
        -p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n-i-n-g -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r -i-t-s -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -t-o 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -i-n-t-e-r-L-A-T-A 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -n-o-t 
        -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-)-, -u-p-o-n -a 
        -s-h-o-w-i-n-g -b-y -t-h-e -p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n-e-r -t-h-a-t 
        -t-h-e-r-e -i-s -n-o -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l 
        -p-o-s-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -B-e-l-l 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r -i-t-s 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s -c-o-u-l-d -u-s-e -m-a-r-k-e-t -p-o-w-e-r 
        -i-n -a -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -a-n-d 
        -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -a-c-c-e-s-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -m-a-r-k-e-t -t-o 
        -i-m-p-e-d-e -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e 
        -i-n-t-e-r-L-A-T-A -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -m-a-r-k-e-t -t-h-a-t -t-h-e 
        -p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n-e-r -s-e-e-k-s -t-o -e-n-t-e-r-.
            -`-`-(-4-) -I-n-t-e-r-l-a-t-a 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
        -s-a-f-e-g-u-a-r-d-s-.---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -S-e-p-a-r-a-t-e -s-u-b-s-i-d-i-a-r-y-; 
                -f-u-l-f-i-l-l-m-e-n-t -o-f -c-e-r-t-a-i-n 
                -r-e-q-u-e-s-t-s-.----O-t-h-e-r -t-h-a-n 
                -i-n-t-e-r-L-A-T-A -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
                -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -b-y -a-n -o-r-d-e-r 
                -e-n-t-e-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
                -D-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -C-o-u-r-t -f-o-r -t-h-e 
                -D-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -o-f -C-o-l-u-m-b-i-a -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t 
                -t-o -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -V-I-I-I-(-C-) -o-f -t-h-e 
                -M-o-d-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -F-i-n-a-l 
                -J-u-d-g-m-e-n-t -b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f 
                -t-h-e -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s 
                -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -a -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
                -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r -a-n -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e 
                -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -i-n-t-e-r-L-A-T-A 
                -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
                -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -d-o -s-o 
                -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -a -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e -s-u-b-s-i-d-i-a-r-y 
                -a-s -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-3-6-. 
                -S-u-c-h -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e -s-u-b-s-i-d-i-a-r-y 
                -s-h-a-l-l---
                            -`-`-(-i-) -f-u-l-f-i-l-l -a-n-y 
                        -r-e-q-u-e-s-t-s -f-r-o-m -a-n 
                        -u-n-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-d -e-n-t-i-t-y -f-o-r 
                        -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -a-c-c-e-s-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
                        -w-i-t-h-i-n -a -p-e-r-i-o-d -n-o -l-o-n-g-e-r 
                        -t-h-a-n -t-h-a-t -i-n -w-h-i-c-h -i-t 
                        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s -s-u-c-h -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
                        -a-c-c-e-s-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -t-o -i-t-s-e-l-f 
                        -o-r -t-o -i-t-s -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s-;
                            -`-`-(-i-i-) -f-u-l-f-i-l-l -a-n-y -s-u-c-h 
                        -r-e-q-u-e-s-t-s -w-i-t-h -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
                        -a-c-c-e-s-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-f -a 
                        -q-u-a-l-i-t-y -t-h-a-t -m-e-e-t-s -o-r 
                        -e-x-c-e-e-d-s -t-h-e -q-u-a-l-i-t-y -o-f 
                        -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -a-c-c-e-s-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
                        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -B-e-l-l 
                        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r -i-t-s 
                        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s -t-o -i-t-s-e-l-f -o-r 
                        -i-t-s -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-; -a-n-d
                            -`-`-(-i-i-i-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
                        -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -a-c-c-e-s-s -a-t -r-a-t-e-s 
                        -t-o -a-l-l -i-n-t-e-r-L-A-T-A -c-a-r-r-i-e-r 
                        -a-t -r-a-t-e-s -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -n-o-t 
                        -u-n-r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-y 
                        -d-i-s-c-r-i-m-i-n-a-t-o-r-y-.
                    -`-`-(-B-) -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -a-c-t-i-o-n -o-n 
                -c-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t-s-.----W-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o 
                -a-n-y -c-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t -b-r-o-u-g-h-t -u-n-d-e-r 
                -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-0-8 -a-l-l-e-g-i-n-g -a 
                -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-r 
                -t-h-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g 
                -i-t-, -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l 
                -i-s-s-u-e -a -f-i-n-a-l -o-r-d-e-r -w-i-t-h-i-n -1 
                -y-e-a-r -a-f-t-e-r -s-u-c-h -c-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t -i-s 
                -f-i-l-e-d-.
    -`-`-(-d-) -A-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -I-n-t-e-r-l-a-t-a 
-A-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -A-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-e-d -W-i-t-h -C-a-b-l-e 
-T-e-l-e-v-i-s-i-o-n -S-e-r-v-i-c-e-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-.---
        -N-o-t-w-i-t-h-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-c-)-, -a 
        -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r -i-t-s 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -m-a-y---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -o-w-n -a-n-d -o-p-e-r-a-t-e 
                -r-e-c-e-i-v-e---o-n-l-y -a-n-t-e-n-n-a-s-, 
                -s-a-t-e-l-l-i-t-e -m-a-s-t-e-r -a-n-t-e-n-n-a 
                -t-e-l-e-v-i-s-i-o-n -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, -a-n-d 
                -s-a-t-e-l-l-i-t-e -e-a-r-t-h -s-t-a-t-i-o-n-s-, 
                -s-o-l-e-l-y -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f 
                -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -c-a-b-l-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -o-w-n -a-n-d -o-p-e-r-a-t-e 
                -i-n-t-e-r-L-A-T-A -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -s-o-l-e-l-y -f-o-r -t-h-e 
                -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -c-a-b-l-e 
                -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-C-) -e-n-g-a-g-e -i-n -i-n-t-e-r-L-A-T-A 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
                -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -o-n-e---w-a-y 
                -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-f -v-i-d-e-o -a-n-d 
                -a-u-d-i-o -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g -s-o-l-e-l-y -f-o-r 
                -c-a-b-l-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -R-e-s-t-r-i-c-t-i-o-n-.----A -B-e-l-l 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -m-a-y -o-w-n -a-n-d 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-e -t-h-e -a-n-t-e-n-n-a-s-, -s-t-a-t-i-o-n-s-, 
        -a-n-d -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-)-(-A-) -a-n-d -(-B-) -o-n-l-y 
        -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -o-n-e -o-r -m-o-r-e -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s 
        -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -t-o-t-a-l-l-y -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e -f-r-o-m -t-h-e 
        -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-'-s -l-o-c-a-l 
        -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-.
    -`-`-(-e-) -A-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -t-o 
-P-r-o-v-i-d-e -I-n-t-e-r-l-a-t-a -S-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -R-e-l-a-t-i-n-g 
-T-o -C-e-l-l-u-l-a-r -M-o-b-i-l-e -R-a-d-i-o -S-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-.----A -B-e-l-l 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r -i-t-s -c-e-l-l-u-l-a-r 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -m-a-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-h-e 
        -i-n-t-e-r-L-A-T-A -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d 
        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-o-l-e-l-y -a-s 
        -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -c-e-l-l-u-l-a-r 
        -m-o-b-i-l-e -r-a-d-i-o -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -I-n-t-e-r-s-y-s-t-e-m -h-a-n-d-o-f-f-.----A 
        -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r -i-t-s 
        -c-e-l-l-u-l-a-r -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -m-a-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
        -i-n-t-e-r-s-y-s-t-e-m -h-a-n-d-o-f-f-, -a-c-r-o-s-s -L-A-T-A 
        -b-o-u-n-d-a-r-i-e-s-, -o-f -c-e-l-l-u-l-a-r -m-o-b-i-l-e 
        -r-a-d-i-o -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-s -b-e-t-w-e-e-n 
        -a-d-j-a-c-e-n-t -c-e-l-l-u-l-a-r -s-y-s-t-e-m-s-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -s-u-c-h 
        -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -a-s -a-r-e 
        -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -a-l-l-o-w -t-h-e 
        -c-o-n-t-i-n-u-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -c-a-l-l-s -i-n -p-r-o-g-r-e-s-s 
        -w-i-t-h-o-u-t -i-n-t-e-r-r-u-p-t-i-o-n -o-r 
        -d-e-g-r-a-d-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -d-u-e -t-o -t-h-e 
        -m-o-v-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -m-o-b-i-l-e -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
        -u-n-i-t -o-r -t-h-e -c-h-a-r-a-c-t-e-r-i-s-t-i-c-s -o-f 
        -r-a-d-i-o -p-r-o-p-a-g-a-t-i-o-n-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -A-u-t-o-m-a-t-i-c -c-a-l-l 
        -d-e-l-v-i-e-r-y-.----A -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r -i-t-s -c-e-l-l-u-l-a-r -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e 
        -m-a-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-h-e -r-o-u-t-i-n-g -o-f 
        -c-e-l-l-u-l-a-r -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-s -b-e-t-w-e-e-n 
        -i-t-s -c-e-l-l-u-l-a-r -s-y-s-t-e-m -a-n-d -a -c-e-l-l-u-l-a-r 
        -s-y-s-t-e-m -l-o-c-a-t-e-d -i-n -a-n-o-t-h-e-r -L-A-T-A-, 
        -f-o-r -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-i-n-g -a -c-a-l-l 
        -t-o -o-n-e -o-f -i-t-s -o-u-t---o-f---r-e-g-i-o-n 
        -c-e-l-l-u-l-a-r -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r-s-.
            -`-`-(-4-) -U-s-e -o-f -l-e-a-s-e-d 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-.----F-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s 
        -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -f-o-r -i-n-t-e-r-s-y-s-t-e-m -h-a-n-d-o-f-f 
        -a-c-r-o-s-s -L-A-T-A -b-o-u-n-d-a-r-i-e-s -o-r 
        -i-n-t-e-r-L-A-T-A -r-o-u-t-i-n-g -o-f -c-e-l-l-u-l-a-r 
        -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-s-, -a-s -p-e-r-m-i-t-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s -(-2-) -a-n-d -(-3-)-, -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -l-e-a-s-e-d -b-y -a -B-e-l-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y 
        -o-r -i-t-s -c-e-l-l-u-l-a-r -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -f-r-o-m -a 
        -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -(-o-t-h-e-r -t-h-a-n -a -B-e-l-l 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r -i-t-s 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-) -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
        -i-n-t-e-r-L-A-T-A -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-.
            -`-`-(-5-) -E-q-u-a-l -a-c-c-e-s-s -a-n-d 
        -p-r-e-s-u-b-s-c-r-i-p-t-i-o-n-.---
        -N-o-t-w-i-t-h-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g -a-n-y -r-e-s-t-r-i-c-t-i-o-n 
        -o-r -o-b-l-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -i-m-p-o-s-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
        -t-h-e -M-o-d-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -F-i-n-a-l 
        -J-u-d-g-m-e-n-t -b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f 
        -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e 
        -u-n-i-f-o-r-m -e-q-u-a-l -a-c-c-e-s-s -a-n-d -l-o-n-g 
        -d-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -p-r-e-s-u-b-s-c-r-i-p-t-i-o-n 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -f-o-r -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r-s -o-f -a-l-l 
        -c-e-l-l-u-l-a-r -a-n-d -t-w-o---w-a-y -w-i-r-e-l-e-s-s 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.
    -`-`-(-d-) -D-e-f-i-n-i-t-i-o-n-s-.----A-s -u-s-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:
            -`-`-(-1-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-L-A-T-A-' -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e 
        -l-o-c-a-l -a-c-c-e-s-s -a-n-d -t-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t -a-r-e-a-s 
        -a-s -d-e-f-i-n-e-d -i-n -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -v-. 
        -W-e-s-t-e-r-n -E-l-e-c-t-r-i-c -C-o-.-, -5-6-9 -F-.-S-u-p-p-. 
        -9-9-0 -(-U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -D-i-s-t-r-i-c-t 
        -C-o-u-r-t-, -D-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -o-f -C-o-l-u-m-b-i-a-) -a-n-d 
        -s-u-b-s-e-q-u-e-n-t -j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l -o-r-d-e-r-s 
        -r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g -t-h-e-r-e-t-o-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-c-a-b-l-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-' 
        -h-a-s -t-h-e -m-e-a-n-i-n-g -g-i-v-e-n -t-h-a-t -t-e-r-m 
        -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -6-0-2-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -4-8-2-. -J-U-R-I-S-D-I-C-T-I-O-N-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-(-b-) -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
-A-c-t -o-f -1-9-3-4 -(-4-7 -U-.-S-.-C-. -1-5-3-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d 
-b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-3-2-'-' -a-n-d 
-i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -`-`-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s 
-2-2-9-, -2-3-0-, -2-3-4-, -2-3-5-, -2-3-7-, -a-n-d -3-3-2-'-'-.

   -T-I-T-L-E -V----R-E-G-U-L-A-T-O-R-Y -P-A-R-I-T-Y -B-E-T-W-E-E-N 
        -T-E-L-E-P-H-O-N-E -A-N-D -C-A-B-L-E -C-O-M-P-A-N-I-E-S

-S-E-C-. -5-0-1-. -O-W-N-E-R-S-H-I-P -A-N-D -C-O-N-T-R-O-L -O-F 
              -C-A-B-L-E -T-E-L-E-V-I-S-I-O-N -S-Y-S-T-E-M-S -A-N-D 
              -T-E-L-E-P-H-O-N-E -C-O-M-P-A-N-I-E-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -6-1-3-(-b-) -o-f -t-h-e 
-C-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-3-4 -(-4-7 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
-5-3-3-(-b-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -t-o -r-e-a-d -a-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-s-:
    -`-`-(-b-)-(-1-)-(-A-) -N-o -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
-c-a-r-r-i-e-r-, -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -i-n -w-h-o-l-e -o-r -i-n -p-a-r-t -t-o 
-t-i-t-l-e -I-I -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -n-o-r -a-n-y -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e 
-o-f -s-u-c-h -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-, -o-w-n-e-d -b-y-, -o-p-e-r-a-t-e-d 
-b-y-, -c-o-n-t-r-o-l-l-e-d -b-y-, -o-r -u-n-d-e-r -c-o-m-m-o-n 
-c-o-n-t-r-o-l -w-i-t-h -s-u-c-h -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-, -m-a-y---
            -`-`-(-i-) -p-u-r-c-h-a-s-e -o-r -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e 
        -a-c-q-u-i-r-e-, -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -o-r -i-n-d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y-, 
        -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -a -5 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l 
        -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-, -a-n-y -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t 
        -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-, -o-r -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-, 
        -i-n -a-n-y -c-a-b-l-e -s-y-s-t-e-m -t-h-a-t -i-s 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e 
        -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-'-s -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -a-r-e-a -a-n-d -i-s -o-w-n-e-d -b-y -a-n 
        -u-n-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-d -p-e-r-s-o-n-; -o-r
            -`-`-(-i-i-) -e-n-t-e-r -i-n-t-o -a-n-y -j-o-i-n-t 
        -v-e-n-t-u-r-e -o-r -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -w-i-t-h -a 
        -c-a-b-l-e -o-p-e-r-a-t-o-r -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -v-i-d-e-o 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g -t-o -s-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-r-s -w-i-t-h-i-n 
        -s-u-c-h -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
        -a-r-e-a-.
    -`-`-(-B-) -A -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -s-h-a-l-l 
-n-o-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -v-i-d-e-o -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g 
-d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -t-o -s-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-r-s -i-n -i-t-s 
-t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -a-r-e-a 
-u-n-l-e-s-s---
            -`-`-(-i-) -s-u-c-h -v-i-d-e-o -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g -i-s 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -a -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e 
        -s-u-b-s-i-d-i-a-r-y -a-s -s-e-t -f-o-r-t-h -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -2-3-6-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-i-i-) -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -f-i-n-d-s 
        -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r 
        -o-f-f-e-r-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -i-n -f-u-l-l -c-o-m-p-l-i-a-n-c-e 
        -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d 
        -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-3-0 -i-n -t-h-e 
        -g-e-o-g-r-a-p-h-i-c -a-r-e-a -i-n -w-h-i-c-h -i-t -s-e-e-k-s 
        -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -v-i-d-e-o -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g-.
    -`-`-(-C-) -A -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -t-h-a-t 
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s -v-i-d-e-o -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y 
-t-o -s-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-r-s -i-s -a -c-a-b-l-e -o-p-e-r-a-t-o-r -a-s 
-d-e-f-i-n-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -6-0-2-.
    -`-`-(-D-) -a -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -s-h-a-l-l 
-n-o-t -e-n-g-a-g-e -i-n -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-s -p-r-o-h-i-b-i-t-e-d -b-y 
-t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-r -b-y -a -S-t-a-t-e 
-(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -b-u-t -n-o-t -l-i-m-i-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e 
-i-m-p-r-o-p-e-r -a-s-s-i-g-n-m-e-n-t -o-f -c-o-s-t-s-) -t-h-a-t 
-s-u-b-s-i-d-i-z-e -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -o-r -i-n-d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -i-t-s 
-v-i-d-e-o -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s-.
    -`-`-(-E-) -S-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s -(-A-) -a-n-d -(-B-) 
-s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -a -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
-c-a-r-r-i-e-r -t-o -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h 
-c-a-r-r-i-e-r -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
-s-e-r-v-i-c-e -i-n -a-n -a-r-e-a -t-o -w-h-i-c-h -a-n 
-e-x-e-m-p-t-i-o-n -a-p-p-l-i-e-s -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -6-3-.-5-8 
-o-f -t-i-t-l-e -4-7-, -C-o-d-e -o-f -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
-R-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -(-a-s -i-n -e-f-f-e-c-t -o-n -t-h-e -d-a-t-e 
-o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -A-c-t 
-o-f -1-9-9-4-)-.
    -`-`-(-F-) -U-p-o-n -a -s-h-o-w-i-n-g -t-h-a-t -a -l-o-c-a-l 
-e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -h-a-s -n-o -m-a-r-k-e-t -p-o-w-e-r 
-i-n -i-t-s -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -a-r-e-a-, -t-h-e 
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -e-x-e-m-p-t -t-h-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r 
-f-r-o-m -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s 
-(-B-) -a-n-d -(-D-)-.
    -`-`-(-2-)-(-A-) -A -c-a-b-l-e -o-p-e-r-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t 
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
-d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -t-o -s-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-r-s -i-n -i-t-s -c-a-b-l-e 
-s-e-r-v-i-c-e -a-r-e-a -u-n-l-e-s-s -s-u-c-h 
-t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -a-r-e 
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -a -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e 
-s-u-b-s-i-d-i-a-r-y-.
    -`-`-(-B-) -N-o -c-a-b-l-e -o-p-e-r-a-t-o-r-, -n-o-r -a-n-y 
-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -o-f -s-u-c-h -c-a-b-l-e -o-p-e-r-a-t-o-r-, 
-o-w-n-e-d -b-y-, -o-p-e-r-a-t-e-d -b-y-, -c-o-n-t-r-o-l-l-e-d -b-y-, 
-o-r -u-n-d-e-r -c-o-m-m-o-n -o-w-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -w-i-t-h -s-u-c-h 
-c-a-b-l-e -o-p-e-r-a-t-o-r-, -m-a-y---
            -`-`-(-i-) -p-u-r-c-h-a-s-e -o-r -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e 
        -a-c-q-u-i-r-e-, -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -o-r -i-n-d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y-, 
        -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -a -5 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l 
        -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-, -a-n-y -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t 
        -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-, -o-r -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-, 
        -i-n -a-n-y -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -t-h-a-t 
        -i-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -c-a-b-l-e 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-o-r-'-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -a-r-e-a-; -o-r
            -`-`-(-i-i-) -e-n-t-e-r -i-n-t-o -a-n-y -j-o-i-n-t 
        -v-e-n-t-u-r-e -o-r -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -w-i-t-h -s-u-c-h 
        -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-, -u-n-l-e-s-s---
                    -`-`-(-I-) -t-h-e -j-o-i-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e -o-r 
                -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-s -t-h-e 
                -o-b-j-e-c-t-i-v-e-s -o-f -l-o-c-a-l 
                -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -b-y -p-r-o-m-o-t-i-n-g -o-r 
                -i-n-c-r-e-a-s-i-n-g 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -o-v-e-r -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s 
                -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -l-o-c-a-l 
                -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-'-s 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -i-n -t-h-e -l-o-c-a-l 
                -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-'-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
                -a-r-e-a-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-I-I-) -t-h-e -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
                -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-'-s -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -i-n -s-u-c-h 
                -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-n-g -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r -d-o-e-s -n-o-t 
                -r-e-t-a-r-d -t-h-e -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-n-g 
                -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r-'-s -i-n-c-e-n-t-i-v-e-s -t-o 
                -c-o-m-p-e-t-e-.
    -`-`-(-C-) -A -c-a-b-l-e -o-p-e-r-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t 
-e-n-g-a-g-e -i-n -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-s -p-r-o-h-i-b-i-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-r -b-y -a -S-t-a-t-e -(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
-b-u-t -n-o-t -l-i-m-i-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -i-m-p-r-o-p-e-r 
-a-s-s-i-g-n-m-e-n-t -o-f -c-o-s-t-s-) -t-h-a-t -s-u-b-s-i-d-i-z-e 
-d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -o-r -i-n-d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -i-t-s 
-t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.
    -`-`-(-D-) -U-p-o-n -a -s-h-o-w-i-n-g -t-h-a-t -a -c-a-b-l-e 
-o-p-e-r-a-t-o-r -h-a-s -n-o -m-a-r-k-e-t -p-o-w-e-r -i-n -i-t-s 
-c-a-b-l-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -a-r-e-a-, -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
-s-h-a-l-l -e-x-e-m-p-t -t-h-e -c-a-b-l-e -o-p-e-r-a-t-o-r -f-r-o-m 
-t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s -(-A-)-, 
-(-B-)-, -a-n-d -(-C-)-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -5-0-2-. -C-O-N-S-U-M-E-R -A-N-D -C-O-M-P-E-T-I-T-I-V-E 
              -S-A-F-E-G-U-A-R-D-S-.

    -T-i-t-l-e -I-I -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -A-c-t 
-o-f -1-9-3-4 -(-4-7 -U-.-S-.-C-. -2-0-1 -e-t -s-e-q-.-)-, -a-s 
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -i-s -f-u-r-t-h-e-r 
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:

-`-`-S-E-C -2-3-6-. -C-O-N-S-U-M-E-R -A-N-D -C-O-M-P-E-T-I-T-I-V-E 
              -S-A-F-E-G-U-A-R-D-S-.

    -`-`-(-a-) -S-e-p-a-r-a-t-e -S-u-b-s-i-d-i-a-r-y-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----A-n-y 
        -s-u-b-s-i-d-i-a-r-y -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -2-3-5 -o-r -6-1-3-(-b-)-(-1-) -s-h-a-l-l-, -a-t -a 
        -m-i-n-i-m-u-m-, -b-e -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-d -f-r-o-m -a -l-o-c-a-l 
        -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-, -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e 
        -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -t-h-i-s 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -t-h-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -t-o 
        -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
            -`-`-(-2-)  -T-r-a-n-s-a-c-t-i-o-n 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s-.----A-n-y -t-r-a-n-s-a-c-t-i-o-n 
        -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -s-u-c-h -a -s-u-b-s-i-d-i-a-r-y -a-n-d -a-n-y 
        -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -a-n-d -a-n-y 
        -o-t-h-e-r -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -o-f -t-h-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r 
        -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e -b-a-s-e-d -u-p-o-n -a-n-y 
        -p-r-e-f-e-r-e-n-c-e -o-r -d-i-s-c-r-i-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -i-n 
        -f-a-v-o-r -o-f -t-h-e -s-u-b-s-i-d-i-a-r-y -a-r-i-s-i-n-g 
        -o-u-t -o-f -t-h-e -s-u-b-s-i-d-i-a-r-y-'-s 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -S-e-p-a-r-a-t-e -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
        -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y-.----A -s-u-b-s-i-d-i-a-r-y -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d 
        -b-y -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -m-a-y -n-o-t -e-n-t-e-r 
        -i-n-t-o -a-n-y -j-o-i-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s 
        -o-r -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -w-i-t-h -a -l-o-c-a-l 
        -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -o-r -a-n-y -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e 
        -o-f -s-u-c-h -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-.
            -`-`-(-4-) -S-e-p-a-r-a-t-e -c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l 
        -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-.----A -s-u-b-s-i-d-i-a-r-y 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l 
        -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -i-t-s -m-a-r-k-e-t-i-n-g -a-n-d -s-a-l-e-s 
        -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -a-n-d -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e -f-r-o-m -a-n-y 
        -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -o-r -i-t-s 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-.
            -`-`-(-5-) -B-o-o-k-s-, -r-e-c-o-r-d-s-, -a-n-d 
        -a-c-c-o-u-n-t-s-.----A-n-y -s-u-b-s-i-d-i-a-r-y 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l 
        -m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n -b-o-o-k-s-, -r-e-c-o-r-d-s-, -a-n-d 
        -a-c-c-o-u-n-t-s -i-n -a -m-a-n-n-e-r -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -b-y 
        -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -w-h-i-c-h -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -b-o-o-k-s-, -r-e-c-o-r-d-s-, 
        -a-n-d -a-c-c-o-u-n-t-s -m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n-e-d -b-y -a-n-y 
        -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -o-r -a-n-y 
        -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s -o-f -s-u-c-h -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-.
            -`-`-(-6-) -P-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -a-n-d 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-.----A -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
        -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -m-a-y -n-o-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a-n-y 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -o-r -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -a 
        -s-u-b-s-i-d-i-a-r-y -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-i-s 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -u-n-l-e-s-s -s-u-c-h -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
        -o-r -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-r-e -m-a-d-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e 
        -t-o -o-t-h-e-r-s -o-n -t-h-e -s-a-m-e -t-e-r-m-s -a-n-d 
        -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s-.
            -`-`-(-7-) -P-r-e-v-e-n-t-i-o-n -o-f -c-r-o-s-s--
        -s-u-b-s-i-d-i-e-s-.----A-n-y -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
        -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -t-o -m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n -a 
        -s-u-b-s-i-d-i-a-r-y -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -s-h-a-l-l -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a-n-d -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-e-r-, 
        -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -a-n-d -t-h-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d 
        -t-h-e-r-e-u-n-d-e-r-, -a -c-o-s-t -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -s-y-s-t-e-m -t-h-a-t -p-r-o-h-i-b-i-t-s -a-n-y -c-o-s-t -o-f 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
        -f-r-o-m -b-e-i-n-g -s-u-b-s-i-d-i-z-e-d -b-y -r-e-v-e-n-u-e 
        -f-r-o-m -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-. 
        -T-h-e -c-o-s-t -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -s-y-s-t-e-m -s-h-a-l-l 
        -e-m-p-l-o-y -a -f-o-r-m-u-l-a -t-h-a-t -e-n-s-u-r-e-s 
        -t-h-a-t---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -t-h-e -r-a-t-e-s -f-o-r 
                -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
                -a-r-e -n-o -g-r-e-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -t-h-e-y -w-o-u-l-d 
                -h-a-v-e -b-e-e-n -i-n -t-h-e -a-b-s-e-n-c-e -o-f 
                -s-u-c-h -i-n-v-e-s-t-m-e-n-t -i-n 
                -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -(-t-a-k-i-n-g 
                -i-n-t-o -a-c-c-o-u-n-t -a-n-y -d-e-c-l-i-n-e -i-n 
                -t-h-e -r-e-a-l -c-o-s-t-s -o-f -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g 
                -s-u-c-h -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
                -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-)-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-B-) -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
                -b-e-a-r -a -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e -s-h-a-r-e -o-f -t-h-e 
                -j-o-i-n-t -a-n-d -c-o-m-m-o-n -c-o-s-t-s -o-f 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -u-s-e-d -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
                -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -a-n-d 
                -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.
            -`-`-(-8-) -A-s-s-e-t-s-.----T-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
        -s-h-a-l-l-, -b-y -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-, -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t 
        -t-h-e -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c -r-i-s-k-s -a-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-e-d 
        -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -b-y -a -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
        -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -o-r -a-n -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -t-h-e-r-e-o-f 
        -(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a-n-y -i-n-c-r-e-a-s-e-s -i-n -t-h-e 
        -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-'-s -c-o-s-t -o-f -c-a-p-i-t-a-l -t-h-a-t 
        -o-c-c-u-r -a-s -a -r-e-s-u-l-t -o-f -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n 
        -o-f -s-u-c-h -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-) -a-r-e -n-o-t -b-o-r-n-e -b-y 
        -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r-s -o-f -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -i-n -t-h-e -e-v-e-n-t -o-f -a 
        -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s -l-o-s-s -o-r -f-a-i-l-u-r-e-. 
        -I-n-v-e-s-t-m-e-n-t-s -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -e-x-p-e-n-d-i-t-u-r-e-s 
        -a-s-s-i-g-n-e-d -t-o -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
        -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e -r-e-a-s-s-i-g-n-e-d -t-o 
        -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-r 
        -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -a-c-c-e-s-s 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-.
            -`-`-(-9-) -D-e-b-t-.----A-n-y -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
        -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-, -w-h-i-c-h -i-s -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -t-o -b-e 
        -o-r -i-s -s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-a-l-l-y -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e -f-r-o-m 
        -a-n -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -e-n-g-a-g-e-d -i-n -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -o-b-t-a-i-n -c-r-e-d-i-t 
        -u-n-d-e-r -a-n-y -a-r-r-a-n-g-e-m-e-n-t -t-h-a-t -w-o-u-l-d---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -p-e-r-m-i-t -a -c-r-e-d-i-t-o-r-, 
                -u-p-o-n -d-e-f-a-u-l-t-, -t-o -h-a-v-e 
                -r-e-c-o-u-r-s-e -t-o -t-h-e -a-s-s-e-t-s -o-f -t-h-e 
                -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-; -o-r
                    -`-`-(-B-) -i-n-d-u-c-e -a -c-r-e-d-i-t-o-r -t-o 
                -r-e-l-y -o-n -t-h-e -t-a-n-g-i-b-l-e -o-r 
                -i-n-t-a-n-g-i-b-l-e -a-s-s-e-t-s -o-f -t-h-e 
                -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -i-n 
                -e-x-t-e-n-d-i-n-g -c-r-e-d-i-t-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -D-e-f-i-n-i-t-i-o-n-s-.----A-s -u-s-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-' -m-e-a-n-s 
-a-n-y -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -e-n-t-i-t-y -t-h-a-t-, 
-d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -o-r -i-n-d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y-, -o-w-n-s -o-r 
-c-o-n-t-r-o-l-s-, -o-r -i-s -o-w-n-e-d -o-r -c-o-n-t-r-o-l-l-e-d 
-b-y-, -o-r -i-s -u-n-d-e-r -c-o-m-m-o-n -o-w-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -o-r 
-c-o-n-t-r-o-l -w-i-t-h-, -a -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
-c-a-r-r-i-e-r-. -F-o-r -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -t-e-r-m-s -`-o-w-n-'-, -`-o-w-n-e-d-'-, 
-a-n-d -`-o-w-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-' -m-e-a-n -a -d-i-r-e-c-t -o-r 
-i-n-d-i-r-e-c-t -e-q-u-i-t-y -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -(-o-r 
-e-q-u-i-v-a-l-e-n-t -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-) -o-f -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -5 
-p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f -a-n -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -e-n-t-i-t-y-, 
-o-r -t-h-e -r-i-g-h-t -t-o -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -5 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f 
-t-h-e -g-r-o-s-s -r-e-v-e-n-u-e-s -o-f -a-n -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n 
-o-r -e-n-t-i-t-y -u-n-d-e-r -a -r-e-v-e-n-u-e -s-h-a-r-i-n-g -o-r 
-r-o-y-a-l-t-y -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-, -o-r -a-n-y -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l 
-m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -o-r -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-.-'-'-.

