COMMUNICATIONS

Addresses

AT&T Divestiture Case: Mimi Dawson, FCC, 38831 [20DE]

Commercial Activity in Space: Jim Beggs (excerpt), 7461 [3AP]

Grand Illusion of Equality: Bernard C. Topper, Jr., 5050 [7MR]

Amendments

Foreign trade: promote expansion (S. 942), 37712 [18DE]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1714), 7463-7464, 7468, 7471, 7473 [3AP]

Analyses

Board for International Broadcasting Appropriations (S. 496), 3159 [22FE]

Trade Policies: Clayton Yeutter, 18884-18887 [11JY]

Articles and editorials

Affirmatively Activated Loophole?, 16152 [18JN]

AT&T Reaches Out for a New Monopoly, 578 [3JA]

Bronx Gets Piece of Silicon Valley, 10589 [6MY]

``Buenos Dias, Cuba'', 14536 [5JN]

Call Off the Clowns, 5593 [19MR]

Cut the Profits of the Kidporn Trade, 10858 [7MY]

500,000 More Spy-Proof Phones Proposed by Top Security Agency, 52 [3JA], 14911 [7JN]

Getting an Earful From Soviet Radio Telephones, 14913 [7JN]

Give AT&T Some Room on Rates, 578 [3JA]

Hill With Topflight Electronic View, 1501 [31JA]

Intelsat Ain't Broke, 9381 [24AP]

Invading TV Porn Troubles a Child, 10860 [7MY]

Is It Safe To Use the Phone?, 53 [3JA], 14912 [7JN]

It's for You, Ivan, 23703 [13SE]

New York Termed Hub of Foreign Spies in U.S., 50 [3JA]

Other Star War, 9572 [26AP]

Porno Hotline Reaches Out and Touches Kids, 10859 [7MY]

Porno Phone Number Has 10-Year-Old's Mom Mad, 10859 [7MY]

Remove World Barriers and Let Data Flow, 17376 [26JN]

Second Catholic Radio Closes in Haiti—Stations Went Off the Air After Reporting on Demonstrations, 36459 [13DE]

Shortwave Radio Battle for Minds, 6476 [27MR]

Telecommunications Bill Throttled in Senate, 38740 [20DE]

Tune In, Fidel, Here's the Real News, 14536 [5JN]

TV Goes Global on Worldnet, 6876 [28MR]

What Lurked Behind the Glen Cove Fence, 51 [3JA]

Who Will Control TV, 10882-10886 [7MY]

WNWK—N.Y.'s Polyglot Station, 34035 [3DE]

Bills and resolutions

AFDC: automated statewide management information systems (see S. 1491)

Antennas: discriminatory and unduly restrictive regulations (see S. Res. 35)

AT&T: permit Bell operating companies to provide information services and to manufacture telecommunications equipment, subject to FCC regulations (see H.R. 3800)

Audio recording devices: copyrighted music (see S. 1739)

Broadcasting: conveyance of television rights (see H.R. 3521)

Broadcasting stations: equal employment opportunities (see H.R. 150)

———procedures for renewal, assignment, and transfer of licenses (see H.R. 1977)

Cable television: eliminate requirement for carrying certain out-of-State broadcast signals (see H.R. 1837)

———moratorium on encryption of satellite programming (see H.R. 1769)

Campaign debates: broadcasting stations' equal time requirements (see S. 1806)

Children's Television Education Act: enact (see S. 1594; H.R. 3216)

Clean Campaign Act: enact (see S. 1310)

Copyright: retransmission of programs originated by broadcast stations (see H.R. 3843)

Copyrights: retransmission of programs originated by broadcast stations (see H.R. 3339)

Crime and criminals: prohibit willful or malicious interference with radio communications (see H.R. 2479)

Data Protection Board: establish (see H.R. 1721)

Dept. of Justice: maintain a record of outside communications by employees concerning certain acquisitions of securities or assets (see H.R. 1830)

Elections: broadcasting of certain material relative to candidates for Federal offices (see H.R. 3351, 3440, 3799)

———broadcasting of certain material relative to canditates for Federal offices (see H.R. 3351)

Electronics: interception of certain communications and other forms of surveillance (see S. 1667; H.R. 3378)

Executive departments: improve coordination in telecommunication policy (see H.R. 642)

FCC: prohibit long-distance carriers to bypass local telephone exchanges (see H.J. Res. 442)

Fishing boats: emergency position indicating radio beacons (see S. 1764)

Foreign relations: dialog with Soviet Union to further mutual understanding (see H. Con. Res. 156)

Foreign trade: promote expansion of export of telecommunication equipment and services (see H.R. 3350, 3439)

———promote expansion of telecommunications equipment and services (see S. 942)

FTC: maintain a record of outside communications by employees concerning certain acquisitions of securities or assets (see H.R. 1830)

House: funding of information systems (see H. