[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 665 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 665

     To monitor the progress of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 29, 1997

  Mr. Kerrey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
     To monitor the progress of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Telecommunication Act Progress 
Report Act''.

SEC. 2. TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT PROGRESS REPORT.

    Within six months after the date of enactment of this Act and each 
year thereafter, the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration, in consultation with the Federal Communications 
Commission, the Department of Justice, other relevant executive branch 
agencies and Regulatory Utility Commissions within the states shall 
issue an annual report to the Congress on telecommunications services 
in America. The report shall review available information and consider 
at a minimum the level of competition, the provision of universal 
service in telecommunications markets, mergers among telecommunications 
providers and their effect, employment in the American 
telecommunications industry and the affordability of residential rates 
for telecommunications services. The report shall make legislative and 
policy recommendations to the Congress and the President.
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