      -T-I-T-L-E -V-I----C-U-S-T-O-M-E-R -C-O-N-T-R-O-L -O-V-E-R 
                         -I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N

-S-E-C-. -6-0-1-. -C-U-S-T-O-M-E-R -I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N 
              -P-R-O-T-E-C-T-I-O-N-S-.

    -T-i-t-l-e -I-I -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -A-c-t 
-o-f -1-9-3-4 -(-4-7 -U-.-S-.-C-. -2-0-1 -e-t -s-e-q-.-)-, -a-s 
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -i-s -f-u-r-t-h-e-r 
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:

-`-`-S-E-C-. -2-3-7-. -C-U-S-T-O-M-E-R -I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N 
              -R-E-Q-U-I-R-E-M-E-N-T-S-.

    -`-`-(-a-) -C-u-s-t-o-m-e-r -P-r-o-p-r-i-e-t-a-r-y -N-e-t-w-o-r-k 
-I-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-.----A -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
-c-a-r-r-i-e-r---
            -`-`-(-1-) -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t-, -e-x-c-e-p-t -a-s 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y -l-a-w -o-r -u-p-o-n -t-h-e 
        -a-f-f-i-r-m-a-t-i-v-e -r-e-q-u-e-s-t -o-f -t-h-e 
        -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r -t-o -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -r-e-l-a-t-e-s---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -u-s-e -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r 
                -p-r-o-p-r-i-e-t-a-r-y -n-e-t-w-o-r-k 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g 
                -o-f -a-n-y -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-t-h-e-r -t-h-a-n -(-i-) 
                -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-r 
                -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -t-o-l-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-, -o-r 
                -(-i-i-) -a -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -o-r 
                -u-s-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f 
                -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-r 
                -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -t-o-l-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -u-s-e -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r 
                -p-r-o-p-r-i-e-t-a-r-y -n-e-t-w-o-r-k 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e 
                -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-r 
                -s-o-l-i-c-i-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l 
                -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r-s -f-o-r -a-n-y -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
                -o-t-h-e-r -t-h-a-n -t-h-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -f-r-o-m 
                -w-h-i-c-h -s-u-c-h -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -i-s 
                -d-e-r-i-v-e-d-;
                    -`-`-(-C-) -u-s-e -s-u-c-h -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                -i-n -t-h-e-i-r -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f 
                -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r -p-r-e-m-i-s-e-s -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-; 
                -o-r
                    -`-`-(-D-) -d-i-s-c-l-o-s-e -s-u-c-h 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -a-n-y -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e 
                -o-f -s-u-c-h -c-o-m-m-o-n -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -o-r -a-n-y 
                -o-t-h-e-r -p-e-r-s-o-n -t-h-a-t -i-s -n-o-t -a-n 
                -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -o-f -s-u-c-h -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -s-h-a-l-l -d-i-s-c-l-o-s-e -s-u-c-h 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-, -u-p-o-n -a-f-f-i-r-m-a-t-i-v-e 
        -w-r-i-t-t-e-n -r-e-q-u-e-s-t -b-y -t-h-e -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r-, 
        -t-o -a-n-y -p-e-r-s-o-n -d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
        -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r-;
            -`-`-(-3-) -s-h-a-l-l-, -w-h-e-n-e-v-e-r -s-u-c-h 
        -c-o-m-m-o-n -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s -a-n-y 
        -a-g-g-r-e-g-a-t-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -b-a-s-e-d -o-n 
        -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r -p-r-o-p-r-i-e-t-a-r-y -n-e-t-w-o-r-k 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -a-n-y -d-a-t-a -b-a-s-e -o-r 
        -o-t-h-e-r -c-o-m-p-i-l-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r 
        -p-r-o-p-r-i-e-t-a-r-y -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -a-n-y 
        -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l -o-f -s-u-c-h -c-o-m-m-o-n -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-, 
        -o-r -a-n-y -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -o-f -s-u-c-h -c-o-m-m-o-n 
        -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-, -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -e-n-g-a-g-e-d -i-n 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -a-n-y -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -t-h-a-t -i-s -n-o-t 
        -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f 
        -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-, -o-r 
        -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -e-n-g-a-g-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n 
        -o-f -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r -p-r-e-m-i-s-e-s -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, 
        -o-r -t-o -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -p-e-r-s-o-n -t-h-a-t -i-s -n-o-t 
        -a-n -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -o-r -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -o-f -s-u-c-h 
        -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-, -n-o-t-i-f-y -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-f 
        -t-h-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -s-u-c-h 
        -a-g-g-r-e-g-a-t-e -o-r -c-o-m-p-i-l-e-d -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -s-u-c-h -a-g-g-r-e-g-a-t-e 
        -o-r -c-o-m-p-i-l-e-d -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -o-n 
        -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e -t-e-r-m-s -a-n-d -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s 
        -t-o -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-r -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r -u-p-o-n -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e -r-e-q-u-e-s-t 
        -t-h-e-r-e-f-o-r-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-4-) -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -d-i-s-c-r-i-m-i-n-a-t-e 
        -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-d -a-n-d 
        -u-n-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-r -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r-s -i-n -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o-, 
        -o-r -i-n -t-h-e -u-s-e -a-n-d -d-i-s-c-l-o-s-u-r-e -o-f-, 
        -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -a-n-d -a-g-g-r-e-g-a-t-e -o-r 
        -c-o-m-p-i-l-e-d -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -m-a-d-e 
        -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-i-s 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -R-u-l-e -o-f -C-o-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-.----T-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-e-d -t-o 
-p-r-o-h-i-b-i-t -t-h-e -d-i-s-c-l-o-s-u-r-e -o-f -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r 
-p-r-o-p-r-i-e-t-a-r-y -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-s 
-n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y---
            -`-`-(-1-) -t-o -r-e-n-d-e-r-, -b-i-l-l-, -a-n-d 
        -c-o-l-l-e-c-t -f-o-r -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-r -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -t-o-l-l 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -t-o -r-e-n-d-e-r-, -b-i-l-l-, -a-n-d 
        -c-o-l-l-e-c-t -f-o-r -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -t-h-a-t 
        -t-h-e -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r -h-a-s -r-e-q-u-e-s-t-e-d-;
            -`-`-(-3-) -t-o -p-r-o-t-e-c-t -t-h-e -r-i-g-h-t-s -o-r 
        -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -o-f -t-h-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-; -o-r
            -`-`-(-4-) -t-o -p-r-o-t-e-c-t -u-s-e-r-s -o-f -a-n-y -o-f 
        -t-h-o-s-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s 
        -f-r-o-m -f-r-a-u-d-u-l-e-n-t-, -a-b-u-s-i-v-e-, -o-r 
        -u-n-l-a-w-f-u-l -u-s-e -o-f -o-r -s-u-b-s-c-r-i-p-t-i-o-n -t-o 
        -s-u-c-h -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-.
    -`-`-(-c-) -E-x-e-m-p-t-i-o-n -P-e-r-m-i-t-t-e-d-.----T-h-e 
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -m-a-y-, -b-y -r-u-l-e-, -e-x-e-m-p-t -f-r-o-m 
-t-h-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-) 
-l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -t-h-a-t -d-o -n-o-t 
-h-a-v-e -1-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -a-g-g-r-e-g-a-t-e -n-a-t-i-o-n-w-i-d-e 
-l-i-n-e-s -i-n-s-t-a-l-l-e-d -i-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
-d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h -e-x-e-m-p-t-i-o-n -i-s -i-n 
-t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -o-r -i-f -c-o-m-p-l-i-a-n-c-e 
-w-i-t-h -t-h-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -w-o-u-l-d -i-m-p-o-s-e -a-n 
-u-n-d-u-e -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c -b-u-r-d-e-n -o-n -t-h-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-.
    -`-`-(-d-) -D-u-t-y -t-o -P-r-o-v-i-d-e -S-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-r 
-L-i-s-t -I-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-.----N-o-t-w-i-t-h-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -(-a-)-, -(-b-)-, -a-n-d -(-c-)-, -a -l-o-c-a-l 
-e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -t-h-a-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s 
-s-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-r -l-i-s-t -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -a-n-y 
-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-d -o-r -u-n-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r -o-r -p-e-r-s-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
-s-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-r -l-i-s-t -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -o-n -a 
-t-i-m-e-l-y -a-n-d -u-n-b-u-n-d-l-e-d -b-a-s-i-s-, -u-n-d-e-r 
-n-o-n-d-i-s-c-r-i-m-i-n-a-t-o-r-y -a-n-d -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e 
-r-a-t-e-s-, -t-e-r-m-s-, -a-n-d -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s-, -t-o -a-n-y 
-p-e-r-s-o-n -u-p-o-n -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e -r-e-q-u-e-s-t-.
    -`-`-(-e-) -A-u-t-o-m-a-t-i-c -N-u-m-b-e-r 
-I-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -S-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -C-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s-.---
        -A-n-y -c-o-m-m-o-n -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -o-r -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -o-f 
        -a -c-o-m-m-o-n -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g 
        -a-u-t-o-m-a-t-i-c -n-u-m-b-e-r -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -t-o -a-n-y -p-e-r-s-o-n -s-h-a-l-l 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -s-u-c-h -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -u-n-d-e-r -a 
        -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -o-r -t-a-r-i-f-f -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-i-n-g 
        -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -s-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-r -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -t-h-a-t -c-o-m-p-l-y -w-i-t-h 
        -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-. -S-u-c-h 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -s-h-a-l-l---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -p-e-r-m-i-t -s-u-c-h -p-e-r-s-o-n -t-o 
                -u-s-e -t-h-e -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -n-u-m-b-e-r -a-n-d 
                -b-i-l-l-i-n-g -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d 
                -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-e -a-u-t-o-m-a-t-i-c 
                -n-u-m-b-e-r -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n 
                -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -f-o-r -b-i-l-l-i-n-g -a-n-d 
                -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -r-o-u-t-i-n-g-, 
                -s-c-r-e-e-n-i-n-g-, -a-n-d -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                -t-h-e -o-r-i-g-i-n-a-t-i-n-g -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
                -s-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-r-'-s -c-a-l-l -o-r 
                -t-r-a-n-s-a-c-t-i-o-n-, -o-r -f-o-r -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
                -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e 
                -o-r-i-g-i-n-a-t-i-n-g -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
                -s-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-r-'-s -c-a-l-l -o-r 
                -t-r-a-n-s-a-c-t-i-o-n-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -p-r-o-h-i-b-i-t -s-u-c-h -p-e-r-s-o-n 
                -f-r-o-m -r-e-u-s-i-n-g -o-r -s-e-l-l-i-n-g -t-h-e 
                -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -n-u-m-b-e-r -o-r -b-i-l-l-i-n-g 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d 
                -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-e -a-u-t-o-m-a-t-i-c 
                -n-u-m-b-e-r -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n 
                -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -w-i-t-h-o-u-t -f-i-r-s-t -o-r-a-l-l-y 
                -(-i-) -n-o-t-i-f-y-i-n-g -t-h-e -o-r-i-g-i-n-a-t-i-n-g 
                -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -s-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-r -a-n-d -(-i-i-) 
                -e-x-t-e-n-d-i-n-g -t-o -s-u-c-h -s-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-r 
                -t-h-e -o-p-t-i-o-n -t-o -l-i-m-i-t -o-r 
                -p-r-o-h-i-b-i-t -s-u-c-h -r-e-u-s-e -o-r -s-a-l-e-; 
                -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-C-) -p-r-o-h-i-b-i-t -s-u-c-h -p-e-r-s-o-n 
                -f-r-o-m -d-i-s-c-l-o-s-i-n-g-, -e-x-c-e-p-t -a-s 
                -p-e-r-m-i-t-t-e-d -b-y -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s 
                -(-A-) -a-n-d -(-B-)-, -a-n-y -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                -d-e-r-i-v-e-d -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -a-u-t-o-m-a-t-i-c 
                -n-u-m-b-e-r -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n 
                -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -f-o-r -a-n-y -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-t-h-e-r 
                -t-h-a-n---
                            -`-`-(-i-) -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-i-n-g -t-h-e 
                        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -o-r -t-r-a-n-s-a-c-t-i-o-n-s 
                        -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -t-h-e -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -o-f 
                        -t-h-e -o-r-i-g-i-n-a-t-i-n-g 
                        -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -s-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-r-'-s 
                        -c-a-l-l-,
                            -`-`-(-i-i-) -e-n-s-u-r-i-n-g 
                        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e-, 
                        -s-e-c-u-r-i-t-y-, -a-n-d -t-h-e 
                        -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s -o-f -c-a-l-l 
                        -d-e-l-i-v-e-r-y-,
                            -`-`-(-i-i-i-) -c-o-m-p-i-l-i-n-g-, 
                        -u-s-i-n-g-, -a-n-d -d-i-s-c-l-o-s-i-n-g 
                        -a-g-g-r-e-g-a-t-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-, 
                        -a-n-d
                            -`-`-(-i-v-) -c-o-m-p-l-y-i-n-g -w-i-t-h 
                        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -l-a-w -o-r -l-e-g-a-l 
                        -p-r-o-c-e-s-s-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -E-x-c-e-p-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d 
        -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r-s-.----T-h-e -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -i-m-p-o-s-e-d 
        -u-n-d-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t 
        -p-r-e-v-e-n-t -a -p-e-r-s-o-n -t-o -w-h-i-c-h 
        -a-u-t-o-m-a-t-i-c -n-u-m-b-e-r -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -a-r-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -f-r-o-m -u-s-i-n-g---
                            -`-`-(-A-) -t-h-e -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
                        -n-u-m-b-e-r -a-n-d -b-i-l-l-i-n-g 
                        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d 
                        -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -s-u-c-h -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-, 
                        -a-n-d
                            -`-`-(-B-) -a-n-y -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                        -d-e-r-i-v-e-d -f-r-o-m -t-h-e 
                        -a-u-t-o-m-a-t-i-c -n-u-m-b-e-r 
                        -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-, 
                        -o-r -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -a-n-a-l-y-s-i-s -o-f 
                        -t-h-e -c-h-a-r-a-c-t-e-r-i-s-t-i-c-s -o-f -a 
                        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                        -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-,
        -t-o -o-f-f-e-r-, -t-o -a-n-y -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
        -s-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-r -w-i-t-h -w-h-i-c-h -s-u-c-h -p-e-r-s-o-n 
        -h-a-s -a-n -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r 
        -r-e-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-h-i-p-, -a -p-r-o-d-u-c-t -o-r 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -t-h-a-t -i-s -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -r-e-l-a-t-e-d 
        -t-o -t-h-e -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-s -o-r -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
        -p-r-e-v-i-o-u-s-l-y -a-c-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-a-t 
        -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r -f-r-o-m -s-u-c-h -p-e-r-s-o-n-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -E-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t-.----(-A-) -E-a-c-h 
        -c-o-m-m-o-n -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-c-e-i-v-e -a-n-d 
        -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-t -t-o -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
        -c-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t-s -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-i-n-g -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -o-f -t-h-e -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -s-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-r 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -i-m-p-o-s-e-d 
        -u-n-d-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-)-. -E-a-c-h -c-o-m-m-o-n 
        -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -s-h-a-l-l -s-u-b-m-i-t -t-o -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -i-n -s-u-c-h -f-o-r-m -a-s -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -m-a-y -r-e-q-u-i-r-e -b-y 
        -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-, -r-e-p-o-r-t-s -o-n -a-c-t-i-o-n-s 
        -t-a-k-e-n -b-y -t-h-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -t-o -c-o-m-p-l-y 
        -w-i-t-h -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
            -`-`-(-B-) -T-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -m-a-y-, -b-y 
        -r-u-l-e -o-r -o-r-d-e-r-, -d-i-r-e-c-t -t-h-e 
        -t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-u-t-o-m-a-t-i-c -n-u-m-b-e-r 
        -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -t-o -a-n-y 
        -p-e-r-s-o-n -w-h-o -h-a-s -v-i-o-l-a-t-e-d -t-h-e 
        -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -s-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-r -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -i-m-p-o-s-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-)-. -F-o-r -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5-0-3-(-b-)-(-1-)-(-B-)-, -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -o-f -s-u-c-h -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-e-d -t-o -b-e -a -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a 
        -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-.
            -`-`-(-4-) -E-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -d-a-t-e-.----(-A-) 
        -E-x-c-e-p-t -a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n 
        -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-B-)-, -t-h-e 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -s-h-a-l-l -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -a-n-y -a-u-t-o-m-a-t-i-c 
        -n-u-m-b-e-r -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -o-n -o-r -a-f-t-e-r -o-n-e -y-e-a-r 
        -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
            -`-`-(-B-) -I-n -t-h-e -c-a-s-e -o-f -a-n-y 
        -a-u-t-o-m-a-t-i-c -n-u-m-b-e-r -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -a -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t 
        -e-n-t-e-r-e-d -i-n-t-o-, -o-r -t-a-r-i-f-f -t-a-k-i-n-g 
        -e-f-f-e-c-t-, -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -9-0 -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r 
        -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f 
        -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -a-n-y 
        -a-u-t-o-m-a-t-i-c -n-u-m-b-e-r -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -s-u-c-h 
        -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -o-r -t-a-r-i-f-f-.
    -`-`-(-f-) -D-e-f-i-n-i-t-i-o-n-s-.----A-s -u-s-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:
            -`-`-(-1-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r 
        -p-r-o-p-r-i-e-t-a-r-y -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-' 
        -m-e-a-n-s---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -w-h-i-c-h -(-i-) 
                -r-e-l-a-t-e-s -t-o -t-h-e -q-u-a-n-t-i-t-y-, 
                -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -c-o-n-f-i-g-u-r-a-t-i-o-n-, 
                -t-y-p-e-, -d-e-s-t-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -a-m-o-u-n-t 
                -o-f -u-s-e -o-f -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
                -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-r -i-n-t-e-r-e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
                -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -s-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-d 
                -t-o -b-y -a-n-y -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r -o-f -a 
                -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-, 
                -a-n-d -(-i-i-) -i-s -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o -t-h-e 
                -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y 
                -b-y -v-i-r-t-u-e -o-f -t-h-e -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
                -c-o-m-p-a-n-y---c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r 
                -r-e-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-h-i-p-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -b-i-l-l-s -f-o-r 
                -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-r 
                -i-n-t-e-r-e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
                -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d -b-y -a 
                -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r -o-f -a -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
                -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-C-) -s-u-c-h -o-t-h-e-r 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-i-n-g -t-h-e 
                -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r -a-s -i-s -(-i-) -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e 
                -t-o -t-h-e -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
                -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -b-y -v-i-r-t-u-e -o-f -t-h-e 
                -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r-'-s -u-s-e -o-f -t-h-e 
                -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-'-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -a-n-d -(-i-i-) 
                -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-e-d -a-s -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e 
                -d-e-f-i-n-i-t-i-o-n -o-f -s-u-c-h -t-e-r-m -b-y 
                -s-u-c-h -r-u-l-e-s -a-s -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
                -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t 
                -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-,
        -e-x-c-e-p-t -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h -t-e-r-m -d-o-e-s -n-o-t 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -s-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-r -l-i-s-t 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-s-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-r 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-' -m-e-a-n-s -a-n-y 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y-i-n-g -t-h-e -n-a-m-e-s 
                -o-f -s-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-r-s -o-f -a -l-o-c-a-l 
                -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -a-n-d -s-u-c-h 
                -s-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-r-s-' -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
                -n-u-m-b-e-r-s-, -a-d-d-r-e-s-s-e-s-, -o-r 
                -a-d-v-e-r-t-i-s-i-n-g -c-l-a-s-s-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-, 
                -o-r -a-n-y -c-o-m-b-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -s-u-c-h 
                -n-a-m-e-s-, -n-u-m-b-e-r-s-, -a-d-d-r-e-s-s-e-s-, -o-r 
                -c-l-a-s-s-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-B-) -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -o-r -a-n 
                -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -h-a-s -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -o-r 
                -a-c-c-e-p-t-e-d -f-o-r -f-u-t-u-r-e 
                -p-u-b-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-a-g-g-r-e-g-a-t-e 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-' -m-e-a-n-s -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-v-e 
        -d-a-t-a -t-h-a-t -r-e-l-a-t-e-s -t-o -a -g-r-o-u-p -o-r 
        -c-a-t-e-g-o-r-y -o-f -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -o-r 
        -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r-s-, -f-r-o-m -w-h-i-c-h -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l 
        -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r -i-d-e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -o-r 
        -c-h-a-r-a-c-t-e-r-i-s-t-i-c-s -h-a-v-e -b-e-e-n 
        -r-e-m-o-v-e-d-.
            -`-`-(-4-) -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-a-u-t-o-m-a-t-i-c 
        -n-u-m-b-e-r -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-' -m-e-a-n-s -a-n 
        -a-c-c-e-s-s -s-i-g-n-a-l-i-n-g -p-r-o-t-o-c-o-l -i-n 
        -c-o-m-m-o-n -u-s-e -b-y -c-o-m-m-o-n -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -t-h-a-t 
        -u-s-e-s -a-n -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y-i-n-g -s-i-g-n-a-l 
        -a-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-e-d -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -u-s-e -o-f -a 
        -s-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-r-'-s -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
        -b-i-l-l-i-n-g -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -o-t-h-e-r 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -t-h-e -l-o-c-a-l -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e 
        -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -a-n-d -t-o -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r 
        -i-n-t-e-r-c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-n-g -c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s-.
    -`-`-(-g-) -P-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g -R-e-q-u-i-r-e-d-.----W-i-t-h-i-n 
-6 -m-o-n-t-h-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l 
-c-o-m-m-e-n-c-e -a -p-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g---
            -`-`-(-1-) -t-o -e-x-a-m-i-n-e -t-h-e -i-m-p-a-c-t -o-f 
        -t-h-e -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-i-o-n -i-n-t-o 
        -i-n-t-e-r-c-o-n-n-e-c-t-e-d -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s -o-f -w-i-r-e-l-e-s-s -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e-, 
        -c-a-b-l-e-, -s-a-t-e-l-l-i-t-e-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -o-n -t-h-e -p-r-i-v-a-c-y 
        -r-i-g-h-t-s -a-n-d -r-e-m-e-d-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -c-o-n-s-u-m-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-o-s-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -t-o -e-x-a-m-i-n-e -t-h-e -i-m-p-a-c-t -t-h-a-t 
        -t-h-e -g-l-o-b-a-l-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -s-u-c-h 
        -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-e-d -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s -h-a-s -o-n -t-h-e -i-n-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -c-o-n-s-u-m-e-r 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -t-h-e -p-r-i-v-a-c-y 
        -r-i-g-h-t-s -a-n-d -r-e-m-e-d-i-e-s -t-o -p-r-o-t-e-c-t 
        -c-o-n-s-u-m-e-r-s-;
            -`-`-(-3-) -t-o -p-r-o-p-o-s-e -c-h-a-n-g-e-s -i-n -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-'-s -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o 
        -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -e-f-f-e-c-t -o-n -c-o-n-s-u-m-e-r 
        -p-r-i-v-a-c-y -r-i-g-h-t-s -i-s -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-e-d -i-n 
        -t-h-e -i-n-t-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -n-e-w 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -a-n-d 
        -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -s-u-c-h 
        -p-r-i-v-a-c-y -r-i-g-h-t-s -i-s -i-n-c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-e-d -a-s 
        -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -i-n -t-h-e -d-e-s-i-g-n -o-f -s-u-c-h 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -o-r -t-h-e -r-u-l-e-s -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-n-g 
        -s-u-c-h -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-;
            -`-`-(-4-) -t-o -p-r-o-p-o-s-e -c-h-a-n-g-e-s -i-n -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-'-s -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-s 
        -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -c-o-r-r-e-c-t -a-n-y -d-e-f-e-c-t-s 
        -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-1-) -i-n -s-u-c-h -r-i-g-h-t-s -a-n-d -r-e-m-e-d-i-e-s-; 
        -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-5-) -t-o -p-r-e-p-a-r-e 
        -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -t-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s 
        -f-o-r -a-n-y -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e -c-h-a-n-g-e-s 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -t-o -c-o-r-r-e-c-t -s-u-c-h 
        -d-e-f-e-c-t-s-.-'-'-.

           -T-I-T-L-E -V-I-I----M-E-D-I-A -D-I-V-E-R-S-I-T-Y

-S-E-C-. -7-0-1-. -R-E-M-O-V-A-L -O-F -B-R-O-A-D-C-A-S-T -S-T-A-T-I-O-N 
              -O-W-N-E-R-S-H-I-P -R-E-S-T-R-I-C-T-I-O-N-S-.

    -W-i-t-h-i-n -o-n-e -y-e-a-r -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f 
-e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
-s-h-a-l-l-, -a-f-t-e-r -a -n-o-t-i-c-e -a-n-d -c-o-m-m-e-n-t 
-p-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g-, -m-o-d-i-f-y -o-r -r-e-m-o-v-e -s-u-c-h 
-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l -o-w-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -r-u-l-e-s -o-n 
-r-a-d-i-o -a-n-d -t-e-l-e-v-i-s-i-o-n -b-r-o-a-d-c-a-s-t 
-s-t-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-s -a-r-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e 
-t-h-a-t -b-r-o-a-d-c-a-s-t-e-r-s -a-r-e -a-b-l-e -t-o -c-o-m-p-e-t-e 
-f-a-i-r-l-y -w-i-t-h -o-t-h-e-r -m-e-d-i-a -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r-s 
-w-h-i-l-e -e-n-s-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c 
-r-e-c-e-i-v-e-s -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -f-r-o-m -a -d-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-y 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title of Act.--This Act may be cited as the 
``Communications Act of 1994''.
    (b) Short Title of Subtitle A of Title IV.--Subtitle A of title IV 
may be cited as the ``Telecommunications Equipment Research and 
Manufacturing Competition Act of 1994''.
    (c) Table of Contents.--

Sec. 1. Short titles; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Effect on other law.

        TITLE I--PROTECTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE

Sec. 101. National policy goals.
Sec. 102. Universal service protection and advancement.
Sec. 103. Public rights-of-way.
Sec. 104. Public access.

                      TITLE II--TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Sec. 201. Infrastructure investment.

                      TITLE III--REGULATORY REFORM

Sec. 301. Definitions.
Sec. 302. Regulatory reform.
Sec. 303. Implementing regulations.
Sec. 304. State and local taxation of direct broadcast satellite 
                            services.
Sec. 305. Pole attachments. 
Sec. 306. Carrier of last resort.
Sec. 307. Additional requirements for certain carriers in Alaska.

           TITLE IV--AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES OF BELL COMPANIES

  Subtitle A--Telecommunications Equipment Research and Manufacturing 
                              Competition

Sec. 401. Findings.
Sec. 402. Amendment to Communications Act of 1934.
Sec. 403. Increased penalty for recordkeeping violations.
Sec. 404. Application of antitrust laws.

 Subtitle B--Regulation of Alarm Services and Electronic Publishing by 
                        Bell Operating Companies

Sec. 421. Regulation of entry into alarm monitoring services.
Sec. 422. Regulation of electronic publishing.

         Subtitle C--Information Services and Payphone Services

Sec. 431. Provision of information services.
Sec. 432. Provision of payphone services.

           Subtitle D--InterLATA Telecommunications Services

Sec. 441. InterLATA telecommunications services.
Sec. 442. Jurisdiction.

      TITLE V--REGULATORY PARITY AMONG PROVIDERS OF CABLE SERVICE

Sec. 501. Provision of cable service by local exchange carriers and 
                            provision of telecommunications services by 
                            cable operators.
Sec. 502. Common carrier video platform.
Sec. 503. Jurisdiction of franchising authority.

              TITLE VI--CUSTOMER CONTROL OVER INFORMATION

Sec. 601. Customer information protection.

                       TITLE VII--MEDIA DIVERSITY

Sec. 701. Review of broadcast rules.
Sec. 702. Television broadcaster provision of additional services.
Sec. 703. Video programming accessibility.

      TITLE VIII--OBSCENE, HARASSING, AND WRONGFUL UTILIZATION OF 
                     TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES

Sec. 801. Obscene or harassing use of telecommunications facilities 
                            under the Communications Act of 1934.
Sec. 802. Obscene programming on cable television.
Sec. 803. Broadcasting obscene language on radio.
Sec. 804. Interception and disclosure of electronic communications.
Sec. 805. Additional prohibition on billing for toll-free telephone 
                            calls.
Sec. 806. Scrambling of cable channels for nonsubscribers.
Sec. 807. Cable operator refusal to carry certain programs.

        TITLE IX--ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK CAPABILITY

Sec. 901. Advanced telecommunications network capability.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Congress has not passed comprehensive changes to the 
        Communications Act of 1934 since that Act was originally 
        passed.
            (2) Congress must pass comprehensive communications 
        legislation to promote the development and growth of the 
        national information superhighway.
            (3) Changes in the telecommunications marketplace have made 
        some of the provisions of the Communications Act of 1934 
        obsolete, unnecessary, or inimical to advances in 
        communications technologies and services.
            (4) Competition has emerged in many services that were 
        previously thought to be natural monopolies, but the 
        Communications Act of 1934 requires all carriers to be 
        regulated as if they were monopolies.
            (5) As communications markets change, government must 
        ensure that the public interest, convenience, and necessity are 
        preserved.
            (6) The public interest requires that universal service is 
        protected and advanced, that new telecommunications 
        technologies are deployed rapidly and equitably, and that 
        access by schools, hospitals, public broadcasters, libraries, 
        and museums to advanced telecommunications services is 
        assisted.
            (7) Access to telecommunications services is fundamental to 
        safety of life and participation in a democratic society.
            (8) Telecommunications networks make substantial use of 
        public rights of way in real property and in spectrum 
        frequencies, and carriers that make use of such public rights 
        of way have an obligation to provide preferential rates to 
        entities that provide significant public benefits.
            (9) Advanced telecommunications services can enhance the 
        quality of life and promote economic development and 
        international competitiveness.
            (10) Telecommunications infrastructure development is 
        particularly crucial to the continued economic development of 
        rural areas that may lack an adequate industrial or service 
        base for continued development.
            (11) Advancements in the Nation's telecommunications 
        infrastructure will enhance the public welfare by helping to 
        speed the delivery of new services, such as distance learning, 
        remote medical sensing, and distribution of health information.
            (12) Infrastructure advancement can be assisted by joint 
        planning and infrastructure sharing by carriers and other 
        providers of network facilities and services providing 
        communications services.
            (13) Increased competition in telecommunications services 
        can, if subject to appropriate safeguards, encourage 
        infrastructure development and have beneficial effects on the 
        price, universal availability, variety, and quality of 
        telecommunications services.
            (14) The emergence of competition in telecommunications 
        services has already contributed, and can be expected to 
        continue contributing, to the modernization of the 
        infrastructure.
            (15) Competition in the long distance industry and the 
        communications equipment market has brought about lower prices 
        and higher quality services.
            (16) Competition for local communications services has 
        already begun to benefit the public; competitive access 
        providers have deployed thousands of miles of optical fiber in 
        their local networks; local exchange carriers have been 
        prompted by competition to accelerate the installation of 
        optical fiber in their own networks.
            (17) Electric utilities, satellite carriers, and others are 
        prepared to enter the local telephone market over the next few 
        years.
            (18) A diversity of telecommunications carriers enhances 
        network reliability by providing redundant capacity, thereby 
        lessening the impact of any network failure.
            (19) Competition must proceed under rules that protect 
        consumers and are fair to all telecommunications carriers.
            (20) All telecommunications carriers, including competitors 
        to the telephone companies, should contribute to universal 
        service and should make their networks available for 
        interconnection by others.
            (21) Removal of all State and local barriers to entry into 
        the telecommunications services market and provision of 
        interconnection are warranted after mechanisms to protect 
        universal service and rules are established to ensure that 
        competition develops.
            (22) Increasing the availability of interconnection and 
        interoperability among the facilities of telecommunications 
        carriers will help stimulate the development of fair 
        competition among providers.
            (23) The portability of telecommunications numbers will 
        eliminate a significant advantage held by traditional telephone 
        companies over competitors in the provision of 
        telecommunications services.
            (24) Unreasonable restrictions on resale and sharing of 
        telecommunications networks retard the growth of competition 
        and restrict the diversity of services available to the public.
            (25) Additional regulatory measures are needed to allow 
        consumers in rural markets and noncompetitive markets the 
        opportunity to benefit from high-quality telecommunications 
        capabilities.
            (26) Regulatory flexibility for existing providers of 
        telephone exchange service is necessary to allow them to 
        respond to competition.
            (27) The Federal Communications Commission (referred to 
        elsewhere in this Act as the ``Commission'') and the States 
        must have the flexibility to adjust their regulations of each 
        provider of telecommunications services to serve the public 
        interest.
            (28) If the efforts of the private sector fail, the 
        Commission should take steps to ensure network reliability and 
        the development of network standards.
            (29) Access to switched, digital telecommunications service 
        for all segments of the population promotes the core First 
        Amendment goal of diverse information sources by enabling 
        individuals and organizations alike to publish and otherwise 
        make information available in electronic form.
            (30) The national welfare will be enhanced if community 
        newspapers are provided ease of entry into the operation of 
        information services disseminated through electronic means 
        primarily to customers in the localities served by such 
        newspapers at rates that are not higher, on a perunit basis, 
        than the rates charged for such services to any other 
        electronic publisher.
            (31) A clear national mandate is needed for full 
        participation in access to telecommunications networks and 
        services by individuals with disabilities.
            (32) The obligations of telecommunications carriers include 
        the duty to furnish telecommunications services which are 
        designed to be fully accessible to individuals with 
        disabilities in accordance with such standards as the 
        Commission may prescribe.
            (33) Permitting the Bell operating companies to enter the 
        manufacturing market will stimulate greater research and 
        development, create more jobs, and enhance our international 
        competitiveness.
            (34) The Bell operating companies should not be permitted 
        to enter the market for other long distance services until they 
        have eliminated the barriers to competition and 
        interconnection.
            (35) Safeguards are necessary to ensure that the Bell 
        operating companies do not abuse their market power over local 
        telephone service to discriminate against competitors in the 
        markets for electronic publishing, alarm services, and other 
        information services.
            (36) Amending the legal barriers to the provision of video 
        programming by telephone companies in their service areas will 
        encourage competition to existing cable television service 
        providers and encourage telephone companies to upgrade their 
        telecommunications facilities to enable them to deliver video 
        programming, as long as telephone companies and cable companies 
        are prohibited from buying or joint venturing with each other 
        in their service areas (except for certain rural areas).
            (37) As communications technologies and services 
        proliferate, consumers must be given the right to control 
        information concerning their use of those technologies and 
        services.
            (38) As competition in the media increases, the Commission 
        should reexamine the need for national and local ownership 
        limits on broadcast stations, consistent with the need to 
        maintain diversity of information sources.

SEC. 3. EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.

    (a) Antitrust Laws.--Except as provided in subsection (b), nothing 
in this Act shall be construed to modify, impair, or supersede the 
applicability of any antitrust law.
    (b) Modification of Final Judgment.--This Act shall supersede the 
Modification of Final Judgment to the extent that it is inconsistent 
with this Act.

        TITLE I--PROTECTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE

SEC. 101. NATIONAL POLICY GOALS.

    Section 1 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151) is 
amended by inserting ``(a)'' before ``For the purpose of'' and by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) The primary objective of United States national and 
international communications policy shall be to protect the public 
interest. The public interest shall include the following:
            ``(1) To ensure that every person has access to reasonably 
        evolving telecommunications services at just, reasonable, and 
        affordable rates taking into account advances in 
        telecommunications and information technology.
            ``(2) To promote the development and widespread 
        availability of new technologies and advanced 
        telecommunications and information services to all persons 
        regardless of location or disability.
            ``(3) To ensure that consumers have access to diverse 
        sources of information.
            ``(4) To promote learning, education, and knowledge.
            ``(5) To ensure reasonably comparable services at 
        reasonably comparable rates for consumers in urban and rural 
        areas.
            ``(6) To allow each individual the opportunity to 
        contribute to the free flow of ideas and information through 
        telecommunications and information services.
            ``(7) To maximize the contribution of communications and 
        information technologies and services to economic welfare and 
        quality of life.
            ``(8) To protect each individual's right to control the use 
        of information concerning his or her use of telecommunications 
        services.
            ``(9) To provide secure and reliable services for Federal, 
        State, and local government emergency response.
            ``(10) To promote democracy.
            ``(11) To make available so far as possible, to all the 
        people of the United States, regardless of race, color, 
        national origin, income, residence in a rural or urban area, or 
        disability, high capacity two-way communications networks 
        capable of enabling users to originate and receive affordable 
        and accessible high quality voice, data, graphics, video, and 
        other types of telecommunications services.''.

SEC. 102. UNIVERSAL SERVICE PROTECTION AND ADVANCEMENT.

    (a) In General.--Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 201 the 
following new section:

``SEC. 201A. UNIVERSAL SERVICE PROTECTION AND ADVANCEMENT.

    ``(a) Universal Service Principles.--The Joint Board and the 
Commission shall base policies for the preservation and advancement of 
universal service on the following principles:
            ``(1) Quality services are to be provided at just, 
        reasonable, and affordable rates.
            ``(2) Access to advanced telecommunications and information 
        services should be provided in all regions of the Nation.
            ``(3) Consumers in rural and high cost areas should have 
        access to telecommunications and information services, 
        including interexchange services, reasonably comparable to 
        those services provided in urban areas.
            ``(4) Consumers in rural and high cost areas should have 
        access to telecommunications and information services at rates 
        that are reasonably comparable to rates charged for similar 
        services in urban areas.
            ``(5) Citizens in rural and high cost areas should have 
        access to the benefits of advanced telecommunications and 
        information services for health care, education, economic 
        development, and other public purposes.
            ``(6) There should be a coordinated Federal-State universal 
        service system to preserve and advance universal service.
            ``(7) Consumers should be permitted to exercise choice 
        among telecommunications carriers offering universal service.
            ``(8) Consumers of universal service should have the right 
        to control the use of information concerning their individual 
        use of such service.
    ``(b) Definition.--Universal service is an evolving package of 
services which includes any telecommunications and information services 
which the Commission, based on recommendations from the public, 
Congress, and the Federal-State Joint Board periodically convened under 
section 102 of the Communications Act of 1994, and taking into account 
advances in telecommunications and information technologies and 
services, determines should be provided at just, reasonable, and 
affordable rates to all Americans, including those in rural and high-
cost areas and those with disabilities, to enable them to participate 
effectively in the economic, academic, medical, and democratic 
processes of the Nation. At a minimum, universal service shall include 
access to any telecommunications and information services that the 
Commission determines have, through the operation of market choices by 
customers, been subscribed to by a substantial majority of residential 
customers.
    ``(c) All Telecommunications Providers Contribute.--Every 
telecommunications carrier engaged in intrastate, interstate, or 
foreign communication by wire or radio shall contribute to the 
preservation and advancement of universal service. The Commission may, 
by rule, require any other telecommunications provider to contribute to 
the preservation and advancement of universal service, if the public 
interest so requires. Such contributions shall be in the manner 
determined by the Commission, after referral to the Joint Board 
periodically convened under section 102 of the Communications Act of 
1994, and shall be on an equitable and non-discriminatory basis. The 
Commission and the States shall, through the Universal Service Fund 
established under subsection (d), collect only the amount of 
contributions needed to meet the amount of support payments reasonably 
necessary to preserve and advance universal service, as defined by the 
Commission under subsection (b).
    ``(d) Universal Service Fund.--The Commission shall establish 
within 18 months after the date of enactment of the Communications Act 
of 1994, after referral to the Federal-State Joint Board convened under 
section 102 of that Act, a Universal Service Fund, controlled by an 
independent administrator, which shall have specific and predictable 
Federal and State mechanisms to provide adequate and sustainable 
support for maintaining and advancing universal service. The Fund shall 
be the primary repository of universal service contributions, and shall 
be responsible for the collection of universal service contributions 
and the distribution of support payments, based on rules established by 
the Commission and the States to implement this section.
    ``(e) Federal-State Partnership.--A State may adopt regulations to 
provide for additional definitions, mechanisms, and standards to 
preserve and advance universal service within such State, and to 
implement any Joint Board recommendation made under section 102 of the 
Communications Act of 1994, provided that such State regulations are 
not inconsistent, or are modified to be made not inconsistent, within 
one year after the effective date of regulations prescribed by the 
Commission to implement this section.
    ``(f) Eligibility for Universal Service Support.--Only 
telecommunications carriers which are designated as a carrier of last 
resort under section 214(d) shall be eligible to receive support 
payments from the Universal Service Fund established under this 
section. The Commission, after referral to the Joint Board periodically 
convened under section 102 of the Communications Act of 1994, shall 
establish appropriate regulatory mechanisms to ensure that support 
payments accurately reflect the amount reasonably necessary to preserve 
and advance universal service.
    ``(g) Rate Adjustments.--The Commission shall, after referral to 
the Joint Board established under section 102 of the Communications Act 
of 1994, establish guidelines to be implemented by the States to allow 
for rate adjustments by existing providers of universal service 
necessary to implement the universal service rules approved by the 
Commission pursuant to this section. Such guidelines shall provide 
for--
            ``(1) the development and approval of transition plans for 
        up to 2 years, or 4 years in the case of small 
        telecommunications carriers;
            ``(2) compensation for services not included in the 
        definition of universal service by the Commission, but required 
        under State law; and
            ``(3) expedited implementation by States of any changes 
        required by this section.
    ``(h) Interexchange Service.--The Commission shall ensure that the 
rates charged by providers of interexchange telecommunications service 
to consumers in rural and high cost areas are maintained at levels no 
higher than those charged by each such provider to its consumers in 
urban areas.
    ``(i) Subsidy of Competitive Services Prohibited.--
Telecommunications carriers shall not be permitted to subsidize 
competitive services from revenues obtained from services that are not 
competitive. The Commission, after referral to the Joint Board 
established under section 102 of the Communications Act of 1994, shall 
establish cost allocation rules and guidelines to ensure that services 
included in the definition of universal service bear no more than a 
reasonable share (and may, in the public interest, bear less than or 
none of such share) of the joint and common costs of facilities used to 
provide such services.
    ``(j) Effective Date.--The provisions of subsections (c), (d), (e), 
(f), and (g) of this section shall take effect 18 months after the date 
of enactment of the Communications Act of 1994.''.
    (b) Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service.--
            (1) Within one month of the date of enactment of this Act, 
        the Commission shall institute and refer to a Federal-State 
        Joint Board under section 410(c) of the Communications Act of 
        1934 a proceeding to recommend rules regarding the 
        implementation of section 201A of that Act, including the 
        definition of universal service. Such Joint Board shall, after 
        notice and public comment, make its recommendations to the 
        Commission no later than nine months after the date of 
        enactment of this Act.
            (2) The Commission shall periodically, but no less than 
        once every 6 years, institute and refer to a Federal-State 
        Joint Board under section 410(c) of the Communications Act of 
        1934 a proceeding to review the implementation of section 201A 
        of that Act and to make new recommendations within 9 months of 
        the date such Joint Board convened, if necessary, with respect 
        to any modifications or additions that may be needed. As part 
        of any such proceeding the Joint Board shall review the 
        definition of, and adequacy of support for, universal service 
        and shall evaluate the extent to which universal service has 
        been protected and advanced.
    (c) Commission Action.--The Commission shall initiate a single 
proceeding to implement recommendations from the initial Joint Board 
required by subsection (b) and shall complete such proceeding within 18 
months of the date of enactment of this Act. Thereafter, the Commission 
shall complete any proceeding to implement recommendations from any 
further Joint Board required under subsection (b) within 9 months of 
receiving such recommendations.
    (d) Separations Rules.--Nothing in the amendments made by this Act 
to the Communications Act of 1934 shall affect the Commission's 
separations rules for local exchange or interexchange carriers in 
effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
    (e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 332(c)(1)(A) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(c)(1)(A)) is amended by 
inserting ``201A, 201B, 201C'' after ``section 201,''.

SEC. 103. PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY.

    (a) In General.--Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 201A the 
following new section:

``SEC. 201B. PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY.

    ``(a) Requirement for Reserved Capacity.--Within 2 years after the 
enactment of the Communications Act of 1994, the Commission shall 
promulgate regulations to require owners and operators of 
telecommunications networks to reserve, for public uses, up to 5 
percent of the capacity on such networks used for the delivery of 
information services, for use by eligible entities at incremental cost 
based rates for the delivery of information services to the general 
public. The capacity shall be reserved in exchange for the use of 
public rights-of-way accorded telecommunications networks. The capacity 
shall be allocated pursuant to regulations promulgated by the 
Commission and State authorities. The owner or operator of any affected 
telecommunications network shall have no control over, and no liability 
for, the communications content of such capacity.
    ``(b) Reservation of Capacity.--
            ``(1) Amount of capacity to be reserved.--The Commission 
        shall determine on the record, after notice and opportunity for 
        comment, the appropriate amount of capacity to be reserved on 
        each telecommunications network. In making such a 
        determination, the Commission shall consider the type of 
        technology used by the network, barriers to accessing the 
        network, existing set-aside requirements for broadcast 
        spectrum, existing requirements under sections 335, 611, and 
        615, the public's right to receive adequate compensation for 
        use of public rights-of-way, and such other factors as the 
        Commission considers appropriate.
            ``(2) Temporary reductions.--If the Commission determines 
        that any portion of the amount of capacity that a 
        telecommunications network is required to reserve under this 
        section will go unused, the Commission may temporarily reduce 
        the reserved amount by such unused portion. During the period 
        when the reserved capacity of a telecommunications network is 
        temporarily reduced, an eligible entity described in subsection 
        (c) may request use of any of the portion by which such 
        reserved capacity was reduced and the Commission shall act 
        promptly upon such request.
            ``(3) Quality.--The quality of telecommunications capacity 
        reserved for public uses under this section shall be equivalent 
        to the best quality of available capacity of the affected 
        telecommunications network in all respects, including 
        accessibility, channel positioning, interconnection access 
        rights, network capabilities, and such other factors as the 
        Commission considers appropriate.
            ``(4) Establishment of rates for eligible entities on open 
        systems.--If the Commission determines on the record after 
        notice and opportunity for comment that a telecommunications 
        network has clearly sufficient open architecture, capacity, and 
        nondiscriminatory access terms to ensure access by eligible 
        entities described in subsection (c), the Commission shall 
        determine that the obligation to reserve a certain amount of 
        capacity imposed under this subsection is not applicable. This 
        paragraph shall not affect the requirement to make capacity 
        available to eligible entities at incremental cost based rates.
    ``(c) Allocation of Capacity.--
            ``(1) Eligible entities.--The following entities are 
        eligible for access to the capacity reserved under this 
        section:
                    ``(A) Elementary and secondary schools as defined 
                in section 1471 of the Elementary and Secondary 
                Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2891), and 
                institutions of higher education as defined in section 
                1201 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
                2891).
                    ``(B) Public telecommunications entities.
                    ``(C) Public and nonprofit libraries.
                    ``(D) Nonprofit organizations described in section 
                501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that are 
                formed for the purpose of providing nondiscriminatory 
                public access to noncommercial educational, 
                informational, cultural, civic, or charitable services.
            ``(2) Terms and conditions of access.--Such eligible 
        entities shall have access to such capacity for the provision 
        of educational, informational, cultural, civic, or charitable 
        services directly to the general public. Telecommunications 
        capacity allocated pursuant to this section shall not be sold, 
        resold, or otherwise transferred in consideration for money or 
        any other thing of value.
            ``(3) Allocation.--The Commission and the States shall 
        determine appropriate mechanisms and guidelines for allocating 
        such capacity.
    ``(d) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            ``(1) The term `telecommunications network' means any group 
        of facilities that has been granted the right to occupy any 
        public right-of-way and that is used to transmit or carry 
        information services, including video services, to the general 
        public, and that provides the consumer or end-user the 
        opportunity to choose from a range of information services that 
        are available contemporaneously to the general public. Neither 
        terrestrial radio or television broadcast stations licensed 
        under title III, nor cable systems subject to sections 611 and 
        615, shall be considered to be telecommunications networks.
            ``(2) The term `public right-of-way' means any right-of-
        way, including use of the electromagnetic spectrum, that is 
        held or otherwise controlled by Federal, State, or local 
        governments on behalf of the general public, and is used in the 
        transmission or carriage of telecommunications.
            ``(3) The term `incremental cost based rates' means the 
        lowest rate that is consistent with the long run incremental 
        cost or out-of-pocket cost, whichever is lower, of 
        telecommunications networks in offering technically similar 
        commercial services. These rates shall be no more than the 
        directly attributable cost of the service, and in no event 
        shall they contain a contribution to coverage of the joint or 
        common costs of the provider.''.

SEC. 104. PUBLIC ACCESS.

    (a) Amendment of Communications Act.--Title II of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 201 et seq.), as amended by this 
Act, is further amended by inserting after section 201B the following 
new section:

``SEC. 201C. PUBLIC ACCESS.

    ``(a) Public Facilities.--
            ``(1) A telecommunications carrier designated as a carrier 
        of last resort under section 214(d) shall, upon a bona fide 
        request, provide universal service to any public or non-
        profit--
                    ``(A) elementary and secondary school, as defined 
                in section 1471 of the Elementary and Secondary 
                Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1141);
                    ``(B) library;
                    ``(C) health care facility;
                    ``(D) museum (including a zoo or aquarium);
                    ``(E) public broadcast station; and
        any member of such other classes of public institutional 
        telecommunications users as the Commission may identify, based 
        on the public interest, that contribute in a significant way to 
        the public's quality of life.
            ``(2) The Commission may, in the public interest, provide 
        for separate definitions of universal service under subsection 
        201A(c) for application only to those public institutional 
        telecommunications users to which this section applies.
            ``(3) The Commission shall include the amount of support 
        payments reasonably necessary to provide universal service to 
        public institutional telecommunications users to which this 
        section applies in the universal service support mechanisms 
        required under section 201A.
    ``(b) Advanced Services.--The Commission shall establish rules--
            ``(1) to enhance, to the extent technically feasible and 
        economically reasonable, the availability of advanced 
        telecommunications and information services to all public and 
        non-profit elementary and secondary school classrooms, health 
        care facilities, libraries, museums (including zoos and 
        aquariums), public broadcast stations, and any other class of 
        public institutional telecommunications users identified by the 
        Commission under subsection (a);
            ``(2) to require preferential rates under subsection (c);
            ``(3) to ensure that appropriate functional requirements or 
        performance standards, or both, including interoperability 
        standards, are established for telecommunications carriers that 
        connect such public institutional telecommunications users with 
        the public switched network;
            ``(4) to define the circumstances under which a 
        telecommunications carrier may be required to connect its 
        network to such public institutional telecommunications users; 
        and
            ``(5) to address such other matters as the Commission may 
        determine.
    ``(c) Preferential Rates.--Notwithstanding sections 202 and 230, 
the rules promulgated under subsection (b) shall require 
telecommunications carriers to offer specific telecommunications and 
information services, including advanced services, at a preferential 
rate to some or all of the public institutional telecommunications 
users to which this section applies.
    ``(d) Restriction.--Public institutional telecommunications users 
receiving universal service or services at a preferential rate under 
this section shall be prohibited from reselling such service, or from 
aggregating telecommunications services under section 226.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Rulemaking.--The Commission shall complete and rulemaking and 
prescribe regulations to implement the provisions of sections 201B and 
201C of the Communications Act of 1934 within 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act.

                TITLE II--TELECOMMUNICATIONS INVESTMENT

SEC. 201. INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT.

    (a) In General.--Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 228 the 
following new section:

``SEC. 229. INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT.

    ``(a) Rural Markets and Noncompetitive Markets.--To the extent 
possible, consumers in rural markets and noncompetitive markets shall 
have access to high quality interoperable telecommunications network 
facilities and capabilities which--
            ``(1) provide subscribers with sufficient interactive bi-
        directional network capacity to allow access to information 
        services that provide a combination of voice, data, image, and 
        video; and
            ``(2) are widely available at just, reasonable, affordable, 
        and nondiscriminatory rates.
    ``(b) Full Effectuation.--The Commission shall have the authority 
to pre-empt any State or local statute or regulation, or other State or 
local legal requirement, except as provided in section 230(k), that 
prevents the full effectuation of the goal set forth in subsection (a).
    ``(c) Telecommunications Network Standards and Planning.--
            ``(1) Telecommunications network standards.--
                    ``(A) Interconnection and interoperability 
                standards.--The Commission shall encourage 
                telecommunications carriers and telecommunications 
                equipment manufacturers to develop standards to ensure 
                interconnection, interoperability, and reliability of 
                telecommunications networks.
                    ``(B) Industry assistance.--The Commission shall, 
                when necessary, establish deadlines, create incentives, 
                or use other mechanisms to assist the industry to 
                develop and implement such standards.
                    ``(C) Commission authority to establish 
                standards.--The Commission may, after notice and 
                opportunity for comment, establish standards only if 
                industry participants fail to reach agreement.
            ``(2) Network planning.--
                    ``(A) Regulations on joint action.--The Commission 
                shall prescribe regulations that permit joint 
                telecommunications network planning, design, and 
                implementation among all telecommunications carriers, 
                cable television companies, railroads, and electric, 
                gas, water, and other utilities in the same geographic 
                area.
                    ``(B) Information disclosure procedures.--The 
                Commission and the States shall prescribe regulations 
                establishing procedures to ensure that--
                            ``(i) telecommunications carriers on 
                        reasonable request make available timely 
                        information to other such carriers, information 
                        service providers, other infrastructure 
                        providers, and other users in the same 
                        geographic area about the deployment of 
                        telecommunications equipment, including 
                        software integral to such telecommunications 
                        equipment, including upgrades that will 
                        materially affect the ability of a 
                        telecommunications carrier, information service 
                        provider, infrastructure provider, or other 
                        user to interconnect or interoperate in the 
                        same geographic area;
                            ``(ii) telecommunications carriers are not 
                        required to share information required under 
                        clause (i) with anyone, including carriers with 
                        whom they directly compete, except as may be 
                        necessary to meet the interconnection and 
                        interoperability requirements set forth in this 
                        paragraph; and
                            ``(iii) the recipient of any information 
                        described in clause (i) uses it only for its 
                        own interconnection and interoperability.
                    ``(C) Definition of infrastructure providers.--For 
                purposes of this section, the term `infrastructure 
                provider' means any entity, such as a railroad, 
                electric, gas, water, or other utility, that builds and 
                maintains an infrastructure and makes it available by 
                lease or other arrangement to one or more 
                telecommunications carriers, but which is not itself a 
                telecommunications carrier.
            ``(3) Infrastructure sharing.--
                    ``(A) Regulations required.--The Commission shall 
                prescribe, within one year after the date of enactment 
                of the Communications Act of 1994, regulations that 
                require local exchange carriers that were subject to 
                Part 69 of the Commission's rules on or before that 
                date to make available to any qualifying carrier such 
                public switched network infrastructure, technology, 
                information, and telecommunications facilities and 
                functions as may be requested by such qualifying 
                carrier for the purpose of enabling such qualifying 
                carrier to provide telecommunications services, or to 
                provide access to information services, in the service 
                area in which such qualifying carrier has requested and 
                obtained designation as a carrier of last resort under 
                section 214(d).
                    ``(B) Qualifying carrier.--For the purposes of this 
                paragraph, the term `qualifying carrier' means a 
                telecommunications carrier which--
                            ``(i) lacks economies of scale or scope, as 
                        determined in accordance with regulations 
                        prescribed by the Commission pursuant to this 
                        paragraph; and
                            ``(ii) is a common carrier which offers 
                        telephone exchange service, telephone exchange 
                        access service, and any other service that is 
                        within the definition of universal service, to 
                        all consumers without preference throughout the 
                        service area for which such carrier has been 
                        designated as a carrier of last resort under 
                        section 214(d).
                    ``(C) Terms and conditions of regulations.--The 
                regulations prescribed by the Commission pursuant to 
                this paragraph shall--
                            ``(i) not require a local exchange carrier 
                        to which this paragraph applies to take any 
                        action that is economically unreasonable or 
                        that is contrary to the public interest;
                            ``(ii) permit, but shall not require, the 
                        joint ownership or operation of public switched 
                        network infrastructure and services by or among 
                        such local exchange carrier and a qualifying 
                        carrier;
                            ``(iii) ensure that such local exchange 
                        carrier shall not be treated by the Commission 
                        or any State commission as a common carrier for 
                        hire or as offering common carrier services 
                        with respect to any infrastructure, technology, 
                        information, facilities, or functions made 
                        available to a qualifying carrier in accordance 
                        with regulations issued pursuant to this 
                        paragraph;
                            ``(iv) ensure that such local exchange 
                        carrier makes such infrastructure, technology, 
                        information, facilities, or functions available 
                        to a qualifying carrier on just and reasonable 
                        terms and conditions that permits such 
                        qualifying carrier to fully benefit from the 
                        economies of scale and scope of such local 
                        exchange carrier, as determined in accordance 
                        with guidelines prescribed by the Commission in 
                        regulations issued pursuant to this paragraph;
                            ``(v) establish conditions that promote 
                        cooperation between local exchange carriers to 
                        which this paragraph applies and qualifying 
                        carriers;
                            ``(vi) not require a local exchange carrier 
                        to which this paragraph applies to engage in 
                        any infrastructure sharing agreement for any 
                        services or access which are to be provided or 
                        offered to consumers by the qualifying carrier 
                        in such local exchange carrier's telephone 
                        exchange service area; and
                            ``(vii) require that such local exchange 
                        carrier file with the Commission or State 
                        commission, for public inspection, any tariffs, 
                        contracts, or other arrangements showing the 
                        rates, terms and conditions under which such 
                        carrier is making available public switched 
                        network infrastructure and functions under this 
                        paragraph.
                    ``(D) Information concerning deployment of new 
                services and equipment.--A local exchange carrier to 
                which this paragraph applies that has entered into an 
                infrastructure sharing agreement under this paragraph 
                shall provide to each party to such agreement timely 
                information on the planned deployment of 
                telecommunications services and equipment, including 
                any software or upgrades of software integral to the 
                use or operation of such telecommunications equipment.
    ``(d) Disability Access.--
            ``(1) Network services.--Telecommunications carriers shall 
        ensure that advances in network services deployed by them are 
        accessible and usable by individuals with disabilities, 
        including individuals with functional limitations of hearing, 
        vision, movement, manipulation, speech, or interpretation of 
        information, unless the cost of making the services accessible 
        and usable would result in an undue burden or adverse 
        competitive impact. The carriers shall seek to permit the use 
        of both standard and special equipment, and seek to minimize 
        the need of individuals to acquire additional devices beyond 
        those used by the general public to obtain such access.
            ``(2) Inquiry.--The Commission shall, within 2 years after 
        the date of enactment of the Communications Act of 1994, 
        complete an inquiry into policies, practices, and regulations 
        which address the access needs of individuals with speech 
        disabilities, including those who use electronic speechmaking 
        devices and those who use telephone relay services. The inquiry 
        will develop recommendations for more effective ways to 
        incorporate current specialized consumer product equipment 
        devices into the nation's telecommunications infrastructure in 
        addition to addressing the speech-to-speech translation needs 
        of individuals with significant voice disabilities.
            ``(3) Compatibility.--Whenever an undue burden or adverse 
        competitive impact would result from the requirements in 
        paragraphs (1) and (2), the manufacturer that designs, 
        develops, or fabricates the equipment or network service shall 
        ensure that such equipment or service is compatible with 
        existing peripheral devices or specialized customer premises 
        equipment commonly used by persons with disabilities to achieve 
        access, unless doing so would result in an undue burden or 
        adverse competitive impact.
            ``(4) Definitions.--As used in this section:
                    ``(A) Undue burden.--The term `undue burden' means 
                significant difficulty or expense. In determining 
                whether the activity necessary to comply with the 
                requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) would 
                result in an undue burden, the factors to be considered 
                include--
                            ``(i) the nature and cost of the activity;
                            ``(ii) the impact on the operation of the 
                        facility involved in the manufacture of the 
                        equipment or the deployment of the network 
                        service;
                            ``(iii) the financial resources of the 
                        telecommunications equipment manufacturer or 
                        telecommunications carrier;
                            ``(iv) the financial resources of the 
                        manufacturing affiliate of a Bell operating 
                        company in the case of manufacturing of 
                        equipment, as long as applicable regulatory 
                        rules prohibit cross-subsidization of equipment 
                        manufacturing with revenues from regulated 
                        telecommunications service or when the 
                        manufacturing activities are conducted in a 
                        separate subsidiary; and
                            ``(v) the type of operations of the 
                        telecommunications equipment manufacturer or 
                        telecommunications carrier.
                    ``(B) Adverse competitive impact.--In determining 
                whether the activity necessary to comply with the 
                requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) would 
                result in adverse competitive impact, the following 
                factors shall be considered:
                            ``(i) Whether such activity would raise the 
                        cost of the equipment or network service in 
                        question beyond the level at which there would 
                        be sufficient consumer demand by the general 
                        population to make the equipment or network 
                        service profitable.
                            ``(ii) Whether such activity would, with 
                        respect to the equipment or network service in 
                        question, put the telecommunications equipment 
                        manufacturer or telecommunications carrier at a 
                        competitive disadvantage. This factor may be 
                        considered so long as competing 
                        telecommunications equipment manufacturers and 
                        telecommunications carriers are not held to the 
                        same obligation with respect to access by 
                        persons with disabilities.
                    ``(C) Activity.--For the purposes of this 
                paragraph, the term `activity' includes--
                            ``(i) the research, design, development, 
                        deployment, and fabrication activities 
                        necessary to comply with the requirements of 
                        this section; and
                            ``(ii) the acquisition of the related 
                        materials and equipment components.
            ``(5) Coordination in developing regulations.--Throughout 
        the process of developing regulations required by this 
        paragraph, the Commission shall coordinate and consult with 
        representatives of individuals with disabilities and interested 
        equipment and service providers to ensure their concerns and 
        interests are given full consideration in such process.
            ``(6) Effective date.--The regulations required by this 
        subsection shall become effective 18 months after the date of 
        enactment of the Communications Act of 1994.
    ``(e) Annual Survey.--The Commission shall collect information 
regarding the deployment of technologies on a State-by-State basis and 
make such information available to the public.
    ``(f) Cost Allocation Regulations.--Notwithstanding any other time 
period, the Commission shall within 6 months adopt regulations, 
consistent with the need to protect universal service, to allocate a 
local exchange carrier's costs of deploying broadband 
telecommunications facilities between local exchange service and 
competitive services.
    ``(g) Nondiscriminatory Access.--In considering any application 
under section 214, the Commission shall ensure that access to such 
applicant's telecommunications services is not denied to any group of 
potential subscribers because of their race, gender, national origin, 
income, age, or residence in a rural or high-cost area.''.
    (b) Network Planning and Infrastructure Sharing Rules.--The 
Commission shall complete a rulemaking proceeding and adopt rules to 
implement sections 229(c) (2) and (3) of the Communications Act of 1934 
within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Disability Access Rules.--The Commission shall complete a 
rulemaking proceeding and adopt rules to implement section 229(d) of 
the Communications Act of 1934 within 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act.

                      TITLE III--REGULATORY REFORM

SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsections:
    ``(hh) `Local exchange carrier' means a provider of telephone 
exchange service that the Commission determines has market power. Such 
term does not include a person engaged in the provision of a commercial 
mobile service under section 332(c), except to the extent that the 
Commission finds that such service as provided by such person in a 
State is a replacement for a substantial portion of the wireline 
telephone exchange service within such State.
    ``(ii) `Telecommunications' means the transmission, between or 
among points specified by the user, of information of the user's 
choosing, including voice, data, image, graphics, or video, without 
change in the form or content of the information, as sent and received, 
by means of electromagnetic transmission, with or without benefit of 
any closed transmission medium.
    ``(jj) `Telecommunications service' means the direct offering of 
telecommunications for profit to the general public or to such classes 
of users as to be effectively available to the general public 
regardless of the facilities used to transmit such telecommunications 
services. Such term does not include information services or cable 
services as defined under section 602.
    ``(kk) `Telecommunications carrier' means any provider of 
telecommunications services, except that such term does not include 
hotels, motels, hospitals, and other aggregators of telecommunications 
services.
    ``(ll) `Telecommunications number portability' means the ability of 
users of telecommunications services to retain, at the same location, 
existing telecommunications numbers without impairment of quality, 
reliability, or convenience when switching from one telecommunications 
carrier to another.
    ``(mm) `Information service' means the offering of services which 
employ computer processing applications that act on the format, 
content, code, protocol, or similar aspects of the subscriber's 
transmitted information, provide the subscriber additional, different, 
or restructured information, or involve subscriber interaction with 
stored information.
    ``(nn) `Rural telephone company' means a telecommunications carrier 
operating entity to the extent that such entity provides telephone 
exchange service, including access service subject to part 69 of the 
Commission's rules (47 C.F.R. 69.1 et seq.), to--
            ``(1) any service area that does not include either--
                    ``(A) any incorporated place of 10,000 inhabitants 
                or more, or any part thereof, based on the most recent 
                population statistics of the Bureau of the Census; or
                    ``(B) any territory, incorporated or 
                unincorporated, included in an urbanized area, as 
                defined by the Bureau of the Census as of August 10, 
                1993; or
            ``(2) fewer than 100,000 access lines within a State.
    ``(oo) `Service area' means a geographic area established by the 
Commission and the States for the purpose of determining universal 
service obligations and support mechanisms. In establishing a service 
area, the Commission and the States shall at a minimum consider--
            ``(1) the principles and requirements of section 201A;
            ``(2) the nature of Federal and State universal service 
        support mechanisms;
            ``(3) the historic area of service by a company and the 
        economics of such company's operations; and
            ``(4) the interest of consumers and competition in such 
        area.
In the case of an area served by a rural telephone company, `service 
area' shall mean such company's `study area' unless and until the 
Commission and the States, after taking into account recommendations of 
a Federal-State Joint Board instituted under section 410(c), establish 
a different definition of service area for such company.''.

SEC. 302. REGULATORY REFORM.

    (a) Amendment of Communications Act.--Title II of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by 
inserting after section 229 the following new section:

``SEC. 230. TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPETITION.

    ``(a) Removal of Barriers to Entry.--
            ``(1) Except as provided in subsection (k), one year after 
        the date of enactment of the Communications Act of 1994, no 
        State or local statute or regulation, or other State or local 
        legal requirement, may prohibit or have the effect of 
        prohibiting the ability of any entity to provide any interstate 
        or intrastate telecommunications services.
            ``(2) No local government may, after 1 year after the date 
        of enactment of the Communications Act of 1994, impose or 
        collect any franchise, license, permit, or right-of-way fee or 
        any assessment, rental, or any other charge or equivalent 
        thereof as a condition for operating in the locality or for 
        obtaining access to, occupying, or crossing public rights-of-
        way from any telecommunications carrier that distinguishes 
        between or among telecommunications carriers, including the 
        local exchange carrier. For purposes of this paragraph, a 
        franchise, license, permit, or right-of-way fee or an 
        assessment, rental, or any other charge or equivalent thereof 
        does not include any imposition of general applicability which 
        does not distinguish between or among telecommunications 
        carriers, or any tax.
            ``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall affect the 
        application of section 332(c)(3) to commercial mobile services 
        providers.
            ``(4) If, after notice and an opportunity for public 
        comment, the Commission determines that a State or local 
        government has permitted or imposed any statute, regulation, or 
        legal requirement that violates or is inconsistent with this 
        subsection, the Commission shall immediately preempt the 
        enforcement of such statute, regulation, or legal requirement 
        to the extent necessary to correct such violation or 
        inconsistency.
            ``(5) Nothing in this section restricts the ability of any 
        State or local government entity to make its telecommunications 
        facilities available to carriers so long as making such 
        facilities available is not a telecommunications service.
    ``(b) Regulatory Authority.--Nothing in this section shall affect 
the ability of State officials to impose, on a competitively neutral 
basis and consistent with section 201A, requirements necessary to 
preserve and advance universal service, protect the public safety and 
welfare, ensure the continued quality of telecommunications services, 
and safeguard the rights of consumers.
    ``(c) Obligations of Telecommunications Carriers.--
            ``(1) To the extent that they provide telecommunications 
        services, telecommunications carriers shall be deemed common 
        carriers under this Act. The Commission shall prescribe 
        regulations consistent with its determinations under subsection 
        (g)(1) to require all telecommunications carriers, upon bona 
        fide request, to provide to any provider of telecommunications 
        equipment or any entity seeking to provide telecommunications 
        services or information services, on reasonable terms and 
        conditions and at rates that are just and reasonable and not 
        unjustly or unreasonably discriminatory--
                    ``(A) interconnection to the carrier's 
                telecommunications facilities and services at any 
                technically and economically feasible point within the 
                carrier's network;
                    ``(B) nondiscriminatory access on an unbundled 
                basis where technically and economically feasible to 
                any of the carrier's telecommunications facilities and 
                information, including databases and signaling, 
                necessary to the transmission and routing of any 
                telecommunications service or information service and 
                the interoperability of both carriers' networks;
                    ``(C) nondiscriminatory access, where technically 
                and economically feasible, to the poles, ducts, 
                conduits, and rights of way owned or controlled by the 
                carrier;
                    ``(D) nondiscriminatory access where technically 
                and economically feasible to the network functions and 
                services of the carrier's telecommunications network, 
                which shall be offered on an unbundled basis;
                    ``(E) telecommunications services and network 
                functions on an unbundled basis without any 
                unreasonable conditions or restrictions on the resale 
                or sharing of those services or functions, including 
                both origination and termination of telecommunications 
                services (for purposes of this subparagraph, it shall 
                not be deemed an unreasonable condition for a 
                telecommunications carrier, consistent with the 
                Commission's rules and State regulations, to limit the 
                resale of services included in the definition of 
                universal service to another telecommunications carrier 
                who intends to resell that service to a category of 
                customers different from the category of customers 
                being offered that universal service by such carrier, 
                nor shall it be deemed unreasonable to provide services 
                included in the definition of universal service to 
                another telecommunications carrier for resale at rates 
                which reflect the actual cost of providing such 
                services, exclusive of any universal service support 
                received by such carrier in accordance with regulations 
                promulgated under section 201A);
                    ``(F) local dialing parity, as soon as technically 
                and economically feasible, in a manner that permits 
                consumers to be able to dial the same number of digits 
                when using any telecommunications carrier providing 
                telephone exchange service or exchange access service 
                through resale in a market, and in a manner that 
                permits all such carriers to have nondiscriminatory 
                access to telephone numbers, operator services, 
                directory assistance, directory listing, and no 
                unreasonable dialing delays; and
                    ``(G) telecommunications number portability, as 
                administered by an impartial entity, as soon as 
                technically and economically feasible.
            ``(2) A State may not, with respect to the provision of any 
        intrastate telecommunications service, impose upon any 
        telecommunications carrier any regulatory requirement 
        concerning the provision of intrastate services inconsistent 
        with the requirements imposed by the Commission on such carrier 
        with respect to the provision of interstate services. Nothing 
        in this subsection precludes a State from imposing requirements 
        on a carrier for intrastate services that are necessary to 
        further competition for local exchange or exchange access 
        services, including intraLATA toll dialing parity, as long as 
        the State's actions are not inconsistent with the Commission's 
        regulations.
    ``(d) Consumer Information.--As competition for telecommunications 
services develops, the Commission and State regulatory authorities 
shall ensure that consumers are given the information necessary to make 
informed choices among their telecommunications alternatives. Any 
telecommunications carrier that provides billing and collection for any 
information service shall display any charges for information services 
in a part of the subscriber's bill that is separate from charges for 
telecommunications services.
    ``(e) Presubscription and Balloting.--The Commission shall 
prescribe regulations to ensure that consumers, as soon as practicable, 
have the opportunity to select their local exchange carrier by means of 
a balloting and presubscription process, and that all carriers 
providing any such service in each market bear a reasonable share of 
the costs of their respective balloting processes.
    ``(f) Compensation Agreements.--The Commission and the States shall 
adopt regulations to ensure that telecommunications carriers compensate 
each other for termination of telecommunications services on each 
other's networks.
    ``(g) Regulatory Flexibility in Competitive Markets.--
            ``(1) Regulatory flexibility.--The Commission may forbear 
        from applying any regulation or any provision of this title 
        (except for sections 201, 201A, 201B, 201C, 202, 208, and 
        230(c)(1)(G)) to a telecommunications carrier or service, or 
        class of carriers or services, in any or some of its or their 
        geographic markets only if the Commission determines that--
                    ``(A) enforcement of such regulation or provision 
                is not necessary to ensure that the charges, practices, 
                classifications, or regulations by, for, or in 
                connection with that carrier or service are just and 
                reasonable and are not unjustly or unreasonably 
                discriminatory;
                    ``(B) enforcement of such regulation or provision 
                is not necessary for the protection of consumers; and
                    ``(C) forbearance from applying such regulation or 
                provision is consistent with the public interest.
        In making the determination under subparagraph (C), the 
        Commission shall consider whether forbearance from enforcing 
        the regulation or provision will promote competitive market 
        conditions, including the extent to which such forbearance will 
        enhance competition among providers of telecommunications 
        services. If the Commission determines that such forbearance 
        will promote competition among providers of telecommunications 
        services, that determination may be the basis for a Commission 
        finding that forbearance is in the public interest.
            ``(2) Commercial mobile services.--Nothing in this 
        subsection shall affect any determination by the Commission 
        under section 332 that a provision of title II is inapplicable 
        to a provider of commercial mobile services.
            ``(3) Pricing flexibility.--Consistent with sections 201(b) 
        and 202(a), the Commission and the States shall permit 
        telecommunications carriers to have pricing flexibility in 
        service or geographic markets that are found to be competitive. 
        In implementing this subsection, the Commission and the States 
        shall ensure that rates for universal service and for services 
        that are not competitive remain just, reasonable, affordable, 
        and not unjustly or unreasonably discriminatory and that 
        universal service is preserved and advanced.
    ``(h) Rules for Foreign Ownership.--The Commission, upon a petition 
for waiver filed within 6 months after the date of enactment of the 
Communications Act of 1994, may waive the application of section 310(b) 
to any foreign ownership that lawfully existed before August, 1, 1994, 
of any provider of a telecommunications service that will be treated as 
a common carrier solely as a result of the enactment of the 
Communications Act of 1994, but only upon the following conditions:
            ``(1) The extent of foreign ownership interest shall not be 
        increased above the extent which existed on August, 1, 1994.
            ``(2) Such waiver shall not permit the subsequent transfer 
        of ownership to any other person in violation of section 
        310(b).
    ``(i) Collocation.--In the exercise of its authority under this 
subsection, the Commission may require carriers to provide for actual 
collocation of equipment necessary for interconnection at the premises 
of any carrier, if the Commission finds actual collocation to be in the 
public interest.
    ``(j) Multi-unit Building.--No person owning, leasing, controlling, 
or managing a multi-unit building shall forbid or unreasonably restrict 
any occupant, tenant, or lessee of such building from receiving 
telecommunications services from any provider of its choice, who is 
duly certified by or otherwise authorized by the State regulatory 
agency of relevant jurisdiction. The owner of such multi-unit building 
may require from any such telecommunications carrier just and 
reasonable compensation for purposes of accessing the building to serve 
any occupant, tenant, or lessee or for the use of building facilities, 
provided that such compensation is just and reasonable and does not 
discriminate between or among providers of telecommunications services 
or charge any telecommunications service provider greater compensation 
than that imposed, if any, on the local exchange carrier. Nothing in 
this subsection shall affect the ability of a person owning, leasing, 
controlling, or managing a multi-unit building to impose, on a 
competitively neutral basis, requirements necessary to protect the 
safety and security of the property and the safety and convenience of 
other persons.
    ``(k) Rural Markets.--
            ``(1) State approval required.--The Commission shall, 
        within one year after the date of enactment of the 
        Communications Act of 1994, promulgate regulations to require 
        that any entity (other than an entity to which section 332(c) 
        applies) seeking to provide telephone exchange service in an 
        area served by a rural telephone company after such date of 
        enactment must first obtain approval from the appropriate State 
        commission for the purpose of ensuring compliance with any 
        statutes or regulations, if any, adopted by such State under 
        paragraph (2). Such State commission shall approve an 
        application for permission to provide such service only if the 
        application is consistent with regulations issued by the 
        Commission under this subsection. A State commission shall take 
        action to approve or disapprove any application within 180 days 
        of receiving such application.
            ``(2) State oversight.--The Commission shall, within one 
        year after the date of enactment of the Communications Act of 
        1994, promulgate regulations to permit State oversight of rural 
        markets. The Commission's regulations shall not permit States 
        to waive or modify any requirements of the other subsections of 
        this section, but shall permit States to adopt statutes or 
        regulations that are no more restrictive than--
                    ``(A) to require an enforceable commitment by each 
                applicant to offer universal service comparable to that 
                offered by the rural telephone company currently 
                providing service in that service area, and to make 
                such service available within 24 months of the approval 
                date to all consumers throughout that service area on a 
                common carrier basis, either using the applicant's 
                facilities or through resale under subsection (c) of 
                services using another carrier's facilities (including 
                the facilities of the rural telephone company), and 
                subject to the same terms, conditions, and rate 
                structure requirements as those applicable to the rural 
                telephone company currently providing universal 
                service;
                    ``(B) to require that approval by the State 
                commission under paragraph (1) be based on sufficient 
                written public findings and conclusions to demonstrate 
                that such approval is in the public interest and that 
                there will not be a significant adverse impact on users 
                of telecommunications services or on the provision of 
                universal service;
                    ``(C) to encourage the development and deployment 
                of advanced telecommunications and information 
                infrastructure and services in rural areas; or
                    ``(D) to protect the public safety and welfare, 
                ensure the continued quality of telecommunications and 
                information services, or safeguard the rights of 
                consumers.
            ``(3) Pre-emption.--Upon a proper showing, the Commission 
        may pre-empt any State statute or regulation that the 
        Commission finds to be inconsistent with the Commission's 
        regulations implementing this subsection, or an arbitrary or 
        unreasonably discriminatory application of such statute or 
        regulation. The Commission shall act upon any bona fide 
        petition filed under this subsection within 180 days of 
        receiving such petition. Pending such action, the Commission 
        may, in the public interest, suspend or modify application of 
        any statute or regulation to which the petition applies.
            ``(4) Video programming.--Notwithstanding section 
        613(b)(1), and unless authorized to provide video programming 
        directly to subscribers under section 613(b)(3) or (b)(4), a 
        rural telephone company may not, after the date of enactment of 
        the Communications Act of 1994, provide video programming 
        directly to subscribers in such rural telephone company's 
        service area, or obtain a controlling interest under section 
        613(b)(5) in a cable operator providing cable service in such 
        rural telephone company's service area, unless--
                    ``(A) the State has not imposed, or ceases to 
                impose, any conditions authorized under this subsection 
                on any entity's ability to provide telephone exchange 
                service in such rural telephone company's service area;
                    ``(B) such rural telephone company successfully 
                petitions the State to waive any conditions on any 
                entity's ability to provide telephone exchange service 
                in such rural telephone company's service area; or
                    ``(C) an entity unaffiliated with such rural 
                telephone company obtains approval from the State to 
                provide telephone exchange service in such rural 
                telephone company's service area.
    ``(l) Waivers and Modifications.--
            ``(1) Rural telephone companies.--The Commission shall, 
        upon petition or on the Commission's own initiative, modify the 
        requirements of subsections (c) and (e) for a rural telephone 
        company or companies to the extent that the Commission 
        determines that such requirements would result in unfair 
        competition, impose a significant adverse economic impact on 
        users of telecommunications services, be technically 
        infeasible, or otherwise not be in the public interest. The 
        Commission shall act upon any petition filed under this 
        paragraph within 180 days of receiving such petition. Pending 
        such action, the Commission may suspend enforcement of the 
        regulation or regulations to which the petition applies with 
        respect to the petitioning carrier or carriers.
            ``(2) Certain other carriers.--Upon a proper showing by a 
        telecommunications carrier or carriers, the Commission may 
        waive or modify the requirements of subsections (c) and (e) for 
        that carrier or carriers if each such carrier has, in the 
        aggregate nationwide, fewer than 2 percent of the Nation's 
        subscriber lines installed, to the extent that the Commission 
        determines that such requirements would result in unfair 
        competition, impose a significant adverse economic impact on 
        users of telecommunications services, be technically 
        infeasible, or otherwise not be in the public interest. The 
        Commission shall act upon any petition filed under this 
        paragraph within 180 days of receiving such petition. Pending 
        such action, the Commission may suspend enforcement of the 
        regulation or regulations to which the petition applies with 
        respect to the petitioning carrier or carriers.
    ``(m) Space Segment Capacity.--Nothing in this Act prohibits the 
Commission from continuing to determine whether the provision of space 
segment capacity by satellite systems to providers of commercial mobile 
services shall be treated as common carriage.''.
    (b) Participation by Registered Utility Holding Companies in 
Providing Telecommunications Services.--
            (1) In general.--Title I of the Public Utility Holding 
        Company Act of 1935 (15 U.S.C. 79a et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating sections 34 and 35 as 35 and 
                36, respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after section 33 the following new 
                section:

``SEC. 34. PARTICIPATION IN PROVISION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.

    ``(a) Exemption of Communications Entities from Applicability of 
Act.--A communications entity shall be exempt from all provisions of 
this Act, whether or not it is a subsidiary company, an affiliate, or 
an associate company of a holding company.
    ``(b) Ownership of Communications Entities by Registered Holding 
Companies.--Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, a registered 
holding company shall be permitted to acquire and hold the securities 
or an interest in the business of one or more communications entities 
without the need to apply for or receive approval from the Commission.
    ``(c) Continuing Jurisdiction of the Commission.--
            ``(1) In general.--The issuance of securities by a 
        registered holding company for purposes of financing the 
        acquisition of a communications entity, the guarantee of 
        securities of a communications entity by a registered holding 
        company and the creation or maintenance of other relationships 
        in addition to that described in subsection (b) between a 
        communications entity and a registered holding company, its 
        affiliates and associate companies, shall remain subject to the 
        jurisdiction of the Commission under the terms of this Act and 
        applicable Federal law.
            ``(2) Books and marketing.--A communications entity which 
        is an associate company of a registered holding company shall--
                    ``(A) maintain books, records, and accounts 
                separate from the registered holding company which 
                identify all transactions with the registered holding 
                company and its other associate companies and provide 
                access to such books, records, and accounts to State 
                commissions and the Federal Energy Regulatory 
                Commission under the same terms and procedures as 
                provided in section 201(g) of the Federal Power Act; 
                and
                    ``(B) carry out directly (or through any company 
                that is not an associate company of the communications 
                entity) its own promotion, except that institutional 
                advertising carried out by the registered holding 
                company or its associate companies shall be permitted 
                so long as each party bears its fair share of the costs 
                of such advertising.
            ``(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2)(B), a registered 
        holding company or an associate company thereof may provide 
        inbound telemarketing or referral service related to the 
        provision of telecommunications services, information services 
        or other services set forth in or subject to the Communications 
        Act of 1934, or products or services related thereto, by a 
        communications entity which is an associate company of such 
        registered holding company.
            ``(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (2)(B), a registered 
        holding company or an associate company thereof (other than a 
        communications entity) may petition the Federal Communications 
        Commission for permission to market directly telecommunications 
        services, information services, or other services set forth in 
        or subject to the Communications Act of 1934, or products or 
        services related thereto, provided by an associate company 
        which is a communications entity upon a showing that a cable 
        operator or other entity directly or indirectly provides 
        telecommunications services and markets such services jointly 
        with video programming services in the geographic region 
        covered by the petition. The registered holding company or 
        associate company thereof shall specify the geographic region 
        covered by the petition. Any such petition shall be granted or 
        denied within 180 days.
    ``(d) Independent Audit Authority for State Commissions.--Any State 
commission with jurisdiction over a public utility company that is an 
associate company of a registered holding company and that transacts 
business with a communications entity which is an associate company of 
such public utility company, may request that such communications 
entity have performed, no more frequently than on an annual basis, an 
independent audit of transactions between such jurisdictional public 
utility and such communications entity. Upon such request from a State 
commission, the communications entity shall select an independent 
auditor and bear the costs of performing such an audit. The audit 
report shall be provided to the State commission within 6 months of the 
audit request.
    ``(e) Assumption of Liabilities.--Any public utility company that 
is an associate company of a registered holding company and that is 
subject to the jurisdiction of a State commission with respect to its 
retail electric or gas rates shall not include in rates any cost 
associated with the issuance of any security by the public utility for 
the purpose of financing the acquisition, or for the purposes of 
financing the ownership or operation, of a communications entity 
without the express approval of the State commission. Any public 
utility company that is an associate company of a registered holding 
company and that is subject to the jurisdiction of a State commission 
with respect to its retail electric or gas rates shall not include in 
rates any cost associated with the assumption of any obligation or 
liability as guarantor, endorser, surety, or otherwise by the public 
utility in respect of any security of a communications entity without 
the express approval of the State commission.
    ``(f) Pledging or Encumbering Utility Assets.--Any public utility 
company that is an associate company of a registered holding company 
and that is subject to the jurisdiction of a State commission with 
respect to its retail electric or gas rates may not include in rates 
any cost associated with the pledge or encumbering of any utility 
assets of the public utility or utility assets of any subsidiary 
thereof for the benefit of an associate communications entity without 
the express approval of the State commission.
    ``(g) Prohibition on Cross Subsidization.--The Federal 
Communications Commission shall prescribe regulations that prohibit a 
communications entity that is an associate company of a registered 
holding company from providing telecommunications services, information 
services, or other services set forth in or subject to the 
Communications Act of 1934, or products or services related thereto to 
any associate company thereof unless the terms under which the 
communications entity offers such services or products are comparable 
to those offered to the public, having due regard to any differences in 
type, quality, or quantity of service, or, if no such comparability 
exists, then on the basis of the fair allocation of the cost of 
providing such services or products.
    ``(h) Applicability of Telecommunications Regulation.--Nothing in 
this section shall affect the authority of the Federal Communications 
Commission under the Communications Act of 1934, or the authority of 
State commissions under State laws concerning the provision of 
telecommunications services, to regulate the activities of 
communication entities.
    ``(i) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) Communications entity.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `communications entity' 
                means any person determined by the Commission to be 
                engaged, whether through ownership of facilities, in 
                the provision of services, or otherwise, directly (or 
                indirectly through ownership of securities or any other 
                interest) and exclusively in the business, wheresoever 
                located, of providing telecommunications services, 
                information services, or other products or services set 
                forth in or subject to the Communications Act of 1934 
                (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), or products or services 
                related or incidental thereto, including energy and 
                demand-side management services (but not the 
                manufacturing of devices or products except to the 
                extent such devices or products relate to the provision 
                of electric or gas service, and energy and demand-side 
                management services).
                    ``(B) Commission determination.--No person shall be 
                deemed to be a communications entity under this section 
                unless such person has applied to the Commission for a 
                determination under this paragraph. A person applying 
                in good faith for such a determination shall be deemed 
                a communications entity under this section, with all of 
                the exemptions provided by this section, until the 
                Commission makes such a determination. The Commission 
                shall make such determination within 60 days of its 
                receipt of such application. Not later than 12 months 
                after the date of enactment of the Communications Act 
                of 1994, the Commission shall promulgate regulations to 
                establish expeditious procedures for the implementation 
                of this paragraph. Applications for determination filed 
                after the effective date of such rules shall be subject 
                thereto.
            ``(2) Telecommunications service and information service.--
        The terms `telecommunications service' and `information 
        service' have the meanings given such terms under the 
        Communications Act of 1934.''.
            (2) Authority to disallow recovery of certain costs under 
        federal power act.--Section 318 of the Federal Power Act (16 
        U.S.C. 825q) is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``(a)'' after ``Sec. 318.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end thereof the following:
    ``(b)(1) The Commission shall have the authority to disallow 
recovery in jurisdictional rates of any costs incurred by a public 
utility pursuant to a transaction that has been authorized under 
section 13(b) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, 
including costs allocated to such public utility in accordance with 
paragraph (d), if the Commission determines that the recovery of such 
costs is unjust, unreasonable, or unduly preferential or discriminatory 
under sections 205 or 206 of this Act.
    ``(2) Nothing in the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, or 
any actions taken thereunder, shall prevent a State commission from 
exercising its jurisdiction to the extent otherwise authorized under 
applicable law with respect to the recovery by a public utility in its 
retail rates of costs incurred by such public utility pursuant to a 
transaction authorized by the Securities and Exchange Commission under 
section 13(b) between an associate company and such public utility, 
including costs allocated to such public utility in accordance with 
paragraph (d).
    ``(c) In any proceeding of the Commission to consider the recovery 
of costs described in subsection (b)(1), there shall be a rebuttable 
presumption that such costs are just, reasonable, and not unduly 
discriminatory or preferential within the meaning of this Act.
    ``(d)(1) In any proceeding of the Commission to consider the 
recovery of costs, the Commission shall give substantial deference to 
an allocation of charges for services, construction work, or goods 
among associate companies under section 13 of the Public Utility 
Holding Company Act of 1935, whether made by rule, regulation, or order 
of the Securities and Exchange Commission prior to or following the 
enactment of the Communications Act of 1994.
    ``(2) If the Commission pursuant to paragraph (1) establishes an 
allocation of charges that differs from an allocation established by 
the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the same 
charges, the allocation established by the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission shall be effective 12 months from the date of the order of 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission establishing such allocation, 
and binding on the Securities and Exchange Commission as of that date.
    ``(e) An allocation of charges for services, construction work, or 
goods among associate companies under section 13 of the Public Utility 
Holding Company Act of 1935, whether made by rule, regulation, or order 
of the Securities and Exchange Commission prior to or following 
enactment of the Communications Act of 1994, shall prevent a State 
Commission from using a different allocation with respect to the 
assignment of costs to any associate company.
    ``(f) Subsection (b) shall not apply--
            ``(1) to any cost incurred and recovered prior to July 15, 
        1994, whether or not subject to refund or adjustment; or
            ``(2) to any uncontested settlement approved by the 
        Commission or a State Commission prior to the date of enactment 
        of the Communications Act of 1994.''.
            (3) Impact on other matter.--The enactment of this 
        subsection shall in no way affect Federal Energy Regulatory 
        Commission Docket No. FA89-28.
            (4) Savings provision.--Section 318(b) of the Federal Power 
        Act (16 U.S.C. 825q(b)) shall not apply to any cost incurred 
        and recovered prior to the date of enactment of this Act 
        pursuant to a contract or other arrangement for the sale of 
        fuel from Windsor Coal Company or Central Ohio Coal Company 
        which has been the subject of a determination by the Securities 
        and Exchange Commission prior to the date of enactment of this 
        Act, or any cost prudently incurred after that date pursuant to 
        such a contract or other such arrangement before January 1, 
        2001.
    (c) Certain Broadcasts.--Section 1307(a)(2) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by striking out ``that is authorized'' and all 
that follows and inserting ``which is broadcast by a radio or 
television station licensed to a location in a State in which such 
activities are authorized or not otherwise prohibited.''.

SEC. 303. IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS.

    (a) The Commission shall, within 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, complete a proceeding to issue regulations to implement 
the amendments made by this title.
    (b) Section 303 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 303) 
is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:
    ``(v) Have exclusive jurisdiction to regulate the provision of 
direct broadcast satellite services.''.

SEC. 304. STATE AND LOCAL TAXATION OF DIRECT BROADCAST SATELLITE 
              SERVICES.

    (a) Authority To Impose Taxes and Fees on Direct Broadcast 
Satellite Services.--
            (1) In general.--A State may require a direct broadcast 
        satellite service provider who is subject to the personal 
        jurisdiction of the State to collect and remit a State sales 
        tax, a local sales tax, or both, with respect to direct 
        broadcast satellite services, if--
                    (A) the destination of such services is in the 
                State, and
                    (B) in a State in which both State and local sales 
                taxes are imposed, the State, in accordance with the 
                requirements of this section--
                            (i) requires the collection and remittance 
                        of any applicable local sales taxes with 
                        respect to direct broadcast satellite services, 
                        and
                            (ii) collects and administers the local 
                        sales taxes with respect to direct broadcast 
                        satellite services, except in those local 
                        taxing jurisdictions described in paragraph 
                        (2)(A).
            (2) Local taxing jurisdiction.--
                    (A) A State that exercises authority under this 
                section may require a direct broadcast satellite 
                service provider to collect and remit local sales taxes 
                to the local taxing jurisdiction if--
                            (i) as of the effective date of this 
                        section, the local taxing jurisdiction imposes 
                        and administers a local sales tax separate from 
                        the sales tax imposed by the State, or
                            (ii) after the effective date of this 
                        section, a local jurisdiction that does not 
                        impose any local sales taxes as of the 
                        effective date of this section is authorized to 
                        impose a local sales tax.
                    (B) If, after the effective date of this section, a 
                local jurisdiction is authorized to administer a local 
                sales tax that the State is administering as of the 
                effective date of this section, the State shall 
                continue to collect and remit the local sales tax 
                authorized under this section in accordance with 
                paragraph (1)(B)(ii).
            (3) Distribution of local sales taxes.--A State shall 
        distribute the local sales tax collected under the authority 
        granted by this section to local jurisdictions in accordance 
        with the requirements provided by State law governing the 
        distribution of local sales taxes.
    (b) State and Local Law; Nondiscrimination.--
            (1) State and local law.--A State may require a direct 
        broadcast satellite service provider to collect and remit State 
        and local sales taxes with respect to direct broadcast 
        satellite services only where the applicable law of the State 
        or local taxing jurisdiction imposes a sales tax.
            (2) Nondiscrimination.--Except as otherwise provided in 
        this section, a State that exercises authority under this 
        section shall allow to direct broadcast satellite service 
        providers exemptions or other exceptions to State and local 
        sales taxes that the State or local taxing jurisdiction allows 
        under similar circumstances to persons located within the State 
        or local taxing jurisdiction.
    (c) Exemption.--
            (1) Exemption of other local tax or fee for services.--A 
        direct broadcast satellite service provider and its 
        representatives for the sale or distribution of direct 
        broadcast satellite services shall be exempt from collecting 
        and remitting any other local tax or fee (as defined by 
        subsection (d)(9)) imposed on direct broadcast satellite 
        services in any local taxing jurisdiction in which, during the 
        1-year period ending on September 30 of the calendar year 
        preceding the calendar year in which the provision of direct 
        broadcast satellite services occurs, the direct broadcast 
        satellite service provider does not own or hold any interest in 
        property or maintain an office, and limits its business 
        activities to no more than--
                    (A) providing direct broadcast satellite services 
                to subscribers in the local taxing jurisdiction, and 
                the billing for and collection of the fees for such 
                services occur outside the local taxing jurisdiction; 
                and
                    (B) soliciting and placing orders for the sale of 
                direct broadcast satellite services through contractual 
                arrangements with, and on the premises of, retail 
                outlets and establishments, which orders are filled and 
                billed for from a point outside the local taxing 
                jurisdiction, regardless of where the subscriber makes 
                an initial payment for an initial subscription.
            (2) No other effect.--Except as provided herein, this 
        section does not affect the authority of any State or local 
        taxing jurisdiction of any State otherwise to adopt, apply, and 
        administer any tax or method of taxation.
    (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) Compensating use tax.--The term ``compensating use 
        tax'' means a tax imposed on or incident to the use or 
        consumption of direct broadcast satellite services within a 
        State or a local jurisdiction or other area of a State.
            (2) Destination.--The term ``destination'' means the State 
        or local jurisdiction to which the direct broadcast satellite 
        service is delivered for viewing or other activity to which the 
        service is directed.
            (3) Direct broadcast satellite service provider.--The term 
        ``direct broadcast satellite service provider'' means a 
        licensee for a Ku-band satellite system under part 100 of title 
        47, Code of Federal Regulations, who provides direct broadcast 
        satellite services.
            (4) Direct broadcast satellite services.--The term ``direct 
        broadcast satellite services'' means the distribution or 
        broadcasting of programming or services by satellite directly 
        to the subscriber's premises without the use of ground 
        receiving or distribution equipment, except at the subscriber's 
        premises, or used in the initial uplink process to the direct 
        broadcast satellite.
            (5) Local taxing jurisdiction.--The term ``local taxing 
        jurisdiction'' means any municipality, city, county, township, 
        parish, transportation district, or assessment jurisdiction, or 
        any other political subdivision with the authority to impose a 
        tax or fee.
            (6) Local sales tax.--The term ``local sales tax'' means a 
        sales or compensating use tax imposed by a local taxing 
        jurisdiction, whether administered by the State or the local 
        taxing jurisdiction.
            (7) Sales tax.--The term ``sales tax'' means a tax, 
        including a compensating use tax, that is--
                    (A) imposed on or incident to the sale, purchase, 
                consumption, distribution, or other use of direct 
                satellite broadcast services as may be defined or 
                specified under the law imposing such tax, and
                    (B) measured by the amount of the sales price, 
                cost, charge, or gross receipts, or other value of or 
                for the services.
            (8) State.--Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary 
        in this section, the term ``State'' means any of the several 
        States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the 
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession of 
        the United States.
            (9) Other local tax or fee.--The term ``other local tax or 
        fee'' means any local tax or fee that is not a sales tax, as 
        defined in paragraph (6) or (7), including such locally imposed 
        taxes and fees as an intangible tax, income tax, business 
        license tax, utility tax, privilege tax, gross receipts tax, 
        excise tax, franchise fees, telecommunications tax, or other 
        tax, license, or fee.
    (e) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on June 1, 
1994.

SEC. 305. POLE ATTACHMENTS.

    Section 224 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 224) is 
amended as follows--
            (1) by inserting ``or provider of telecommunications 
        service'' in subsection (a)(4) after ``system'';
            (2) by striking ``cable television services'' in subsection 
        (c)(2)(B) and inserting ``the services offered via such 
        attachments'';
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) of subsection (d) as 
        paragraph (4); and
            (4) by striking out so much of subsection (d) as precedes 
        paragraph (4) (as redesignated) and inserting the following:
    ``(d)(1) For purposes of subsection (b) of this section, the 
Commission shall, no later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
the Communications Act of 1994, prescribe regulations for ensuring that 
utilities charge just and reasonable and nondiscriminatory rates for 
pole attachments provided to all providers of telecommunications 
services, including such attachments used by cable television systems 
to provide telecommunications services (as defined in section 3(jj) of 
this Act). The regulations shall--
            ``(A) recognize that the entire pole, duct, conduit, or 
        right-of-way, other than the usable space, is of equal benefit 
        to all attachments to the pole, duct, conduit, or right-of-way 
        and therefore apportion the cost of space, other than the 
        usable space, equally among all such attachments,
            ``(B) recognize that the usable space is of proportional 
        benefit to all entities attached to the pole, duct, conduit, or 
        right-of-way and therefore apportion the cost of the usable 
        space according to the percentage of usable space required for 
        each entity, and
            ``(C) allow for reasonable terms and conditions relating to 
        health, safety, and the provision of reliable utility service.
    ``(2) The final regulations prescribed by the Commission under 
paragraph (1) shall not apply to a pole attachment used by a cable 
television system solely to provide cable services as defined in 
section 602(6) of this Act. The rates for pole attachments used for 
such purposes shall assure a utility the recovery of not less than the 
additional costs of providing pole attachments, nor more than an amount 
determined by multiplying--
            ``(A) the percentage of total usable space, or the 
        percentage of the total duct, conduit, or right-of-way capacity 
        occupied by the pole attachment, by
            ``(B) the sum of the operating expenses and actual capital 
        costs of the utility attributable to the entire pole, duct, 
        conduit, or right-of-way.
    ``(3) For all providers of telecommunications services except 
members of the exchange carrier association established under 47 C.F.R. 
69.601 as of December 31, 1993, upon enactment of the Communications 
Act of 1994 and until the Commission promulgates its final regulations 
under paragraph (1), the rate formula contained in any joint use pole 
attachment agreement between the electric utility and the largest local 
exchange carrier having such a joint use agreement in the utility's 
service area in effect on January 1, 1994, shall also apply to the pole 
attachments in the utility's service area. If no such joint use 
agreement containing a rate formula exists, then the pole attachment 
rate shall be the rate applicable under paragraph (2) to the cable 
television systems which solely provide cable service as defined in 
section 602(6) of this Act. Disputes concerning the applicability of a 
joint use agreement shall be resolved by the Commission or the States, 
as appropriate.''.

SEC. 306. CARRIER OF LAST RESORT.

    Section 214(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 214(d)) 
is amended by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Commission'' and by adding 
at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(2) If one or more common carriers provide 
        telecommunications service to a geographic area, and no common 
        carrier will provide universal service to an unserved community 
        or any portion thereof that requests such service within such 
        area, or to a public institutional telecommunications user 
        which makes a bona fide request under section 201C, then the 
        Commission shall determine which common carrier serving that 
        area is best able to provide universal service to the 
        requesting unserved community or portion thereof, or the 
        requesting public institutional telecommunications user, and 
        shall designate such common carrier as a carrier of last resort 
        for that unserved community, portion thereof, or user.
            ``(3) In order to be designated as a carrier of last resort 
        eligible for universal service support payments under section 
        201A, a common carrier must agree to provide, either through 
        its own facilities or through resale of services using another 
        carrier's facilities, the services encompassed within the 
        definition of universal service to any community or portion 
        thereof which requests such service, and to any public 
        institutional telecommunications user which makes a bona fide 
        request, within the applicable service area. Such services must 
        be offered at nondiscriminatory rates established by the 
        Commission throughout such service area, and such carrier must 
        advertise the availability of such services and the applicable 
        nondiscriminatory rates throughout such service area using 
        media of general distribution. More than one common carrier may 
        be designated as a carrier of last resort for a specific 
        service area, provided that any additional common carrier 
        seeking carrier of last resort designation agrees to provide, 
        either through its own facilities or through resale of services 
        using another carrier's facilities, the services encompassed 
        within the definition of universal service to any community or 
        portion thereof which requests such service, and to any public 
        institutional telecommunications user which makes a bona fide 
        request, within the same service area as the first common 
        carrier designated as a carrier of last resort for such service 
        area under this paragraph. Such services must be offered at 
        nondiscriminatory rates established by the Commission 
        throughout such service area, and any such additional carrier 
        of last resort must advertise the availability of such services 
        and the applicable nondiscriminatory rates throughout such 
        service area using media of general distribution.
            ``(4) A common carrier designated by the Commission as the 
        carrier of last resort under paragraphs (2) or (3) that refuses 
        to provide universal service within a reasonable period to such 
        requesting unserved community, portion thereof, or user shall 
        forfeit to the United States a fine of up to $10,000 for each 
        day that such carrier refuses to provide such service. In 
        establishing a reasonable period, the Commission shall consider 
        the nature of any construction required to serve such 
        requesting unserved community, portion thereof, or user, as 
        well as the construction intervals normally attending such 
        construction, and shall allow adequate time for regulatory 
        approvals and acquisition of necessary financing.
            ``(5) The Commission shall designate a carrier of last 
        resort for interexchange services for any unserved community or 
        portion thereof requesting such service. Any common carrier 
        designated as the carrier of last resort for interexchange 
        services under this section shall provide interexchange 
        services encompassed within the definition of universal service 
        to any unserved community or portion thereof which requests 
        such service. Such service shall be at nationwide 
        geographically averaged rates for interstate interexchange 
        services and at geographically averaged rates for intrastate 
        interexchange services, and shall be just and reasonable and 
        not unjustly or unreasonably discriminatory. A common carrier 
        designated as the carrier of last resort for interexchange 
        services under this paragraph may, if the Commission finds the 
        public interest so requires, be eligible for universal service 
        support payments under section 201A. A common carrier 
        designated as the carrier of last resort for interexchange 
        services under this paragraph that refuses to provide 
        interexchange service in accordance with this paragraph to an 
        unserved community or portion thereof that requests such 
        service within 180 days of such request shall forfeit to the 
        United States a fine of $50,000 for each day that such carrier 
        refuses to provide such service. The Commission may extend the 
        180 day period for providing interexchange service upon a 
        showing by the common carrier of good faith efforts to comply 
        within such period.
            ``(6) The Commission may, by regulation, establish 
        guidelines by which State commissions may implement the 
        provisions of this section.''.

SEC. 307. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN CARRIERS IN ALASKA.

    (a) FCC To Apply Full Communications Act Standards to Certain New 
Entrants.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commission 
may not waive any rule, regulation, or other requirement of the 
Communications Act of 1934 applicable to any telecommunications 
carrier, or to any affiliate of such a carrier, in any service area in 
Alaska such carrier or affiliate seeks to provide telephone exchange or 
telephone exchange access service, and shall immediately apply any 
rule, regulation, or other requirement with respect to such service to 
such carrier or affiliate, even if it would not otherwise apply, if the 
carrier or affiliate--
            (1) owns or controls more than 2 percent of the telephone 
        exchange or cable access lines in the United States; or
            (2) controls more than 40 percent of the market nationwide 
        in the United States for interexchange services.
    (b) Waiver Permitted When Requirement No Longer Applies in Area.--
Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Commission may waive or modify any 
rule, regulation, or other requirement applied to a telecommunications 
carrier or its affiliate under subsection (a) in a particular service 
area at any time that the rule, regulation, or other requirement ceases 
to apply to all other telecommunications carriers providing telephone 
exchange or telephone exchange access service, as applicable, in that 
service area in Alaska.
    (c) Section Inapplicable in Certain Circumstances.--Subsection (a) 
shall not apply in any instance in which a telecommunications carrier 
or affiliate described in subsection (a) enters or seeks to enter a 
service area in Alaska in which the dominant telecommunications carrier 
or affiliate is also described in subsection (a).
    (d) Definitions.--Any term used in this section that is defined in 
the Communications Act of 1934 has the same meaning as when that term 
is used in that Act.

      TITLE IV--AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES OF BELL OPERATING COMPANIES

  Subtitle A--Telecommunications Equipment Research and Manufacturing 
                              Competition

SEC. 401. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that the continued economic growth and the 
international competitiveness of American industry would be assisted by 
permitting the Bell operating companies, through their affiliates, to 
manufacture (including design, development, and fabrication) 
telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment, and to 
engage in research with respect to such equipment.

SEC. 402. AMENDMENT TO COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934.

    Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) 
is amended by inserting after section 230 the following new section:

``SEC. 231. REGULATION OF MANUFACTURING BY BELL OPERATING COMPANIES.

    ``(a) Authorization.--Subject to the requirements of this section 
and the regulations prescribed thereunder, a Bell operating company, 
through an affiliate of that company, notwithstanding any restriction 
or obligation imposed before the date of enactment of the 
Communications Act of 1994 pursuant to the Modification of Final 
Judgment on the lines of business in which a Bell operating company may 
engage, may manufacture and provide telecommunications equipment and 
manufacture customer premises equipment, except that neither a Bell 
operating company nor any of its affiliates may engage in such 
manufacturing in conjunction with a Bell operating company not so 
affiliated or any of its affiliates. Nothing in this section shall 
provide any authority for Bell Communications Research, or any 
successor entity, to manufacture or provide telecommunications 
equipment or to manufacture customer premises equipment.
    ``(b) Requirement for Separate Affiliate.--Any manufacturing or 
provision authorized under subsection (a) shall be conducted only 
through an affiliate (referred to elsewhere in this section to as a 
`manufacturing affiliate') that is separate from any Bell operating 
company entity that provides regulated local telephone exchange 
service. The affiliate required by this section need not be separate 
from affiliates required in sections 233, 235, and 613 of this Act or 
any other affiliate that does not provide regulated local telephone 
exchange service.
    ``(c) Manufacturing Rules.--
            ``(1) Books, records, access, and financial statements.--
                    ``(A) A manufacturing affiliate shall maintain 
                books, records, and accounts separate from its 
                affiliated Bell operating company and identify all 
                transactions between the manufacturing affiliate and 
                its affiliated Bell operating company.
                    ``(B) The Commission and the State commissions that 
                exercise regulatory authority over any Bell operating 
                company affiliated with such manufacturing affiliate 
                shall have access to the books, records, and accounts 
                required to be prepared under subparagraph (A).
                    ``(C) A manufacturing affiliate, even if it is not 
                a publicly-held corporation, shall prepare financial 
                statements in compliance with Federal financial 
                reporting requirements for publicly-held corporations, 
                shall file such statements with the Commission and the 
                State commissions that exercise regulatory authority 
                over any Bell operating company affiliated with such 
                manufacturing affiliate, and shall make such statements 
                available for public inspection.
            ``(2) Certain related-party activities prohibited.--Neither 
        a Bell operating company nor any of its nonmanufacturing 
        affiliates may perform sales, advertising, installation, 
        production, or maintenance operations for a manufacturing 
        affiliate of that Bell operating company; except that 
        institutional advertising, of a type not related to specific 
        telecommunications equipment, carried out by the Bell operating 
        company or its affiliates is permitted if each party pays its 
        pro rata share.
            ``(3) Manufacturing activities to be carried out in the 
        united states.--
                    ``(A) A manufacturing affiliate shall conduct all 
                of its manufacturing within the United States and, 
                except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, all 
                component parts of customer premises equipment 
                manufactured by such affiliate, and all component parts 
                of telecommunications equipment manufactured by such 
                affiliate, shall be manufactured within the United 
                States.
                    ``(B) A manufacturing affiliate may use component 
                parts manufactured outside the United States if--
                            ``(i) the affiliate first makes a good 
                        faith effort to obtain equivalent component 
                        parts manufactured within the United States at 
                        reasonable prices, terms, and conditions; and
                            ``(ii) for the aggregate of 
                        telecommunications equipment and customer 
                        premises equipment manufactured and sold in the 
                        United States by such affiliate in any calendar 
                        year, the cost of the components manufactured 
                        outside the United States contained in the 
                        equipment does not exceed 40 percent of the 
                        sales revenue derived from such equipment.
            ``(4) Certification required.--An affiliate that uses 
        component parts manufactured outside the United States in the 
        manufacture of telecommunications equipment and customer 
        premises equipment within the United States shall--
                    ``(A) certify to the Commission that a good faith 
                effort was made to obtain equivalent parts manufactured 
                within the United States at reasonable prices, terms, 
                and conditions, which certification shall be filed on a 
                quarterly basis with the Commission and list component 
                parts, by type, manufactured outside the United States; 
                and
                    ``(B) certify to the Commission on an annual basis 
                that, for the aggregate of telecommunications equipment 
                and customer premises equipment manufactured and sold 
                in the United States by such affiliate in the previous 
                calendar year, the cost of the components manufactured 
                outside the United States contained in such equipment 
                did not exceed the percentage specified in paragraph 
                (3)(B)(ii) or as adjusted in accordance with paragraph 
                (8).
            ``(5) Penalties and private right of action.--
                    ``(A) If the Commission determines, after reviewing 
                the certification required by paragraph (4), that such 
                affiliate failed to make the good faith effort required 
                in paragraph (3)(B)(i) or, after reviewing the 
                certification required by paragraph (4), that such 
                affiliate has exceeded the percentage specified in 
                paragraph (3)(B)(ii), the Commission may impose 
                penalties or forfeitures as provided for in title V of 
                this Act.
                    ``(B) Any supplier claiming to be damaged because a 
                manufacturing affiliate failed to make the good faith 
                effort required in paragraph (3)(B)(i) may file a 
                complaint with the Commission as provided for in 
                section 208 of this Act, or may bring suit for the 
                recovery of actual damages for which such supplier 
                claims such affiliate may be liable under the 
                provisions of this Act in any district court of the 
                United States of competent jurisdiction.
            ``(6) Determination of market share for foreign parts.--The 
        Commission, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, 
        shall, on an annual basis, determine the cost of component 
        parts manufactured outside the United States contained in all 
        telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment 
        sold in the United States as a percentage of the revenues from 
        sales of such equipment in the previous calendar year.
            ``(7) Foreign intellectual property use permitted.--
        Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, a 
        manufacturing affiliate may use intellectual property created 
        outside the United States in the manufacture of 
        telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment in 
        the United States.
            ``(8) Adjustment of paragraph (3)(b)(ii) percentage.--The 
        Commission may not waive or alter the requirements of this 
        subsection, except that the Commission, on an annual basis, 
        shall adjust the percentage specified in paragraph (3)(B)(ii) 
        to the percentage determined by the Commission, in consultation 
        with the Secretary of Commerce, under paragraph (6).
            ``(9) Ownership and debt requirements.--No more than 90 
        percent of the equity of a manufacturing affiliate shall be 
        owned by its affiliated Bell operating company and any 
        affiliates of that Bell operating company. Any debt incurred by 
        a manufacturing affiliate may not be issued by its affiliates. 
        A manufacturing affiliate may not incur debt in a manner that 
        would permit a creditor, on default, to have recourse to the 
        assets of its affiliated Bell operating company's 
        telecommunications services business.
            ``(10) Relationships among affiliates.--A manufacturing 
        affiliate is not required to operate separately from the other 
        affiliates of its affiliated Bell operating company, but if an 
        affiliate of a Bell operating company becomes directly 
        affiliated with a manufacturing entity, the affiliate shall be 
        treated as a manufacturing affiliate of that Bell operating 
        company within the meaning of subsection (b) and shall comply 
        with the requirements of this section.
            ``(11) Equipment to be made available to others.--A 
        manufacturing affiliate shall make available, without 
        discrimination or self-preference as to price, delivery, terms, 
        or conditions, to all regulated local telephone exchange 
        carriers, for use with the public telecommunications network, 
        any telecommunications equipment, including software integral 
        to such telecommunications equipment, including upgrades, 
        manufactured by such affiliate so long as each such purchasing 
        carrier--
                    ``(A) does not either manufacture 
                telecommunications equipment, or have a manufacturing 
                affiliate which manufactures telecommunications 
                equipment; or
                    ``(B) agrees to make available, to the Bell 
                operating company affiliated with such manufacturing 
                affiliate or any of the regulated local telephone 
                exchange carrier affiliates of such Bell company, any 
                telecommunications equipment, including software 
                integral to such telecommunications equipment, 
                including upgrades, manufactured for use with the 
                public telecommunications network by such purchasing 
                carrier or by any entity or organization with which 
                such purchasing carrier is affiliated.
            ``(12) Sales to other regulated local telephone exchange 
        carriers.--
                    ``(A) A manufacturing affiliate may not discontinue 
                or restrict sales to other regulated local telephone 
                exchange carriers of any telecommunications equipment, 
                including software integral to such telecommunications 
                equipment, including upgrades, that such affiliate 
                manufactures for sale as long as there is reasonable 
                demand for the equipment by such carriers; except that 
                such sales may be discontinued or restricted if such 
                manufacturing affiliate demonstrates to the Commission 
                that it is not making a profit, under a marginal cost 
                standard implemented by the Commission, on the sale of 
                such equipment.
                    ``(B) In reaching a determination as to the 
                existence of reasonable demand under subparagraph (A), 
                the Commission shall within 60 days after receiving a 
                request from a manufacturing affiliate consider--
                            ``(i) whether the continued manufacture of 
                        the equipment will be profitable;
                            ``(ii) whether the equipment is 
                        functionally or technologically obsolete;
                            ``(iii) whether the components necessary to 
                        manufacture the equipment continue to be 
                        available;
                            ``(iv) whether alternatives to the 
                        equipment are available in the market; and
                            ``(v) such other factors as the Commission 
                        deems necessary and proper.
            ``(13) Joint network planning.--A Bell operating company 
        shall, consistent with the antitrust laws, engage in joint 
        network planning and design with other regulated local 
        telephone exchange carriers operating in the same area of 
        interest; except that no participant in such planning shall be 
        allowed to delay the introduction of new technology or the 
        deployment of facilities to provide telecommunications 
        services, and agreement with such other carriers shall not be 
        required as a prerequisite for such introduction or deployment.
            ``(14) Information sharing.--A Bell operating company shall 
        provide, to other regulated local telephone exchange carriers 
        operating in the same area of interest, timely information on 
        the planned deployment of telecommunications equipment, 
        including software integral to such telecommunications 
        equipment, including upgrades.
            ``(15) Regulations.--The Commission shall prescribe 
        regulations to carry out the provisions of this subsection.
    ``(d) Telephone Exchange Service Regulations.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Commission shall prescribe 
        regulations to require each Bell operating company to maintain 
        and file with the Commission full and complete information with 
        respect to the protocols and technical requirements for 
        connection with and use of its telephone exchange service 
        facilities. Such regulations shall require each such Bell 
        company to report promptly to the Commission any material 
        changes or planned changes to such protocols and requirements, 
        and the schedule for implementation of such changes or planned 
        changes.
            ``(2) Disclosure restriction.--A Bell operating company 
        shall not disclose to any of its affiliates any information 
        required to be filed under paragraph (1) unless that 
        information is immediately so filed.
            ``(3) Competitors' access to information.--The Commission 
        may prescribe such additional regulations under this subsection 
        as may be necessary to ensure that manufacturers in competition 
        with a Bell operating company's manufacturing affiliate have 
        ready and equal access to the information required for such 
        competition that such Bell company makes available to its 
        manufacturing affiliate.
    ``(e) Requirements for Bell Operating Companies With Manufacturing 
Affiliate.--The Commission shall prescribe regulations requiring that 
any Bell operating company which has an affiliate that engages in any 
manufacturing authorized by subsection (a)--
            ``(1) shall provide, to other manufacturers of 
        telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment, 
        opportunities to sell such equipment to such Bell operating 
        company which are comparable to the opportunities which such 
        company provides to its affiliates;
            ``(2) shall not subsidize its manufacturing affiliate with 
        revenues from its regulated telecommunications services; and
            ``(3) shall only purchase equipment from its manufacturing 
        affiliate at the open market price.
    ``(f) Collaboration With Other Manufacturers.--A Bell operating 
company and its affiliates may engage in close collaboration with any 
manufacturer of customer premises equipment or telecommunications 
equipment not affiliated with a Bell operating company during the 
design and development of hardware, software, or combinations thereof 
relating to such equipment, consistent with subsection (e)(2).
    ``(g) Additional Rules and Regulations.--The Commission may 
prescribe such additional rules and regulations as the Commission 
determines necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
    ``(h) Administration and Enforcement.--
            ``(1) Commission authority.--For the purposes of 
        administering and enforcing the provisions of this section and 
        the regulations prescribed under this section, the Commission 
        shall have the same authority, power, and functions with 
        respect to any Bell operating company as the Commission has in 
        administering and enforcing the provisions of this title with 
        respect to any common carrier subject to this Act.
            ``(2) Civil actions by injured carriers.--Any regulated 
        local telephone exchange carrier injured by an act or omission 
        of a Bell operating company or its manufacturing affiliate 
        which violates the requirements of paragraph (11) or (12) of 
        subsection (c), or the Commission's regulations implementing 
        such paragraphs, may initiate an action in a district court of 
        the United States to recover the full amount of damages 
        sustained in consequence of any such violation and obtain such 
        orders from the court as are necessary to terminate existing 
        violations and to prevent future violations; or such regulated 
        local telephone exchange carrier may seek relief from the 
        Commission pursuant to sections 206 through 209.
    ``(i) Effective Dates; Deadline.--The authority of the Commission 
to prescribe regulations to carry out this section is effective on the 
date of enactment of the Communications Act of 1994. The Commission 
shall prescribe such regulations within 180 days after such date of 
enactment, and the authority to engage in the manufacturing authorized 
in subsection (a) shall not take effect until regulations prescribed by 
the Commission under subsections (c), (d), and (e) are in effect.
    ``(j) Effect on Preexisting Manufacturing Authority.--Nothing in 
this section shall prohibit any Bell operating company from engaging, 
directly or through any affiliate, in any manufacturing activity in 
which any Bell operating company or affiliate was authorized to engage 
on the date of enactment of such Act.
    ``(k) Annual Audit.--
            ``(1) In general.--A Bell operating company that 
        manufactures or provides telecommunications equipment or 
        manufactures customer premises equipment through an affiliate 
        shall obtain and pay for an annual audit conducted by an 
        independent auditor selected by and working at the direction of 
        the State commission of each State in which such Bell company 
        provides local exchange service, to determine whether such Bell 
        company has complied with this section and the regulations 
        promulgated under this section, and particularly whether such 
        Bell company has complied with the separate accounting 
        requirements under subsection (c)(1).
            ``(2) Submission of audit results.--The auditor described 
        in paragraph (1) shall submit the results of such audit to the 
        Commission and to the State commission of each State in which 
        such Bell company provides telephone exchange service. Any 
        party may submit comments on the final audit report.
            ``(3) Procedures applicable to audit.--The audit required 
        under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in accordance with 
        procedures established by regulation by the State commission of 
        the State in which such Bell company provides local exchange 
        service, including requirements that each audit submitted to 
        the Commission and to the State commission is certified by the 
        auditor responsible for conducting the audit.
            ``(4) Commission review.--The Commission shall periodically 
        review and analyze the audits submitted to it under this 
        subsection, and shall provide to the Congress every 2 years--
                    ``(A) a report of its findings on the compliance of 
                the Bell operating companies with this section and the 
                regulations promulgated thereunder; and
                    ``(B) an analysis of the impact of such regulations 
                on the affordability of local telephone exchange 
                service.
            ``(5) Access to accounts and records.--For purposes of 
        conducting audits and reviews under this subsection, an 
        independent auditor, the Commission, and the State commission 
        shall have access to the financial accounts and records of each 
        Bell operating company and those of its affiliates (including 
        affiliates described in paragraphs (9) and (10) of subsection 
        (c)) necessary to verify transactions conducted with such Bell 
        operating company that are relevant to the specific activities 
        permitted under this section and that are necessary to the 
        State's regulation of telephone rates. Each State commission 
        shall implement appropriate procedures to ensure the protection 
        of any proprietary information submitted to it under this 
        section.
    ``(l) Accessibility Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Bell operating companies or their 
        manufacturing affiliates shall ensure that telecommunications 
        equipment and customer premises equipment designed, developed, 
        and fabricated pursuant to the authority granted in this 
        section shall be accessible and usable by individuals with 
        disabilities, including individuals with functional limitations 
        of hearing, vision, movement, manipulation, speech, and 
        interpretation of information, unless the costs of making the 
        equipment accessible and usable would result in an undue burden 
        or an adverse competitive impact.
            ``(2) Compatibility.--Whenever an undue burden or adverse 
        competitive impact would result from the requirements in this 
        subsection, the Bell operating company or its manufacturing 
        affiliate that designs, develops, or fabricates the equipment 
        shall ensure that such equipment is compatible with existing 
        peripheral devices or specialized customer premises equipment 
        commonly used by persons with disabilities to achieve access, 
        unless doing so would result in an undue burden or adverse 
        competitive impact.
            ``(3) Definitions.--As used in this subsection:
                    ``(A) Undue burden.--The term `undue burden' means 
                significant difficulty or expense. In determining 
                whether an activity would result in an undue burden, 
                factors to be considered include--
                            ``(i) the nature and cost of the activity;
                            ``(ii) the impact on the operation of the 
                        facility involved in the manufacturing of the 
                        equipment;
                            ``(iii) the financial resources of the 
                        manufacturing affiliate, or of the Bell 
                        operating company if the manufacturing 
                        activities are not conducted in a separate 
                        subsidiary; and
                            ``(iv) the type of operation or operations 
                        of the manufacturing affiliate, or Bell 
                        operating company, as the case may be.
                    ``(B) Adverse competitive impact.--In determining 
                whether an activity would result in an adverse 
                competitive impact, the following factors will be 
                considered:
                            ``(i) Whether such activity would raise the 
                        cost of the equipment in question beyond the 
                        level at which there would be sufficient 
                        consumer demand by the general population to 
                        make the equipment profitable.
                            ``(ii) Whether such activity would, with 
                        respect to the equipment in question, put the 
                        manufacturing affiliate, or the Bell operating 
                        company if the manufacturing activities are not 
                        conducted in a separate subsidiary, at a 
                        competitive disadvantage in comparison with one 
                        or more providers of one or more competing 
                        products. This factor may only be considered so 
                        long as competing manufacturers are not held to 
                        the same obligation with respect to access by 
                        persons with disabilities.
                    ``(C) Activity.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
                the term `activity' includes--
                            ``(i) the research, design, development, 
                        deployment, and fabrication activities 
                        necessary to comply with the requirements of 
                        this section; and
                            ``(ii) the acquisition of the related 
                        materials and equipment components.
            ``(4) Impact of ada.--Nothing in this section shall be 
        interpreted to limit or otherwise affect the application of the 
        Americans with Disabilities Act or its implementing 
        regulations.
    ``(m) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            ``(1) The term `affiliate' means any organization or entity 
        that, directly or indirectly, owns or controls, is owned or 
        controlled by, or is under common ownership with a Bell 
        operating company. The term includes any organization or entity 
        in which a Bell operating company and any of its affiliates--
                    ``(A) have an equity interest of greater than 10 
                percent, or a management interest of greater than 10 
                percent, or
                    ``(B) in which a Bell operating company and any of 
                its affiliates have any other significant financial 
                interest.
            ``(2) The term `Bell operating company' means those 
        companies listed in appendix A of the Modification of Final 
        Judgment, and includes any successor or assign of any such 
        company, but does not include any affiliate of any such 
        company.
            ``(3) The term `customer premises equipment' means 
        equipment employed on the premises of a person (other than a 
        carrier) to originate, route, or terminate telecommunications.
            ``(4) The term `manufacturing' has the same meaning as such 
        term has in the Modification of Final Judgment.
            ``(5) The term `Modification of Final Judgment' means the 
        decree entered August 24, 1982, in United States v. Western 
        Electric, Civil Action No. 82-0192 (United States District 
        Court, District of Columbia).
            ``(6) The term `telecommunications' means the transmission, 
        between or among points specified by the user, of information 
        of the user's choosing, without change in the form or content 
        of the information as sent and received, by means of an 
        electromagnetic transmission medium, including all 
        instrumentalities, facilities, apparatus, and services 
        (including the collection, storage, forwarding, switching, and 
        delivery of such information) essential to such transmission.
            ``(7) The term `telecommunications equipment' means 
        equipment, other than customer premises equipment, used by a 
        carrier to provide telecommunications services.
            ``(8) The term `telecommunications service' means the 
        offering for hire of telecommunications facilities, or of 
        telecommunications by means of such facilities.''.

SEC. 403. INCREASED PENALTY FOR RECORDKEEPING VIOLATIONS.

    Section 220(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 220(d)) 
is amended by striking ``$6,000'' and inserting ``$10,000''.

SEC. 404. APPLICATION OF ANTITRUST LAWS.

    Nothing in this subtitle shall be deemed to alter the application 
of Federal and State antitrust laws as interpreted by the respective 
courts.

 Subtitle B--Regulation of Alarm Services and Electronic Publishing by 
                        Bell Operating Companies

SEC. 421. REGULATION OF ENTRY INTO ALARM MONITORING SERVICES.

    Amendment.--Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
201 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 231 the following 
new section:

``SEC. 232. REGULATION OF ENTRY INTO ALARM MONITORING SERVICES.

    ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (c), no Bell 
operating company, or any affiliate of that company, shall provide 
alarm monitoring services for the protection of life, safety, or 
property. A Bell operating company may transport alarm monitoring 
service signals but on a common carrier basis only.
    ``(b) Authority To Petition.--Beginning 5\1/2\ years from the date 
of enactment of the Communications Act of 1994, a Bell operating 
company or any affiliate of that company may petition the Commission to 
seek permission to provide alarm monitoring services for the protection 
of life, safety, or property.
    ``(c) Authority To Permit Bell Operating Companies To Provide 
Services.--Beginning 6 years from the date of enactment of the 
Communications Act of 1994, the Commission shall have the authority to 
permit a Bell operating company to provide alarm monitoring services 
for the protection of life, safety, or property; except that the 
Commission shall not grant such permission until--
            ``(1) the Department of Justice finds that there is no 
        substantial possibility that such Bell company or its 
        affiliates could use monopoly power to impede competition in 
        the market such Bell company seeks to enter; and
            ``(2) the Commission finds that the provision of alarm 
        monitoring services by the Bell operating company is in the 
        public interest and that the Commission has the capability 
        effectively to enforce any requirements, limitations, or 
        conditions placed upon the Bell operating company in the 
        provision of alarm monitoring services for the protection of 
        life, safety, or property, including the regulations it has 
        prescribed pursuant to subsection (d).
    ``(d) Regulations Required.--
            ``(1) Not later than 6 years after the date of enactment of 
        the Communications Act of 1994, the Commission shall prescribe 
        regulations--
                    ``(A) to establish such requirements, limitations, 
                or conditions as are--
                            ``(i) necessary and appropriate in the 
                        public interest with respect to the provision 
                        of alarm monitoring services by Bell operating 
                        companies and their affiliates, and
                            ``(ii) effective at such time as a Bell 
                        operating company or any of its affiliates is 
                        authorized to provide alarm monitoring 
                        services; and
                    ``(B) to establish procedures for the receipt and 
                review of complaints concerning violations by such 
                companies of such regulations, or of any other 
                provision of this Act or the regulations thereunder, 
                that result in material financial harm to a provider of 
                alarm monitoring services.
            ``(2) The Bell operating companies and their affiliates are 
        prohibited from recording or using in any fashion the 
        occurrence or contents of calls received by providers of alarm 
        monitoring services for the purposes of marketing such services 
        on behalf of the Bell operating company, any of its affiliates, 
        or any other entity. Any regulations necessary to enforce this 
        paragraph shall be issued within 6 months after the date of 
        enactment of the Communications Act of 1994.
    ``(e) Expedited Consideration of Complaints.--The procedures 
established under subsection (d) shall ensure that the Commission will 
make a final determination with respect to any complaint described in 
such subsection within 120 days after receipt of the complaint. If the 
complaint contains an appropriate showing that the alleged violation 
occurred, as determined by the Commission in accordance with such 
regulations, the Commission shall, within 60 days after receipt of the 
complaint, issue a cease and desist order to prevent the Bell operating 
company and its affiliates from continuing to engage in such violation 
pending such final determination.
    ``(f) Remedies.--The Commission may use any remedy available under 
title V of this Act to terminate and punish violations described in 
subsection (d). Such remedies may include, if the Commission determines 
that such violation was willful or repeated, ordering the Bell 
operating company to cease offering alarm monitoring services.
    ``(g) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            ``(1) The term `alarm monitoring services' means services 
        that detect threats to life, safety, or property by burglary, 
        fire, vandalism, bodily injury, or other emergency through the 
        use of devices that transmit signals to a central point in a 
        customer's residence, place of business, or other fixed 
        premises which--
                    ``(A) retransmits such signals to a remote 
                monitoring center by means of telecommunications 
                facilities of the Bell operating company and any 
                affiliate; and
                    ``(B) serves to alert persons at the monitoring 
                center of the need to inform customers, other persons, 
                or police, fire, rescue, or other security or public 
                safety personnel of the threat at such premises.
        Such term does not include medical monitoring devices attached 
        to individuals for the automatic surveillance of ongoing 
        medical conditions.
            ``(2) The term `Bell operating company' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 233 of this Act.
            ``(3) The term `affiliate' means a person that (directly or 
        indirectly) owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is 
        under common ownership or control with, another person. For 
        purposes of this paragraph, the term `own' means to own an 
        equity interest (or the equivalent thereof) of more than 10 
        percent.''.

SEC. 422. REGULATION OF ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING.

    Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) 
is amended by inserting after section 232 the following new section:

``SEC. 233. REGULATION OF ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING.

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) A Bell operating company and any affiliate shall not 
        engage in the provision of electronic publishing that is 
        disseminated by means of such Bell operating company's or any 
        of its affiliates' basic telephone service.
            ``(2) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a separated 
        affiliate or electronic publishing joint venture from engaging 
        in the provision of electronic publishing or any other lawful 
        service in any area. Any separated affiliate or electronic 
        publishing joint venture permitted by this section need not be 
        separate from affiliates required in sections 231, 235, and 613 
        of the Act or any other affiliate that does not provide 
        regulated local telephone exchange service.
            ``(3) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a Bell 
        operating company or affiliate from engaging in the provision 
        of any lawful service other than electronic publishing in any 
        area or from engaging in the provision of electronic publishing 
        that is not disseminated by means of such Bell operating 
        company's or any of its affiliates' basic telephone service.
    ``(b) Separated Affiliate or Electronic Publishing Joint Venture 
Requirements.--A separated affiliate or electronic publishing joint 
venture shall--
            ``(1) maintain books, records, and accounts that are 
        separate from those of the Bell operating company and from any 
        affiliate and which record in accordance with generally 
        accepted accounting principles all transactions, whether direct 
        or indirect, with the Bell operating company;
            ``(2) not incur debt in a manner that would permit a 
        creditor upon default to have recourse to the assets of the 
        Bell operating company;
            ``(3) prepare financial statements that are not 
        consolidated with those of the Bell operating company or any 
        affiliate, although consolidated statements may also be 
        prepared for other purposes;
            ``(4) file with the Commission annual reports in a form 
        substantially equivalent to the Form 10-K referenced at 17 CFR 
        249.310 as that section and form are in effect on the date of 
        enactment of the Communications Act of 1994;
            ``(5) after 1 year from that date, not hire as--
                    ``(A) corporate officers,
                    ``(B) sales and marketing management personnel 
                whose responsibilities at the separated affiliate or 
                electronic publishing joint venture will include the 
                geographic area where the Bell operating company 
                provides basic telephone service, or
                    ``(C) network operations personnel whose 
                responsibilities at the separated affiliate or 
                electronic publishing joint venture would require 
                dealing directly with the Bell operating company,
        any person who was employed by the Bell operating company 
        during the year preceding that person's date of hire, other 
        than a person subject to a collective bargaining agreement that 
        gives such person the right to be employed by a separated 
        affiliate or electronic publishing joint venture of the Bell 
        operating company;
            ``(6) not provide any wireline telephone exchange service 
        in any telephone exchange area where a Bell operating company 
        with which it is under common ownership or control provides 
        basic telephone exchange service except on a resale basis;
            ``(7) not use the name, trademarks, or service marks of an 
        existing Bell operating company except for names, trademarks, 
        or service marks that are or were used in common with the 
        entity that owns or controls the Bell operating company;
            ``(8) have performed annually by March 31, or any other 
        date prescribed by the Commission, a compliance review which--
                    ``(A) must be conducted by an independent entity 
                which is subject to professional, legal, and ethical 
                obligations for the purpose of determining compliance 
                during the preceding calendar year with any provision 
                of this section that imposes a requirement on such 
                separated affiliate or electronic publishing joint 
                venture; and
                    ``(B) must be maintained by the separated affiliate 
                for a period of 5 years subject to review by any lawful 
                authority; and
            ``(9) within 90 days of receiving a review described in 
        paragraph (8), file a report of any exceptions and any 
        corrective action with the Commission and allow any person to 
        inspect and copy such report subject to reasonable safeguards 
        to protect any proprietary information contained in such report 
        from being used for purposes other than to enforce or pursue 
        remedies under this section.
    ``(c) Bell Operating Company Requirements.--A Bell operating 
company under common ownership or control with a separated affiliate or 
electronic publishing joint venture shall--
            ``(1) not provide a separated affiliate any facilities, 
        services, or basic telephone service information unless it 
        makes such facilities, services, or information available to 
        unaffiliated entities upon request and on the same terms and 
        conditions;
            ``(2) carry out transactions with a separated affiliate in 
        a manner equivalent to the manner that unrelated parties would 
        carry out independent transactions and not based upon the 
        affiliation;
            ``(3) carry out transactions with a separated affiliate, 
        which involve the transfer of personnel, assets, or anything of 
        value, pursuant to written contracts or tariffs that are filed 
        with the Commission and made publicly available;
            ``(4) carry out transactions with a separated affiliate in 
        a manner that is auditable in accordance with generally 
        accepted accounting principles;
            ``(5) value any assets that are transferred to a separated 
        affiliate at the greater of net book cost or fair market value;
            ``(6) value any assets that are transferred to it by its 
        separated affiliate at the lesser of net book cost or fair 
        market value;
            ``(7) except for--
                    ``(A) instances where Commission or State 
                regulations permit in-arrears payment for tariffed 
                telecommunications services, or
                    ``(B) the investment by an affiliate of dividends 
                or profits derived from a Bell operating company,
        not provide debt or equity financing directly or indirectly to 
        a separated affiliate;
            ``(8) comply fully with all applicable Commission and State 
        cost allocation and other accounting rules;
            ``(9) have performed annually by March 31, or any other 
        date prescribed by the Commission, a compliance review which--
                    ``(A) must be conducted by an independent entity 
                which is subject to professional, legal, and ethical 
                obligations for the purpose of determining compliance 
                during the preceding calendar year with any provision 
                of this section that imposes a requirement on such Bell 
                operating company; and
                    ``(B) must be maintained by the Bell operating 
                company for a period of 5 years subject to review by 
                any lawful authority;
            ``(10) within 90 days of receiving a review described in 
        paragraph (9), file a report of any exceptions and any 
        corrective action with the Commission and allow any person to 
        inspect and copy such report subject to reasonable safeguards 
        to protect any proprietary information contained in such report 
        from being used for purposes other than to enforce or pursue 
        remedies under this section;
            ``(11) if it provides facilities or services for 
        telecommunication, transmission, billing and collection, or 
        physical collocation to any electronic publisher, including a 
        separated affiliate, for use with or in connection with the 
        provision of electronic publishing that is disseminated by 
        means of such Bell operating company's or any of its 
        affiliates' basic telephone service, provide to all other 
        electronic publishers the same type of facilities and services 
        on request, on the same terms and conditions or as required by 
        the Commission or a State, and unbundled and individually 
        tariffed to the smallest element that is technically feasible 
        and economically reasonable to provide;
            ``(12) provide network access and interconnections for 
        basic telephone service to electronic publishers at any 
        technically feasible and economically reasonable point within 
        the Bell operating company's network and at just and reasonable 
        rates that are tariffed (so long as rates for such services are 
        subject to regulation) and that are not higher on a per-unit 
        basis than those charged for such services to any other 
        electronic publisher or any separated affiliate engaged in 
        electronic publishing;
            ``(13) if prices for network access and interconnection for 
        basic telephone service are no longer subject to regulation, 
        provide electronic publishers such services on the same terms 
        and conditions as a separated affiliate receives such services;
            ``(14) if any basic telephone service used by electronic 
        publishers ceases to require a tariff, provide electronic 
        publishers with such service on the same terms and conditions 
        as a separated affiliate receives such service;
            ``(15) provide reasonable advance notification at the same 
        time and on the same terms to all affected electronic 
        publishers of--
                    ``(A) information necessary for the transmission or 
                routing of information by an interconnected electronic 
                publisher;
                    ``(B) information necessary to ensure the 
                interoperability of an electronic publisher and the 
                Bell operating company's networks; and
                    ``(C) information concerning changes in basic 
                telephone service network design and technical 
                standards which may affect the provision of electronic 
                publishing;
            ``(16) not directly or indirectly provide anything of 
        monetary value to a separated affiliate unless in exchange for 
        consideration at least equal to the greater of its net book 
        cost or fair market value, except the investment by an 
        affiliate of dividends or profits derived from a Bell operating 
        company;
            ``(17) not discriminate in the presentation or provision of 
        any gateway for electronic publishing services or any 
        electronic directory of information services, which is provided 
        over such Bell operating company's basic telephone service;
            ``(18) have no directors, officers, or employees in common 
        with a separated affiliate;
            ``(19) not own any property in common with a separated 
        affiliate;
            ``(20) not perform hiring or training of personnel on 
        behalf of a separated affiliate;
            ``(21) not perform the purchasing, installation, or 
        maintenance of equipment on behalf of its separated affiliate, 
        except for telephone service that it provides under tariff or 
        contract subject to the provisions of this section; and
            ``(22) not perform research and development on behalf of 
        its separated affiliate.
    ``(d) Customer Proprietary Network Information.--A Bell operating 
company or any affiliate shall not provide to any electronic publisher, 
including a separated affiliate or electronic publishing joint venture, 
customer proprietary network information for use with or in connection 
with the provision of electronic publishing that is disseminated by 
means of such Bell operating company's or any of its affiliates' basic 
telephone service that is not made available by the Bell operating 
company or affiliate to all electronic publishers on the same terms and 
conditions.
    ``(e) Compliance With Safeguards.--A Bell operating company, 
affiliate, or its separated affiliate is prohibited from acting in 
concert with another Bell operating company or any entity in order to 
knowingly and willfully violate or evade the requirements of this 
section.
    ``(f) Telephone Operating Company Dividends.--Nothing in this 
section shall prohibit an affiliate from investing dividends derived 
from a Bell operating company in its separated affiliate and 
subsections (i) and (j) of this section shall not apply to any such 
investment.
    ``(g) Joint Marketing.--Except as provided in subsection (h), a 
Bell operating company shall not carry out any promotion, marketing, 
sales, or advertising for or in conjuction with--
            ``(1) a separated affiliate; or
            ``(2) an affiliate that is related to the provision of 
        electronic publishing.
    ``(h) Permissible Joint Activities.--
            ``(1) Joint telemarketing.--A Bell operating company may 
        provide inbound telemarketing or referral services related to 
        the provision of electronic publishing for a separated 
        affiliate, electronic publishing joint venture, affiliate, or 
        unaffiliated electronic publisher, but if such services are 
        provided to a separated affiliate, electronic publishing joint 
        venture, or affiliate, such services shall be made available to 
        all electronic publishers on request, on nondiscriminatory 
        terms, at compensatory prices, and subject to regulations of 
        the Commission to ensure that the Bell operating company's 
        method of providing telemarketing or referral and its price 
        structure do not competitively disadvantage any electronic 
        publishers regardless of size, including those which do not use 
        the Bell operating company's telemarketing services.
            ``(2) Teaming arrangements.--A Bell operating company may 
        engage in nondiscriminatory teaming or business arrangements to 
        engage in electronic publishing with any separated affiliate or 
        with any other electronic publisher provided that the Bell 
        operating company only provides facilities, services, and basic 
        telephone service information as authorized by this section and 
        provided that the Bell operating company does not own such 
        teaming or business arrangement.
            ``(3) Electronic publishing joint ventures.--A Bell 
        operating company or affiliate may participate on a 
        nonexclusive basis in electronic publishing joint ventures with 
        entities that are not any Bell operating company, affiliate, or 
        separated affiliate to provide electronic publishing services, 
        only if the Bell operating company or affiliate has not more 
        than a 50 percent direct or indirect equity interest (or the 
        equivalent thereof) or the right to more than 50 percent of the 
        gross revenues under a revenue sharing or royalty agreement in 
        any electronic publishing joint venture. Officers and employees 
        of a Bell operating company or affiliate participating in an 
        electronic publishing joint venture may not have more than 50 
        percent of the voting control over the electronic publishing 
        joint venture. In the case of joint ventures with small local 
        electronic publishers, the Commission for good cause shown may 
        authorize the Bell operating company or affiliate to have a 
        larger equity interest, revenue share, or voting control, but 
        not to exceed 80 percent. A Bell operating company 
        participating in an electronic publishing joint venture may 
        provide promotion, marketing, sales, or advertising personnel 
        and services to such joint venture.
    ``(i) Transactions Related to the Provision of Electronic 
Publishing Between a Telephone Operating Company and any Affiliate.--
            ``(1) Any provision of facilities, services, or basic 
        telephone service information or any transfer of assets, 
        personnel, or anything of commercial or competitive value from 
        a Bell operating company to any affiliate related to the 
        provision of electronic publishing shall be--
                    ``(A) recorded in the books and records of each 
                entity;
                    ``(B) auditable in accordance with generally 
                accepted accounting principles; and
                    ``(C) pursuant to written contracts or tariffs 
                filed with the Commission or a State and made publicly 
                available.
            ``(2) Any transfer of assets directly related to the 
        provision of electronic publishing from a Bell operating 
        company to an affiliate shall be valued at the greater of net 
        book cost or fair market value. Any transfer of assets related 
        to the provision of electronic publishing from an affiliate to 
        the Bell operating company shall be valued at the lesser of net 
        book cost or fair market value.
            ``(3) A Bell operating company shall not provide an 
        affiliate any facilities, services, or basic telephone service 
        information related to the provision of electronic publishing, 
        which such affiliate then directly or indirectly provides to a 
        separated affiliate, and which is not made available to 
        unaffiliated companies on the same terms and conditions.
    ``(j) Transactions Related to the Provision of Electronic 
Publishing Between an Affiliate and a Separated Affiliate.--
            ``(1) Any facilities, services, or basic telephone service 
        information provided or any assets, personnel, or anything of 
        commercial or competitive value transferred, from a Bell 
        operating company to any affiliate as described in subsection 
        (i) and then provided or transferred to a separated affiliate 
        shall be--
                    ``(A) recorded in the books and records of each 
                entity;
                    ``(B) auditable in accordance with generally 
                accepted accounting principles; and
                    ``(C) pursuant to written contracts or tariffs 
                filed with the Commission or a State and made publicly 
                available.
            ``(2) Any transfer of assets directly related to the 
        provision of electronic publishing from a Bell operating 
        company to any affiliate as described in subsection (i) and 
        then transferred to a separated affiliate shall be valued at 
        the greater of net book cost or fair market value. Any transfer 
        of assets related to the provision of electronic publishing 
        from a separated affiliate to any affiliate and then 
        transferred to the Bell operating company as described in 
        subsection (i) shall be valued at the lesser of net book cost 
        or fair market value.
            ``(3) An affiliate shall not provide a separated affiliate 
        any facilities, services, or basic telephone service 
        information related to the provision of electronic publishing, 
        which were provided to such affiliate directly or indirectly by 
        a Bell operating company, and which is not made available to 
        unaffiliated companies on the same terms and conditions.
    ``(k) Other Electronic Publishers.--Except as provided in 
subsection (h)(3):
            ``(1) A Bell operating company shall not have any officers, 
        employees, property, or facilities in common with any entity 
        whose principal business is publishing of which a part is 
        electronic publishing.
            ``(2) No officer or employee of a Bell operating company 
        shall serve as a director of any entity whose principal 
        business is publishing of which a part is electronic 
        publishing.
            ``(3) For the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), a Bell 
        operating company or an affiliate that owns an electronic 
        publishing joint venture shall not be deemed to be engaged in 
        the electronic publishing business solely because of such 
        ownership.
            ``(4) A Bell operating company shall not carry out--
                    ``(A) any marketing or sales for any entity that 
                engages in electronic publishing; or
                    ``(B) any hiring of personnel, purchasing, or 
                production, for any entity that engages in electronic 
                publishing.
            ``(5) A Bell operating company shall not provide any 
        facilities, services, or basic telephone service information to 
        any entity that engages in electronic publishing, for use with 
        or in connection with the provision of electronic publishing 
        that is disseminated by means of such Bell operating company's 
        or any of its affiliates' basic telephone service, unless 
        equivalent facilities, services, or information are made 
        available on equivalent terms and conditions to all.
    ``(l) Transition.--Any electronic publishing service being offered 
to the public by a Bell operating company or affiliate on the date of 
enactment of the Communications Act of 1994 shall have one year from 
such date of enactment to comply with the requirements of this section.
    ``(m) Sunset.--The provisions of this section shall cease to apply 
to a Bell operating company or its affiliate or separated affiliate in 
any telephone exchange area on June 30, 2000.
    ``(n) Private Right Of Action.--
            ``(1) Any person claiming that any act or practice of any 
        Bell operating company, affiliate, or separated affiliate 
        constitutes a violation of this section may file a complaint 
        with the Commission or bring suit as provided in section 207 of 
        this Act, and such Bell operating company, affiliate, or 
        separated affiliate shall be liable as provided in section 206 
        of this Act. Damages may not, however, be awarded for a 
        violation that is discovered by a compliance review as required 
        by subsection (b)(8) or (c)(9) of this section and corrected 
        within 90 days.
            ``(2) In addition to the provisions of paragraph (1), any 
        person claiming that any act or practice of any Bell operating 
        company, affiliate, or separated affiliate constitutes a 
        violation of this section may make application to the 
        Commission for an order to cease and desist such violation or 
        may make application in any district court of the United States 
        of competent jurisdiction for an order enjoining such acts or 
        practices or for an order compelling compliance with such 
        requirement.
    ``(o) Antitrust Laws.--Nothing in this section shall be construed 
to modify, impair, or supersede the applicability of any of the 
antitrust laws.
    ``(p) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            ``(1) The term `affiliate' means any entity that, directly 
        or indirectly, owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or 
        is under common ownership or control with, a Bell operating 
        company. Such term shall not include a separated affiliate.
            ``(2) The term `basic telephone service' means any wireline 
        telephone exchange service, or wireline telephone exchange 
        facility, provided by a Bell operating company in a telephone 
        exchange area, except--
                    ``(A) a competitive wireline telephone exchange 
                service provided in a telephone exchange area where 
                another entity provides a wireline telephone exchange 
                service that was provided on January 1, 1984; and
                    ``(B) wireless telephone exchange service provided 
                by an affiliate that is required by the Commission to 
                be a corporate entity separate from the Bell operating 
                company.
            ``(3) The term `basic telephone service information' means 
        network and customer information of a Bell operating company 
        and other information acquired by a Bell operating company as a 
        result of its engaging in the provision of basic telephone 
        service.
            ``(4) The term `control' has the meaning that it has in 17 
        C.F.R. 240.12b-2, the regulations promulgated by the Securities 
        and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act 
        of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) or any successor provision to 
        such section.
            ``(5) The term `customer proprietary network information' 
        means--
                    ``(A) information which--
                            ``(i) relates to the quantity, technical 
                        configuration, type, destination, and amount of 
                        use of telephone exchange service or 
                        interexchange telephone service subscribed to 
                        by any customer of a Bell operating company, 
                        and
                            ``(ii) is available to the Bell operating 
                        company by virtue of the telephone company-
                        customer relationship; and
                    ``(B) information contained in the bills for 
                telephone exchange service or interexchange telephone 
                service received by a customer of a Bell operating 
                company.
            ``(6)(A) The term `electronic publishing' means the 
        dissemination, provision, publication, or sale to an 
        unaffiliated entity or person of--
                    ``(i) news;
                    ``(ii) entertainment;
                    ``(iii) business, financial, legal, consumer, or 
                credit material;
                    ``(iv) editorials;
                    ``(v) columns;
                    ``(vi) sports reporting;
                    ``(vii) features;
                    ``(viii) advertising;
                    ``(ix) photos or images;
                    ``(x) archival or research material;
                    ``(xi) legal notices or public records;
                    ``(xii) scientific, educational, instructional, 
                technical, professional, trade, or other literary 
                materials; or
                    ``(xiii) other like or similar information.
            ``(B) The term `electronic publishing' does not include the 
        following network services:
                    ``(i) Information access as that term is defined by 
                the Modification of Final Judgment.
                    ``(ii) The transmission of information as a common 
                carrier.
                    ``(iii) The transmission of information as part of 
                a gateway to an information service that does not 
                involve the generation or alteration of the content of 
                information, including data transmission, address 
                translation, protocol conversion, billing management, 
                introductory information content, and navigational 
                systems that enable users to access electronic 
                publishing services, which do not affect the 
                presentation of such electronic publishing services to 
                users.
                    ``(iv) Messaging and electronic mail services.
                    ``(v) Level 2 gateway services as those services 
                are defined by the Commission's Second Report and 
                Order, Recommendation to Congress and Second Further 
                Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in CC Docket No. 87-266 
                dated August 14, 1992.
                    ``(vi) Data processing services that do not involve 
                the generation or alteration of the content of 
                information.
                    ``(vii) Transaction processing systems that do not 
                involve the generation or alteration of the content of 
                information.
                    ``(viii) Electronic billing or advertising of a 
                Bell operating company's regulated telecommunications 
                services.
                    ``(ix) Language translation.
                    ``(x) Conversion of data from one format to 
                another.
                    ``(xi) The provision of information necessary for 
                the management, control, or operation of a telephone 
                company telecommunications system.
                    ``(xii) The provision of directory assistance that 
                provides names, addresses, and telephone numbers and 
                does not include advertising.
                    ``(xiii) Caller identification services.
                    ``(xiv) Repair and provisioning databases for 
                telephone company operations.
                    ``(xv) Credit card and billing validation for 
                telephone company operations.
                    ``(xvi) 911-E and other emergency assistance 
                databases.
                    ``(xvii) Any other network service of a type that 
                is like or similar to these network services and that 
                does not involve the generation or alteration of the 
                content of information.
                    ``(xviii) Any upgrades to these network services 
                that do not involve the generation or alteration of the 
                content of information.
            ``(C) The term `electronic publishing' also does not 
        include--
                    ``(i) full motion video entertainment on demand; 
                and
                    ``(ii) video programming as defined in section 602 
                of this Act.
            ``(7) The term `electronic publishing joint venture' means 
        a joint venture owned by a Bell operating company or affiliate 
        that engages in the provision of electronic publishing which is 
        disseminated by means of such Bell operating company's or any 
        of its affiliates' basic telephone service.
            ``(8) The term `entity' means any organization, and 
        includes corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships, 
        associations, and joint ventures.
            ``(9) The term `inbound telemarketing' means the marketing 
        of property, goods, or services by telephone to a customer or 
        potential customer who initiated the call.
            ``(10) The term `own' with respect to an entity means to 
        have a direct or indirect equity interest (or the equivalent 
        thereof) of more than 10 percent of an entity, or the right to 
        more than 10 percent of the gross revenues of an entity under a 
        revenue sharing or royalty agreement.
            ``(11) The term `separated affiliate' means a corporation 
        under common ownership or control with a Bell operating company 
        that does not own or control a Bell operating company and is 
        not owned or controlled by a Bell operating company and that 
        engages in the provision of electronic publishing which is 
        disseminated by means of such Bell operating company's or any 
        of its affiliates' basic telephone service.
            ``(12) The term `Bell operating company' means the 
        corporations subject to the Modification of Final Judgment and 
        listed in appendix A thereof, or any entity owned or controlled 
        by such corporation, or any successor or assign of such 
        corporation, but does not include an electronic publishing 
        joint venture owned by such corporation or entity.''.

         Subtitle C--Information Services and Payphone Services

SEC. 431. PROVISION OF INFORMATION SERVICES.

    Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) 
is amended by inserting after section 233 the following new section:

``SEC. 234. PROVISION OF INFORMATION SERVICES.

    ``(a) Provision of Gateway Services.--Unless expressly provided 
elsewhere in this Act, any Bell operating company that offers a gateway 
service shall make such service and functions available under 
nondiscriminatory rates, terms, and conditions.
    ``(b) Restriction on State Regulation.--Notwithstanding section 
2(b) of this Act, no State or local government shall have any authority 
to regulate the entry of information service providers or the rates 
charged for any information service, except as provided in sections 
201A, 201B, 201C, and 230, and in title VI.
    ``(c) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            ``(1) The term `Bell operating company' has the meaning 
        given that term under section 231.
            ``(2) The term `gateway service' means an information 
        service that, at the request of the provider of an electronic 
        publishing service or other information service, provides a 
        subscriber with access to such electronic publishing service or 
        other information service, other than cable service, utilizing 
        the following functions: data transmission, address 
        translation, billing information, protocol conversion, and 
        introductory information content.''.

SEC. 432. PROVISION OF PAYPHONE SERVICES AND TELEMESSAGING SERVICES.

    Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) 
is amended by inserting after section 234 the following new section:

``SEC. 235. PROVISION OF PAYPHONE SERVICES AND TELEMESSAGING SERVICES.

    ``(a) Nondiscrimination Safeguards.--Any Bell operating company 
that provides payphone services or telemessaging services--
            ``(1) shall not subsidize its payphone services or 
        telemessaging services directly or indirectly with revenue from 
        its telephone exchange services or its exchange access 
        services; and
            ``(2) shall not prefer or discriminate in favor of its 
        payphone services or telemessaging services.
    ``(b) Definitions.--As used in this section--
            ``(1) the term `payphone service' means the provision of 
        telecommunications service through public or semi-public pay 
        telephones, and includes the provision of service to inmates in 
        correctional institutions; and
             ``(2) the term `telemessaging service' means voice mail 
        and voice storage and retrieval services provided over 
        telephone lines, any live operator services used to record, 
        transcribe, or relay messages (other than Telecommunications 
        Relay Services), and any ancillary services offered in 
        combination with these services.
    ``(c) Regulations.--Within 18 months after the date of enactment of 
the Communications Act of 1994, the Commission shall complete a 
rulemaking proceeding to prescribe regulations to carry out this 
section. In that rulemaking proceeding, the Commission shall determine 
whether, in order to enforce the requirements of this section, it is 
appropriate to require the Bell operating companies to provide payphone 
service or telemessaging service through a separate subsidiary that 
meets the requirements of section 236(f).''.

           Subtitle D--InterLATA Telecommunications Services

SEC. 441. INTERLATA TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.

    Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) 
is amended by inserting after section 234 the following new section:

``SEC. 236. INTERLATA TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.

    ``(a) Authority.--Notwithstanding any restriction or obligation 
imposed before the date of enactment of the Communications Act of 1994 
pursuant to section II(D) of the Modification of Final Judgment, a Bell 
operating company may engage in the provision of interLATA 
telecommunications services subject to the requirements of this section 
and any regulations prescribed thereunder. No Bell operating company or 
affiliate of a Bell operating company shall engage in the provision of 
interLATA telecommunications services, except as authorized under this 
section.
    ``(b) Currently Authorized Activities.--Subsection (a) shall not 
prohibit a Bell operating company from engaging, at any time after the 
date of enactment of the Communications Act of 1994, in any activity as 
authorized by an order entered by the United States District Court for 
the District of Columbia pursuant to the Modification of Final Judgment 
if such order was entered on or before such date of enactment.
    ``(c) Petition for Authority for InterLATA Telecommunications 
Services.--
            ``(1) Application.--
                    ``(A) In region.--On or after the date of enactment 
                of the Communications Act of 1994, a Bell operating 
                company or affiliate may apply to the Attorney General 
                and the Commission for authorization notwithstanding 
                the Modification of Final Judgment to provide interLATA 
                telecommunications service originating in any area 
                where such Bell operating company is the dominant 
                provider of wireline telephone exchange service. The 
                application shall describe with particularity the 
                nature and scope of the activity and of each product 
                market or service market, and each geographic market 
                for which authorization is sought.
                    ``(B) Out of region.--On or after the date of 
                enactment of the Communications Act of 1994, a Bell 
                operating company or affiliate may apply to the 
                Attorney General and the Commission for authorization, 
                notwithstanding the Modification of Final Judgment, to 
                provide interLATA telecommunications services not 
                described in subparagraph (A). The application shall 
                describe with particularity the nature and scope of the 
                activity and of each product market or service market, 
                and each geographic market for which authorization is 
                sought.
            ``(2) Determination by attorney general and commission.--
                    ``(A) Determination.--Not later than 180 days after 
                receiving an application made under paragraph (1), the 
                Attorney General and the Commission each shall issue a 
                written determination, on the record after an 
                opportunity for a hearing, with respect to the 
                authorization for which a Bell operating company or 
                affiliate has applied. In making such determinations, 
                the Attorney General and the Commission shall review 
                the whole record.
                    ``(B) Approval.--
                            ``(i) The Attorney General shall approve 
                        the authorization requested in any application 
                        submitted under paragraph (1) only to the 
                        extent that the Attorney General finds that 
                        there is no substantial possibility that such 
                        company or its affiliates could use monopoly 
                        power in a telephone exchange or exchange 
                        access service market to impede competition in 
                        the interLATA telecommunications services 
                        market such company or affiliate seeks to 
                        enter. The Attorney General shall deny the 
                        remainder of the requested authorization.
                            ``(ii) The Commission shall approve the 
                        requested authorization only to the extent that 
                        the Commission finds that the requested 
                        authorization is consistent with the public 
                        interest, convenience and necessity. The 
                        Commission shall deny the remainder of the 
                        requested authorization. For applications 
                        submitted under paragraph (1)(A), the 
                        Commission shall only find that the requested 
                        authorization is consistent with the public 
                        interest, convenience, and necessity if the 
                        requirements of clause (iii) are satisfied, and 
                        shall take into account--
                                    ``(I) the extent to which granting 
                                the requested authorization would 
                                benefit consumers;
                                    ``(II) the likely effect that 
                                granting the requested authorization 
                                would have on the rates for, and 
                                availability of, telephone exchange, 
                                interexchange, and other 
                                telecommunications services;
                                    ``(III) the availability of 
                                alternative providers of telephone 
                                exchange service throughout the 
                                geographic area in which the Bell 
                                operating company or its affiliate 
                                seeks to provide service;
                                    ``(IV) the extent to which there 
                                exist barriers to entering the 
                                telephone exchange services market, 
                                including the extent to which consumers 
                                have an opportunity to select their 
                                presubscribed telephone exchange 
                                service providers by means of a 
                                balloting process; and
                                    ``(V) the potential for cross-
                                subsidization or anticompetitive 
                                activity by the Bell operating company.
                        For applications submitted under paragraph 
                        (1)(B), the Commission shall take into account 
                        subclauses (I), (II), and (V).
                            ``(iii) The Commission shall approve a 
                        requested authorization for applications 
                        submitted under paragraph (1)(A) only if--
                                    ``(I) the Commission finds that, as 
                                prescribed by section 230(a), no State 
                                or local statute, regulations, or other 
                                State or local requirement in effect in 
                                the area in which the petitioning Bell 
                                operating company or affiliate seeks to 
                                originate interLATA telecommunications, 
                                prohibits or has the effect of 
                                prohibiting the ability of any entity 
                                to provide interstate or intrastate 
                                telecommunications services in the 
                                State and local area where the Bell 
                                operating company seeks to originate 
                                interLATA services;
                                    ``(II) either the Commission has 
                                adopted and made effective regulations 
                                to implement and enforce the 
                                requirements of section 201A, or 21 
                                months after the date of enactment of 
                                the Communications Act of 1994, 
                                whichever is earlier; and
                                    ``(III) the Commission finds that 
                                the Bell operating company has fully 
                                implemented the requirements of 
                                subparagraphs (A) through (G) of 
                                section 230(c)(1), and finds that, at 
                                the time of consideration of its 
                                application, the Bell operating company 
                                is in full compliance with the 
                                Commission's regulations to implement 
                                and enforce the requirements of section 
                                230(e) and (f), and any State 
                                regulations under 230(c)(2), where the 
                                Bell operating company seeks to 
                                originate interLATA services.
                            ``(iv) Any Bell operating company granted 
                        authority under paragraph (1)(A) shall provide 
                        intraLATA toll dialing parity throughout that 
                        market coincident with its exercise of that 
                        authority. If the Commission finds that such a 
                        Bell operating company has provided interLATA 
                        service authorized under this clause before its 
                        implementation of intraLATA toll dialing parity 
                        throughout that market, or fails to maintain 
                        intraLATA toll dialing parity throughout that 
                        market, the Commission, except in cases of 
                        inadvertent interruptions or other events 
                        beyond the control of the Bell operating 
                        company, shall suspend the authority to provide 
                        interLATA service for that market until the 
                        Commission determines that intraLATA toll 
                        dialing parity is implemented or reinstated.
                    ``(C) Description.--A determination that approves 
                any part of a requested authorization shall describe 
                with particularity the nature and scope of the 
                activity, and of each product market or service market, 
                and each geographic market, to which approval applies.
            ``(3) Publication.--Not later than 10 days after issuing a 
        determination under paragraph (2), the Attorney General and the 
        Federal Communications Commission each shall publish in the 
        Federal Register a brief description of the determination.
            ``(4) Authorization granted.--A requested authorization is 
        granted only to the extent that--
                    ``(A) both the Attorney General and the Federal 
                Communications Commission approve the authorization 
                under paragraph (2), unless either of their approvals 
                is vacated, reversed, or remanded as a result of 
                judicial review, or
                    ``(B) as a result of such judicial review of either 
                or both determinations, both the Attorney General and 
                the Federal Communications Commission approve the 
                requested authorization.
    ``(d) Judicial Review.--
            ``(1) Commencement of action.--Not later than 45 days after 
        a determination by the Attorney General or the Federal 
        Communications Commission is published under subsection (c)(3), 
        the Bell operating company or affiliate that applied to the 
        Attorney General and the Federal Communications Commission 
        under subsection (c)(1), or any person who would be threatened 
        with loss or damage as a result of the determination regarding 
        such company's engaging in the activity described in such 
        company's application, may commence an action in any United 
        States Court of Appeals against the Attorney General or the 
        Federal Communications Commission, as the case may be, for 
        judicial review of the determination regarding the application.
            ``(2) Judgment.--
                    ``(A) The Court shall enter a judgment after 
                reviewing the determination in accordance with section 
                706 of title 5 of the United States Code.
                    ``(B) A judgment--
                            ``(i) affirming any part of the 
                        determination that approves granting all or 
                        part of the requested authorization, or
                            ``(ii) reversing any part of the 
                        determination that denies all or part of the 
                        requested authorization,
                shall describe with particularity the nature and scope 
                of the activity, and of each product market or service 
                market, and each geographic market, to which the 
                affirmance or reversal applies.
    ``(e) Enforcement.--
            ``(1) Private right of action.--Any person who is injured 
        in its business or property by reason of a violation of this 
        section--
                    ``(A) may bring a civil action in any district 
                court of the United States in the district in which the 
                defendant resides or is found or has an agent, without 
                respect to the amount in controversy, and
                    ``(B) shall recover threefold the damages 
                sustained, and the costs of suit (including a 
                reasonable attorney's fee). The court may award under 
                this section, pursuant to a motion by such person 
                promptly made, simple interest on actual damages for 
                the period beginning on the date of service of such 
                person's pleading setting forth a claim under this 
                title and ending on the date of judgment, or for any 
                shorter period therein, if the court finds that the 
                award of such interest for such period is just in the 
                circumstances.
            ``(2) Private injunctive relief.--Any person shall be 
        entitled to sue for and have injunctive relief, in any court of 
        the United States having jurisdiction over the parties, against 
        threatened loss or damage by a violation of this section, when 
        and under the same conditions and principles as injunctive 
        relief is available under section 16 of the Clayton Act (15 
        U.S.C. 26). In any action under this subsection in which the 
        plaintiff substantially prevails, the court shall award the 
        cost of suit, including a reasonable attorney's fee, to such 
        plaintiff.
    ``(f) InterLATA Telecommunications Service Safeguards.--
            ``(1) Separate subsidiary.--Other than interLATA services 
        authorized by an order entered by the United States District 
        Court for the District of Columbia pursuant to the Modification 
        of Final Judgment before the date of the enactment of the 
        Communications Act of 1994, a Bell operating company providing 
        interLATA services authorized under subsection (c) shall 
        provide such interLATA services in that market only through a 
        subsidiary that is separate from any Bell operating company 
        entity that provides regulated local telephone exchange 
        service. The subsidiary required by this section need not be 
        separate from affiliates required in sections 231, 233, and 613 
        of this Act or any other affiliate that does not provide 
        regulated local telephone exchange service.
            ``(2) Nondiscrimination safeguards.--The Bell operating 
        company--
                    ``(A) shall fulfill any requests from an 
                unaffiliated entity for exchange access service within 
                a period no longer than that in which it provides such 
                exchange access service to itself or to its affiliates;
                    ``(B) shall fulfill any such requests with exchange 
                access service of a quality that meets or exceeds the 
                quality of exchange access services provided by the 
                Bell operating company or its affiliates to itself or 
                its affiliate;
                    ``(C) shall provide exchange access to all carriers 
                at rates that are not unreasonably discriminatory and 
                are based on costs and any explicit subsidy;
                    ``(D) shall, in any transaction with the subsidiary 
                required by this section, not prefer or discriminate in 
                favor of such subsidiary;
                    ``(E) shall not provide any facilities, services, 
                or information concerning its provision of exchange 
                access service to the subsidiary required by this 
                section unless such facilities, services, or 
                information are made available to other providers of 
                interLATA services in that market on the same terms and 
                conditions;
                    ``(F) shall not enter into any joint venture or 
                partnership with the subsidiary required by this 
                section; and
                    ``(G) shall charge the subsidiary required by this 
                section, and impute to itself or any intraLATA toll 
                affiliate, the same rates for access to its local 
                exchange and exchange access services that it charges 
                other, unaffiliated, toll carriers for such services.
            ``(3) Separate subsidiary safeguards.--The separate 
        subsidiary required by this section--
                    ``(A) shall carry out its marketing and sales 
                directly and separate from its affiliated Bell 
                operating company or any affiliates of such company;
                    ``(B) shall maintain books, records, and accounts 
                in the manner prescribed by the Commission which shall 
                be separate from the books, records, and accounts 
                maintained by its affiliated Bell operating company or 
                any affiliates of such company;
                    ``(C) shall charge rates to consumers, and any 
                intraLATA toll affiliate shall charge rates to 
                consumers, for interLATA service and intraLATA toll 
                service that are no less than the rates the Bell 
                operating company charges other interLATA carriers for 
                its local exchange and exchange access services plus 
                the other costs to the subsidiary of providing such 
                services;
                    ``(D) shall be permitted to use interLATA 
                facilities and services provided by its affiliated Bell 
                operating company, so long as its costs are 
                appropriately allocated and such facilities and 
                services are provided to its subsidiaries and other 
                carriers on nondiscriminatory rates, terms and 
                conditions;
                    ``(E) shall comply with Commission regulations to 
                ensure that the economic risks associated with the 
                provision of interLATA services by such subsidiary are 
                not borne by customers of the company's telephone 
                exchange services; and
                    ``(F) shall not obtain credit under any arrangement 
                that would permit a creditor, upon default, to have 
                recourse to the assets of the local exchange carrier.
            ``(4) Triennial audit.--
                    ``(A) General requirement.--A Bell operating 
                company that engages in interLATA services shall obtain 
                and pay for an audit every 3 years conducted by an 
                independent auditor selected by, and working at the 
                direction of, the State commission of each State in 
                which such Bell operating company provides local 
                exchange service, to determine whether such Bell 
                operating company has complied with this section and 
                the regulations promulgated under this section, and 
                particularly whether such Bell operating company has 
                complied with the separate accounting requirements 
                under subsection (c).
                    ``(B) Results submitted to commission; state 
                commissions.--The auditor described in clause (i) shall 
                submit the results of the audit to the Commission and 
                to the State commission of each State in which the Bell 
                operating company audited provides telephone exchange 
                service, which shall make such results available for 
                public inspection. Any party may submit comments on the 
                final audit report.
                    ``(C) Regulations.--The audit required under 
                paragraph (1) shall be conducted in accordance with 
                procedures established by regulation by the State 
                commission of the State in which such Bell operating 
                company provides local exchange service. The 
                regulations shall include requirements that--
                            ``(i) each audit submitted to the 
                        Commission and to the State commission is 
                        certified by the auditor responsible for 
                        conducting the audit; and
                            ``(ii) each audit shall be certified by the 
                        person who conducted the audit and shall 
                        identify with particularity any qualifications 
                        or limitations on such certification and any 
                        other information relevant to the enforcement 
                        of the requirements of this section.
                    ``(D) Commission review.--The Commission shall 
                periodically review and analyze the audits submitted to 
                it under this subsection.
                    ``(E) Access to documents.--For purposes of 
                conducting audits and reviews under this subsection--
                            ``(i) the independent auditor, the 
                        Commission, and the State commission shall have 
                        access to the financial accounts and records of 
                        each Bell operating company and of its 
                        subsidiaries necessary to verify transactions 
                        conducted with that Bell operating company that 
                        are relevant to the specific activities 
                        permitted under this section and that are 
                        necessary for the regulation of rates for 
                        telephone exchange and exchange access;
                            ``(ii) the Commission and the State 
                        Commission shall have access to the working 
                        papers and supporting materials of any auditor 
                        who performs an audit under this section; and
                            ``(iii) the State commission shall 
                        implement appropriate procedures to ensure the 
                        protection of any proprietary information 
                        submitted to it under this section.
                    ``(F) Commission action on complaints.--With 
                respect to any complaint brought under section 208 
                alleging a violation of this section or the regulations 
                implementing it, the Commission shall issue a final 
                order within 1 year after such complaint is filed.
    ``(g) Additional Authority To Provide InterLATA Services Relating 
to Commercial Mobile Radio Services.--Notwithstanding any restriction 
or obligation imposed pursuant to the Modification of Final Judgment 
before the date of enactment of the Communications Act of 1994, the 
Commission shall prescribe uniform equal access and long distance 
presubscription requirements for providers of all cellular and two-way 
wireless services.
    ``(h) Exceptions for Incidental Services.--
            ``(1) Subsection (a) shall not prohibit a Bell operating 
        company at any time after the date of enactment of the 
        Communications Act of 1994 from providing interLATA 
        telecommunications services incidental to the purpose of--
                    ``(A)(i) providing audio programming, video 
                programming, or other programming services to 
                subscribers of such company,
                    ``(ii) providing the capability for interaction by 
                such subscribers to select or respond to such audio 
                programming, video programming, or other programming 
                services, to order, or control transmission of the 
                programming, polling or balloting, and ordering other 
                goods or services, or
                    ``(iii) providing to distributors audio programming 
                or video programming that such company owns, controls, 
                or is licensed by the copyright owner of such 
                programming, or by an assignee of such owner, to 
                distribute;
                    ``(B) providing a telecommunications service, using 
                the transmission facilities of a cable system that is 
                an affiliate of such company, between LATAs within a 
                cable system franchise area in which such company is 
                not, on the date of the enactment of the Communications 
                Act of 1994, a provider of wireline telephone exchange 
                service;
                    ``(C) providing a commercial mobile service except 
                where such service is a replacement for land line 
                telephone exchange service for a substantial portion of 
                the telephone land line exchange service in a State in 
                accordance with section 332(c) of the Communications 
                Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(c)) and with the regulations 
                prescribed by the Commission;
                    ``(D) providing a service that permits a customer 
                that is located in one LATA to retrieve stored 
                information from, or file information for storage in, 
                information storage facilities of such company that are 
                located in another LATA area, so long as the customer 
                acts affirmatively to initiate the storage or retrieval 
                of information, except that--
                            ``(i) such service shall not cover any 
                        service that establishes a direct connection 
                        between end users or any real-time voice and 
                        data transmission;
                            ``(ii) such service shall not include 
                        voice, data, or facsimile distribution services 
                        in which the Bell operating company or 
                        affiliate forwards customer-supplied 
                        information to customer- or carrier-selected 
                        recipients;
                            ``(iii) such service shall not include any 
                        service in which the Bell operating company or 
                        affiliate searches for and connects with the 
                        intended recipient of information, or any 
                        service in which the Bell operating company or 
                        affiliate automatically forwards stored 
                        voicemail or other information to the intended 
                        recipient; and
                            ``(iv) customers of such service shall not 
                        be billed a separate charge for the interLATA 
                        telecommunications furnished in conjunction 
                        with the provision of such service;
                    ``(E) providing signaling information used in 
                connection with the provision of exchange or exchange 
                access services to a local exchange carrier that, 
                together with any affiliated local exchange carriers, 
                has aggregate annual revenues of less than 
                $100,000,000; or
                    ``(F) providing network control signaling 
                information to, and receiving such signaling 
                information from, interexchange carriers at any 
                location within the area in which such company provides 
                exchange services or exchange access.
            ``(2) The provisions of paragraph (1) are intended to be 
        narrowly construed. Nothing in this subsection permits a Bell 
        operating company or any affiliate of such a company to provide 
        interLATA telecommunications services not described in 
        paragraph (1) without receiving the approval of the Commission 
        and the Attorney General under subsection (c). The transmission 
        facilities used by a Bell operating company or affiliate 
        thereof to provide interLATA telecommunications under 
        subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1) shall be leased by 
        that company from unaffiliated entities on terms and conditions 
        (including price) no more favorable than those available to the 
        competitors of that company until approval is obtained from the 
        Commission and the Attorney General under subsection (c). The 
        interLATA services provided under paragraph (1)(A) are limited 
        to those interLATA transmissions incidental to the provision by 
        a Bell operating company or its affiliate of video, audio, and 
        other programming services that the company or its affiliate is 
        engaged in providing to the public and, except as provided in 
        paragraph (1)(A)(iii), does not include the interLATA 
        transmission of audio, video, or other programming services 
        provided by others.
            ``(3)(A) The Commission, in consultation with the Attorney 
        General, shall prescribe regulations for the provision by a 
        Bell operating company or any of its affiliates of the 
        interLATA services authorized under this subsection. The 
        regulations shall ensure that the provision of such service by 
        a Bell operating company or its affiliate does not--
                    ``(i) permit that company to provide 
                telecommunications services not described in paragraph 
                (1) without receiving the approvals required by 
                subsection (c), or
                    ``(ii) adversely affect telephone exchange 
                ratepayers or competition in any telecommunications 
                services market.
            ``(B) Nothing in this paragraph shall delay the ability of 
        a Bell operating company to provide the interLATA services 
        described in paragraph (1) immediately upon enactment of the 
        Communications Act of 1994.
            ``(4) As used in this subsection:
                    ``(A) The term `audio programming services' means 
                programming provided by, or generally considered to be 
                comparable to programming provided by, a radio 
                broadcast station.
                    ``(B) The terms `video programming service' and 
                `other programming services' have the same meanings as 
                such terms have under section 602 of this Act.
    ``(i) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            ``(1) The term `LATA' means the local access and transport 
        area as defined in United States v. Western Electric Co., 569 
        F.Supp. 990 (United States District Court, District of 
        Columbia) and subsequent judicial orders relating thereto.
            ``(2) The term `cable service' has the meaning given that 
        term under section 602.''.

SEC. 442. JURISDICTION.

    Section 2(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 152) is 
amended by striking ``section 332'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
``sections 229, 230, 234, 235, 237, and 332''.

      TITLE V--REGULATORY PARITY AMONG PROVIDERS OF CABLE SERVICE

SEC. 501. PROVISION OF CABLE SERVICE BY LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS AND 
              PROVISION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES BY CABLE 
              OPERATORS.

    Section 613(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 533(b)) 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b)(1) Video Programming and Cable Services.--
            ``(A) Telecommunications carrier or affiliate.--To the 
        extent that any telecommunications carrier or its affiliate 
        provides video programming to subscribers through a common 
        carrier video platform, neither the telecommunications carrier, 
        its affiliate, nor any video programming provider making use of 
        such platform shall be deemed to be a cable operator providing 
        cable service. To the extent that any telecommunications 
        carrier or its affiliate provides video programming directly to 
        subscribers through a cable system, the carrier or its 
        affiliate, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be a cable 
        operator providing cable service.
            ``(B) Local exchange carrier or affiliate.--A local 
        exchange carrier or its affiliate may provide video programming 
        directly to subscribers through a cable system in the local 
        exchange carrier's telephone service area, or through a common 
        carrier video platform in the local exchange carrier's 
        telephone service area, only if--
                    ``(i) the Commission finds that, as prescribed by 
                section 230(a) and except as provided in section 
                230(k), no State or local statute, regulations, or 
                other State or local requirement in effect in such 
                local exchange carrier's telephone service area 
                prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting the ability 
                of any entity to provide interstate or intrastate 
                telecommunications services in such telephone service 
                area where the local exchange carrier seeks to provide 
                video programming;
                    ``(ii) either the Commission has adopted and made 
                effective regulations to implement and enforce the 
                requirements of section 201A, or 21 months have elapsed 
                since the date of enactment of the Communications Act 
                of 1994, whichever is earlier; and
                    ``(iii) the Commission finds that the local 
                exchange carrier has, within the telephone service area 
                in which such carrier seeks to provide video 
                programming directly to subscribers, fully implemented 
                the applicable requirements of subparagraphs (A) 
                through (G) of section 230(c)(1), and finds that the 
                local exchange carrier is in full compliance with the 
                Commission's regulations to implement and enforce the 
                requirements of subsections (e) and (f) of section 230, 
                and any State regulations under section 230(c)(2).
            ``(C) Exception.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), a local 
        exchange carrier may provide video programming directly to 
        subscribers in its telephone service area if--
                    ``(i) the Commission determines that--
                            ``(I) the State in which the carrier seeks 
                        to provide video programming has implemented 
                        laws and regulations that are substantially 
                        similar to and not inconsistent with the 
                        requirements of section 230(c)(1); and
                            ``(II) the carrier is in compliance with 
                        such State laws and regulations in such 
                        telephone service area; or
                    ``(ii)(I) there is no enforceable statutory 
                prohibition against such carrier providing video 
                programming directly to subscribers in its telephone 
                service area on the date of enactment of the 
                Communications Act of 1994, and (II) no judicial 
                proceeding reinstates the enforceability of such 
                statutory prohibition prior to the date such local 
                exchange carrier must comply with the regulations to 
                implement subsections (c), (e), and (f) of section 230.
        Any common carrier permitted to provide video programming under 
        this subparagraph shall not be exempt from the requirements of 
        section 230 after the effective date of such regulations in 
        final form. The Commission shall revoke the authority granted 
        under this paragraph to the extent that a carrier fails to 
        comply with the regulations required by sections 230(c), (e), 
        or (f), except in cases of inadvertent interruptions or other 
        events beyond the control of such local exchange carrier. The 
        Commission determination required in clause (i) shall be 
        completed within 60 days of submission to the Commission by a 
        local exchange carrier of an application for such a 
        determination, or, if the determination is not completed during 
        that period, the determination shall be deemed to have been 
        completed and to be that the carrier is in compliance with the 
        State laws and regulations in the carrier's telephone service 
        area referred to in that clause.
            ``(D) Separate subsidiary required.--Any local exchange 
        carrier providing video programming directly to subscribers 
        through a cable system, or through a common carrier video 
        platform, shall do so only through a separate subsidiary. In 
        providing such programming--
                    ``(i) the carrier may not provide any common 
                carrier facilities, services, or information to that 
                cable subsidiary unless such facilities, services, or 
                information are made available to others on the same 
                terms and conditions;
                    ``(ii) the carrier may not grant any preference to, 
                or discriminate in favor of, that cable subsidiary; and
                    ``(iii) the carrier may not subsidize directly or 
                indirectly that cable subsidiary with revenue from its 
                telephone exchange or exchange access services.
            ``(E) Exemption by commission.--Upon a finding by the 
        Commission that the requirement of a separate subsidiary under 
        the preceding subparagraph is no longer necessary to protect 
        consumers, competition, or the public interest, the Commission 
        shall exempt a local exchange carrier from that requirement.
    ``(2) Provision of Telecommunications Services by Cable 
Operators.--
            ``(A) Safeguards.--A cable operator may not provide 
        telecommunications services in its cable franchise area unless 
        such telecommunications services are provided through a 
        separate telecommunications subsidiary. A cable operator or its 
        affiliate may not subsidize its telecommunications services 
        directly or indirectly with revenue from its cable services.
            ``(B) Exemption by commission.--Upon a finding by the 
        Commission that imposing the requirement of a separate 
        subsidiary on a cable operator is no longer necessary for the 
        protection of consumers, competition, or the public interest, 
        the Commission shall exempt that cable operator from that 
        requirement.
    ``(3) Subsection Not To Apply in Certain Circumstances.--This 
subsection shall not apply to any local exchange carrier or cable 
operator to the extent such carrier or operator provides telephone 
exchange service or cable service, respectively, in any rural area.
    ``(4) Waiver by Commission.--In those areas where the provision of 
video programming directly to subscribers through a cable system 
demonstrably could not exist except through a cable system owned by, 
operated by, controlled by, or affiliated with the local exchange 
carrier involved, or upon other showing of good cause, the Commission 
may, on petition for waiver, waive the applicability of paragraph (1) 
of this subsection. Any such waiver shall be made in accordance with 
section 63.56 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on 
September 20, 1984) and shall be granted by the Commission upon a 
finding that the issuance of such waiver is justified by the particular 
circumstances demonstrated by the petitioner, taking into account the 
policy of this subsection.
    ``(5) Acquisitions; Joint Ventures; Partnerships; Joint Use of 
Facilities.--
            ``(A) Local exchange carriers.--No local exchange carrier 
        or any affiliate of such carrier owned by, operated by, 
        controlled by, or under common control with such carrier may 
        purchase or otherwise acquire more than a 10 percent financial 
        interest, or any management interest, in any cable operator 
        providing cable service within the local exchange carrier's 
        telephone service area.
            ``(B) Cable operators.--No cable operator or affiliate of a 
        cable operator that is owned by, operated by, controlled by, or 
        under common ownership with such cable operator may purchase or 
        otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 
        percent financial interest, or any management interest, in any 
        local exchange carrier providing telephone exchange service 
        within such cable operator's franchise area.
            ``(C) Joint venture.--A local exchange carrier and a cable 
        operator whose telephone service area and cable franchise area, 
        respectively, are in the same market may not enter into any 
        joint venture or partnership to provide video programming 
        directly to subscribers or to provide telecommunications 
        services within such market.
            ``(D) Exception.--Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A), (B), 
        and (C) of this paragraph, a local exchange carrier (with 
        respect to a cable system located in its telephone service 
        area) and a cable operator (with respect to the facilities of a 
        local exchange carrier used to provide telephone exchange 
        service in its cable franchise area) may obtain a controlling 
        interest in, management interest in, or enter into a joint 
        venture or partnership with such system or facilities to the 
        extent that such system or facilities do not serve--
                    ``(i) any incorporated or unincorporated place with 
                more than 50,000 inhabitants; or
                    ``(ii) any territory, incorporated or 
                unincorporated, included in an urbanized area, as 
                defined by the Bureau of the Census.
            ``(E) Waiver.--The Commission may waive the restrictions of 
        subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) only if--
                    ``(i) the petitioning local exchange carrier's 
                telephone service area or cable operator's cable 
                franchise area does not include either--
                            ``(I) any incorporated or unincorporated 
                        place of 100,000 inhabitants or more, or any 
                        part thereof; or
                            ``(II) any territory, incorporated or 
                        unincorporated, included in an urbanized area; 
                        and
                    ``(ii) the Commission determines that--
                            ``(I) because of the nature of the market 
                        served by the affected cable system or 
                        facilities used to provide telephone exchange 
                        service--
                                    ``(aa) the incumbent cable operator 
                                or local exchange carrier would be 
                                subjected to undue economic distress by 
                                the enforcement of such provisions; or
                                    ``(bb) the system or facilities 
                                would not be economically viable if 
                                such provisions were enforced; and
                            ``(II) the local franchising authority (in 
                        the case of the purchase or acquisition of a 
                        cable operator, or a joint venture to provide 
                        cable service) or the State commission (in the 
                        case of the acquisition of a local exchange 
                        carrier, or a joint venture to provide 
                        telephone exchange service) approves of such a 
                        waiver.
            ``(F) Joint use.--Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A), (B), 
        and (C), a telecommunications carrier may obtain within such 
        carrier's telephone service area, with the concurrence of the 
        cable operator on the rates, terms, and conditions, the use of 
        that portion of the transmission facilities of such a cable 
        system extending from the last multiuser terminal to the 
        premises of the end user in excess of the capacity that the 
        cable operator uses to provide its own cable services. A cable 
        operator that provides access to such portion of its 
        transmission facilities to one telecommunications carrier shall 
        provide nondiscriminatory access to such portion of its 
        transmission facilities to any other telecommunications carrier 
        requesting such access.
    ``(6) Definitions.--As used in this subsection:
            ``(A) The term `affiliate' means any organization or entity 
        that, directly or indirectly, owns or controls, or is 
        controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with a 
        local exchange carrier or a cable operator.
            ``(B) The terms `own', `owned', and `ownership' mean a 
        direct or indirect equity interest (or the equivalent thereof) 
        of more than 10 percent of an organization or entity, or the 
        right to more than 10 percent of the gross revenues of an 
        organization or entity under a revenue sharing or royalty 
        agreement, or any substantial management or financial interest.
            ``(C) The term `rural area' means a geographic area that 
        does not include either--
                    ``(i) any incorporated or unincorporated place of 
                10,000 inhabitants or more, or any part thereof; or
                    ``(ii) any territory, incorporated or 
                unincorporated, included in an urbanized area as 
                defined by the Bureau of the Census.''.

SEC. 502. COMMON CARRIER VIDEO PLATFORM.

    (a) Definition.--Section 602 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 522) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (19) as (9) 
        through (20), respectively, and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
            ``(8) the term `common carrier video platform' means a 
        telecommunications service coupled with a common carrier video 
        gateway by which consumers can access any or all video program 
        providers making use of the platform and to which such video 
        program providers can obtain access on a common carriage 
        basis;''.
    (b) Carriage Requirements.--Any provision that applies to a cable 
operator under section 325, 614, or 615 of the Communications Act of 
1934 applies to a telecommunications carrier or the affiliate of a 
telecommunications carrier if it establishes a common carrier video 
platform. The Commission shall prescribe regulations applicable to 
providers of common carrier video platforms to ensure that commercial 
broadcast stations have an opportunity to choose between mandatory 
carriage and reimbursement for retransmission of the signal of such 
stations.
    (c) Cable Service.--Section 602(6) of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 522(6)) is amended--
            (1) by striking the semicolon at the end of subparagraph 
        (B) and inserting a comma, and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: 
        ``but such term does not include the provision of video 
        programming to subscribers through a common carrier video 
        platform;''.
    (d) Exception From Facility Definition.--Subdivision (C) of section 
602(7) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 522(7)) is amended 
to read as follows: ``(C) a facility of a common carrier which is 
subject to the provisions of title II of this Act, except that such 
facility shall be considered a cable system (other than for purposes of 
section 621(c)) to the extent that such facility is used in the 
transmission of video programming directly to subscribers and such 
common carrier has not made access to a video gateway associated with 
such facility available to all video program providers on a 
nondiscriminatory basis; or''.

SEC. 503. JURISDICTION OF FRANCHISING AUTHORITY.

    (a) Telecommunications Services.--Section 621(b) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 541(b)) is amended by adding at 
the end thereof the following new paragraph:
            ``(3)(A) To the extent that a cable operator or affiliate 
        thereof is engaged in the provision of telecommunications 
        services--
                    ``(i) such cable operator or affiliate shall not be 
                required to obtain a franchise under this title; and
                    ``(ii) the provisions of this title shall not apply 
                to such cable operator or affiliate.
            ``(B) A franchising authority may not order a cable 
        operator or affiliate thereof to discontinue the provision of a 
        telecommunications service.
            ``(C) A franchising authority may not require a cable 
        operator to provide any telecommunications service or 
        facilities as a condition of the initial grant of a franchise 
        or a franchise renewal.
            ``(D) Nothing in this paragraph affects existing Federal or 
        State authority with respect to telecommunications services. 
        Nothing in this paragraph affects existing authority of a 
        franchising authority with respect to equipment or services 
        other than telecommunications services.''.
    (b) Franchise Fees.--Section 622(b) of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 542(b)) is amended by inserting ``to provide cable 
services'' immediately before the period at the end of the first 
sentence.
    (c) Showing Required To Obtain a Franchise.--Section 621(a)(4)(C) 
of the Act (47 U.S.C. 541(a)(4)(C)) is amended by adding after ``cable 
service.'' the following: ``If a local exchange carrier has a 
certificate of public convenience and necessity, or other certificate 
of authority, to provide local exchange service within the geographic 
area for which the local exchange carrier or its video programming 
affiliate seeks to obtain a cable franchise, the local exchange carrier 
and its video programming affiliate shall be deemed to have made 
adequate assurance regarding the financial, technical or legal 
qualifications to provide cable service.''.

              TITLE VI--CUSTOMER CONTROL OVER INFORMATION

SEC. 601. CUSTOMER INFORMATION PROTECTION.

    Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) 
is amended by inserting after section 236 the following new section:

``SEC. 237. CUSTOMER INFORMATION PROTECTION.

    ``(a) Customer Proprietary Network Information.--A local exchange 
carrier--
            ``(1) shall not, except as required by law or upon the 
        affirmative request of the customer to whom the information 
        relates, or a person designated in writing by that customer--
                    ``(A) use customer proprietary network information 
                in the identification or solicitation of potential 
                customers for any service or product other than the 
                service from which such information is derived; or
                    ``(B) disclose such information to any affiliate of 
                such local exchange carrier or any other person that is 
                not an employee of such carrier except to bill or 
                collect for any service the customer has requested; and
            ``(2) shall, whenever such local exchange carrier provides 
        any aggregate information based on customer proprietary network 
        information to any personnel of such local exchange carrier, or 
        any affiliate of such local exchange carrier, that are engaged 
        in providing any service or product other than telephone 
        exchange service and exchange access service and services 
        adjunct thereto, or to any other person that is not an employee 
        or affiliate of such carrier, notify the Commission of the 
        availability of such aggregate information and shall provide 
        such aggregate information on reasonable and nondiscriminatory 
        terms and conditions to any other provider of services or 
        products upon reasonable request therefor.
    ``(b) Rules of Construction.--
            ``(1) Disclosure of proprietary information under court 
        order.--This section shall not be construed to prohibit the 
        disclosure of customer proprietary network information as 
        necessary to comply with a court order authorizing the 
        disclosure of such information.
            ``(2) Other disclosures.--This section shall not be 
        construed to prohibit the disclosure of customer proprietary 
        network information as necessary--
                    ``(A) to render, bill, and collect for telephone 
                exchange service or telephone toll service;
                    ``(B) to render, bill, and collect for any other 
                telecommunications service that the customer has 
                requested;
                    ``(C) to protect the rights or property of the 
                carrier; or
                    ``(D) to protect users of any of those services and 
                other carriers from fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful 
                use of, or subscription to, such service.
    ``(c) Exemption Permitted.--The Commission may, by rule, exempt 
from the requirements of subsection (a)(2) local exchange carriers that 
have fewer than 1,000,000 aggregate nationwide lines installed if the 
Commission determines that such exemption is in the public interest or 
if compliance with the requirements would impose an undue economic 
burden on the carrier.
    ``(d) Duty To Provide Subscriber List Information.--Notwithstanding 
subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e), a local exchange carrier shall 
provide subscriber list information on a timely and unbundled basis, 
under nondiscriminatory and reasonable rates, terms, and conditions, to 
any person upon reasonable request.
    ``(e) Customer Control.--Within one year after the date of 
enactment of the Communications Act of 1994, the Commission shall adopt 
rules that govern the practices of telcommunication carriers that are 
not local exchange carriers related to the use and disclosure of 
information concerning a customer's use of telecommunications services 
to unaffiliated parties. In implementing this subsection, the 
Commission shall--
            ``(1) consider the appropriate manner in which, and 
        whether, to require that the customer be periodically notified 
        about how information concerning a customer's use of 
        telecommunications services is used and disclosed by the 
        telecommunications carrier;
            ``(2) provide that telecommunications carriers may use and 
        disclose information concerning a customer's use of 
        telecommunications services or other services provided by the 
        telecommunication carrier where the disclosure is necessary to 
        render, or to conduct a legitimate business activity related 
        to, a telecommunications service or other service or product 
        provided by the telecommunications provider to the customer; 
        and
            ``(3) provide the customer the opportunity to limit the 
        disclosure of information to unaffiliated persons where such 
        disclosure is not permitted under this section.
    ``(f) Automatic Number Identification Services.--
            ``(1) Contract or tariff requirements.--Any 
        telecommunications carrier or affiliate of a carrier providing 
        automatic number identification services to any person shall 
        provide such services under a contract or tariff containing 
        telephone subscriber information requirements that comply with 
        this subsection. Such requirements shall--
                    ``(A) permit such person to use the telephone 
                number and billing information provided pursuant to the 
                automatic number identification service for billing and 
                collection, routing, screening, and completion of the 
                originating telephone subscriber's call or transaction, 
                or for services directly related to the originating 
                telephone subscriber's call or transaction;
                    ``(B) prohibit such person from reusing or 
                disclosing the telephone number or billing information 
                provided pursuant to the automatic number 
                identification service without first (i) notifying the 
                originating telephone subscriber and (ii) extending to 
                such subscriber the option to limit or prohibit such 
                reuse or disclosure; and
                    ``(C) prohibit such person from disclosing, except 
                as permitted by subparagraphs (A) and (B), any 
                information derived from the automatic number 
                identification service for any purpose other than--
                            ``(i) performing the services or 
                        transactions that are the subject of the 
                        originating telephone subscriber's call,
                            ``(ii) ensuring network performance, 
                        security, and the effectiveness of call 
                        delivery,
                            ``(iii) compiling, using, and disclosing 
                        aggregate information, and
                            ``(iv) complying with a court order or 
                        applicable law.
            ``(2) Exception for established customers.--The customer 
        information requirements imposed under paragraph (1) shall not 
        prevent a person to which automatic number identification 
        services are provided from using--
                    ``(A) the telephone number and billing information 
                provided pursuant to such service, and
                    ``(B) any information derived from the automatic 
                number identification service, or from the analysis of 
                the characteristics of a telecommunications 
                transmission,
        to offer, to any telephone subscriber with whom such person has 
        an established customer relationship, a product or service that 
        is directly related to the products or services previously 
        acquired by that customer from such person.
            ``(3) Enforcement.--The Commission may, by rule or order, 
        direct the termination of automatic number identification 
        services to any person who has violated the telephone 
        subscriber information requirements imposed under paragraph 
        (1).
            ``(4) Effective date.--
                    ``(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the 
                requirements of this subsection shall apply to any 
                automatic number identification service provided more 
                than one year after the date of enactment of the 
                Communications Act of 1994.
                    ``(B) In the case of any automatic number 
                identification service provided under a contract 
                entered into, or tariff taking effect, more than 3 
                months after the date of enactment of the 
                Communications Act of 1994, the requirements of this 
                subsection shall apply to any automatic number 
                identification service provided pursuant to such 
                contract or tariff.
    ``(g) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            ``(1) The term `customer proprietary network information' 
        means--
                    ``(A) information which relates to the quantity, 
                technical configuration, type, destination, and amount 
                of use of telephone exchange service or exchange access 
                service subscribed to by any customer of a local 
                exchange carrier;
                    ``(B) information which pertains to telephone 
                exchange service or exchange access service contained 
                in bills received by a customer of a local exchange 
                carrier; and
                    ``(C) such other information concerning the 
                customer as is (i) available to the local exchange 
                carrier by virtue of the customer's use of the 
                services, and (ii) specified as within the definition 
                of such term by such rules as the Commission may 
                prescribe consistent with the public interest,
        except that such term does not include subscriber list 
        information.
            ``(2) The term `subscriber list information' means any 
        information--
                    ``(A) identifying the names of subscribers of a 
                local exchange carrier and such subscribers' telephone 
                numbers, addresses, or advertising classifications, or 
                any combination of such names, numbers, addresses, or 
                classifications; and
                    ``(B) that the carrier or an affiliate has 
                published or accepted for future publication.
            ``(3) The term `aggregate information' means collective 
        data that relates to a group or category of services or 
        customers, from which individual customer identities or 
        characteristics have been removed.
            ``(4) The term `automatic number identification' means an 
        access signaling protocol in common use by common carriers that 
        uses an identifying signal associated with the use of a 
        subscriber's telephone to provide billing information or other 
        information to the local exchange carrier and to any other 
        interconnecting carriers.

                       TITLE VII--MEDIA DIVERSITY

SEC. 701. REVIEW OF BROADCAST RULES.

    Within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal 
Communications Commission (referred to elsewhere in this title as the 
``Commission'') shall, after a notice and comment, complete a 
proceeding--
            (1) to modify or remove such national and local ownership 
        rules on radio and television broadcasters as are necessary to 
        ensure that broadcasters are able to compete fairly with other 
        media providers while ensuring that the public receives 
        information from a diversity of media sources;
            (2) to review the ownership restriction in section 
        613(a)(1) and report to Congress whether or not such 
        restriction continues to serve the public interest; and
            (3) to consider the applicability of the Commission's rules 
        regarding network non-duplication protection, syndicated 
        exclusivity protection, and sports programming exclusivity to 
        programmers whose programs are transmitted on common carrier 
        video platforms.

SEC. 702. TELEVISION BROADCASTER PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL SERVICES.

    (a) Advanced Television Spectrum Services.--If the Commission 
determines to issue additional licenses for advanced television 
services, and initially limits the eligibility for such licenses to 
persons that, as of the date of issuance, are licensed to operate a 
television broadcast station or hold a permit to construct such a 
station, or both, the Commission shall adopt regulations that allow 
such licensees or permittees to make use of the advanced television 
spectrum for the transmission of ancillary and supplementary services, 
so long as the licensees provide without charge to the public, at least 
one advanced television program service as prescribed by the Commission 
that is intended for and available to the general public on the 
advanced television spectrum. The Commission shall determine the 
modulation technologies to be used for advanced television services.
    (b) Commission to Collect Fees.--To the extent that a television 
broadcast licensee provides ancillary and supplementary services using 
advanced television spectrum--
            (1) for which payment of a subscription fee is required in 
        order to receive such services, or
            (2) for which the licensee directly or indirectly receives 
        compensation from a third party in return for transmitting 
        material furnished by such third party, other than payments to 
        broadcast stations by third parties for transmission of program 
        material or commercial advertising,
the Commission may collect from each such licensee an annual fee to the 
extent the advanced television spectrum is used for such ancillary and 
supplementary services. In determining the amount of such fees, the 
Commission shall take into account the portion of the licensee's total 
spectrum which is used for such services and the amount of time such 
services are provided. The amount of such fees to be collected for any 
such service shall not, in any event, exceed an amount equivalent on an 
annualized basis to the amount paid by providers of a competing service 
on spectrum subject to auction under section 309(j) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)).
    (c) Public Interest Requirement.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed as relieving a television broadcasting station from its 
obligation to serve the public interest, convenience, and necessity. In 
the Commission's review of any application for renewal of a broadcast 
license for a television station that provides ancillary and 
supplementary services, the television licensee shall establish that 
its program service which is intended for and available to the general 
public on the advanced television spectrum is in the public interest. 
Any violation of the Commission rules applicable to ancillary and 
supplementary services may reflect upon the licensee's qualifications 
for renewal of its license.
    (d) Definition of Advanced Television Services.--As used in this 
section, the term ``advanced television services'' means television 
services provided using digital or other advanced technology to enhance 
audio quality and video resolution, as further defined in the opinion, 
report, and order of the Commission entitled ``Advanced Television 
Systems and Their Impact Upon the Existing Television Broadcast 
Service'', MM Docket 87-268.

SEC. 703. VIDEO PROGRAMMING ACCESSIBILITY.

    (a) Inquiry Required.--Within 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Commission shall complete an inquiry to ascertain the 
level at which video programming is closed captioned. Such inquiry 
shall examine the extent to which existing or previously published 
programming is closed captioned, the size of the video programming 
provider or programming owner providing closed captioning, the size of 
the market served, the relative audience shares achieved, or any other 
related factors. The Commission shall submit to the Congress a report 
of the results of such inquiry.
    (b) Contents of Regulations.--Within 18 months after such date of 
enactment, the Commission shall prescribe regulations to ensure that--
            (1) video programming first published or exhibited after 
        the effective date of such regulations is fully accessible 
        through the provision of closed captions, except as provided in 
        subsection (d); and
            (2) video programming providers or owners maximize the 
        accessibility of video programming first published or exhibited 
        prior to the effective date of such regulations through the 
        provision of closed captions, except as provided in subsection 
        (d).
    (c) Implementing Closed Captioning.--The regulations shall include 
an appropriate implementation schedule of deadlines for the provision 
of closed captioning of video programming.
    (d) Exemptions.--Notwithstanding subsection (b)--
            (1) the Commission may exempt by regulation programs, 
        classes of programs, locally produced programs, providers, 
        classes of providers or services for which the Commission has 
        determined that the provision of closed captioning would result 
        in an undue burden to the provider or owner of such 
        programming;
            (2) a provider of video programming or the owner of any 
        program carried by the provider shall not be obligated to 
        supply closed captions if such action would be inconsistent 
        with contracts in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, 
        except that nothing in this section shall be construed to 
        relieve a video programming provider of its obligations to 
        provide services otherwise required by Federal law; and
            (3) a provider of video programming or program owner may 
        petition the Commission for an exemption from the requirements 
        of this section, and the Commission may grant such petition 
        upon a showing that the requirements contained in this section 
        would result in an undue burden.
    (e) Undue Burden.--The term ``undue burden'' means significant 
difficulty or expense. In determining whether the closed captions 
necessary to comply with the requirements of this paragraph would 
result in an undue economic burden, the factors to be considered 
include--
            (1) the nature and the cost of the closed captions for the 
        programming;
            (2) the impact on the operation of the provider or program 
        owner;
            (3) the financial resources of the provider or program 
        owner; and
            (4) the type of operations of the provider or programmer 
        owner.
    (f) Additional Proceeding on Video Descriptions Required.--Within 6 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall 
commence an inquiry to examine the use of video descriptions on video 
programming in order to ensure the accessibility of video programming 
to persons with visual impairments, and report to Congress on its 
findings. The Commission's report shall assess appropriate methods and 
schedules for phasing video descriptions into the marketplace, 
technical and quality standards for video descriptions, a definition of 
programming for which video descriptions would apply, and other 
technical and legal issues that the Commission deems appropriate. 
Following the completion of such inquiry, the Commission may adopt 
regulations it deems necessary to promote the accessibility of video 
programming to persons with visual impairments.
    (g) Video Descriptions.--For purposes of this section, ``video 
description'' means the insertion of audio narrated descriptions of a 
television program's key visual elements into natural pauses between 
the program's dialogue.

      TITLE VIII--OBSCENE, HARASSING, AND WRONGFUL UTILIZATION OF 
                     TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES

SEC. 801. OBSCENE OR HARASSING USE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES 
              UNDER THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934.

    (a) Offenses.--Section 223 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 223) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) by striking out ``telephone'' in the matter 
                above subparagraph (A) and inserting 
                ``telecommunications device'';
                    (B) by striking out ``makes any comment, request, 
                suggestion, or proposal'' in subparagraph (A) and 
                inserting ``makes, transmits, or otherwise makes 
                available any comment, request, suggestion, proposal, 
                image, or other communication'';
                    (C) by striking out subparagraph (B) and inserting 
                the following:
                    ``(B) makes a telephone call or utilizes a 
                telecommunications device, whether or not conversation 
                or communications ensues, without disclosing his 
                identity and with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or 
                harass any person at the called number or who receives 
                the communication;'' and
                    (D) by striking out subparagraph (D) and inserting 
                the following:
                    ``(D) makes repeated telephone calls or repeatedly 
                initiates communication with a telecommunications 
                device, during which conversation or communication 
                ensues, solely to harass any person at the called 
                number or who receives the communication; or'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``telephone 
        facility'' and inserting ``telecommunications facility'';
            (3) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``telephone'' and inserting 
                        ``telecommunications device''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``or initiated the 
                        communication'' after ``placed the call'', and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``telephone 
                facility'' and inserting ``telecommunications 
                facility''; and
            (4) in subsection (b)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``by means of telephone, 
                        makes'' and inserting ``by means of telephone 
                        or telecommunications device, makes, transmits, 
                        or makes available''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``or initiated the 
                        communication'' after ``placed the call''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``telephone 
                facility'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
                ``telecommunications facility''.
    (b) Penalties.--Section 223 of such Act (47 U.S.C. 223) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking out ``$50,000'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``$100,000''; and
            (2) by striking ``six months'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``2 years''.
    (c) Prohibition on Provision of Access.--Subsection (c)(1) of such 
section (47 U.S.C. 223(c)) is amended by striking ``telephone'' and 
inserting ``telecommunications device''.
    (d) Conforming Amendment.--The section heading for such section is 
amended to read as follows:

 ``obscene or harassing utilization of telecommunications devices and 
  facilities in the district of columbia or in interstate or foreign 
                           communications''.

SEC. 802. OBSCENE PROGRAMMING ON CABLE TELEVISION.

    Section 639 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 559) is 
amended by striking ``$10,000'' and inserting ``$100,000''.

SEC. 803. BROADCASTING OBSCENE LANGUAGE ON RADIO.

    Section 1464 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``$10,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$100,000''.

SEC. 804. INTERCEPTION AND DISCLOSURE OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS.

    Section 2511 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``wire, oral, or electronic 
                communication'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``wire, oral, electronic, or digital communication'', 
                and
                    (B) in the matter designated as ``(b)'', by 
                striking ``oral communication'' in the matter above 
                clause (i) and inserting ``communication''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)(a), by striking ``wire or electronic 
        communication service'' each place it appears (other than in 
        the second sentence) and inserting ``wire, electronic, or 
        digital communication service''.

SEC. 805. ADDITIONAL PROHIBITION ON BILLING FOR TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE 
              CALLS.

    Section 228(c)(6) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
228(c)(6)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) 
        and inserting a semicolon and ``or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end thereof the following:
                    ``(E) the calling party being assessed, by virtue 
                of being asked to connect or otherwise transfer to a 
                pay-per-call service, a charge for the call.''.

SEC. 806. SCRAMBLING OF CABLE CHANNELS FOR NONSUBSCRIBERS.

    Part IV of title VI of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
551 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 640. SCRAMBLING OF CABLE CHANNELS FOR NONSUBSCRIBERS.

    ``(a) Requirement.--In providing video programming unsuitable for 
children to any subscriber through a cable system, a cable operator 
shall fully scramble or otherwise fully block the video and audio 
portion of each channel carrying such programming so that one not a 
subscriber does not receive it.
    ``(b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term `scramble' 
means to rearrange the content of the signal of the programming so that 
the programming cannot be received by persons unauthorized to receive 
the programming.''.

SEC. 807. CABLE OPERATOR REFUSAL TO CARRY CERTAIN PROGRAMS.

    (a) Public, Educational, and Governmental Channels.--Section 611(e) 
of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 531(e)) is amended by 
inserting before the period the following: ``, except a cable operator 
may refuse to transmit any public access program or portion of a public 
access program which contains obscenity, indecency, or nudity''.
    (b) Cable Channels for Commercial Use.--Section 612(c)(2) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 532(c)(2)) is amended by striking 
``an operator'' and inserting ``a cable operator may refuse to transmit 
any leased access program or portion of a leased access program which 
contains obscenity, indecency, or nudity. An operator''.

        TITLE IX--ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK CAPABILITY

SEC. 901. ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK CAPABILITY.

    (a) Promotion of Advanced Telecommunications Network Capability.--
The Commission shall promote to all Americans, regardless of location 
or disability, the deployment of switched, broadband, 
telecommunications networks capable of enabling users to originate and 
receive affordable and accessible high quality voice, data, graphics, 
and video telecommunications services. In promoting the deployment of 
such networks, the Commission shall, to the maximum extent feasible, 
rely on competition among telecommunications providers. In the event 
the Commission determines that users are not gaining reasonable and 
timely access to switched, broadband, telecommunications network 
capabilities, the Commission shall have the authority to provide 
sufficient incentives such that this access is achieved.
    (b) Rulemaking.--If the Commission finds in its inquiry proceedings 
or any other time that switched, broadband, telecommunications network 
capabilities are not being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable 
and timely fashion, it shall commence a rulemaking to prescribe 
regulations using incentives to promote, to the maximum extent 
technically feasible and economically reasonable, the availability of 
switched, broadband, telecommunications network capabilities.
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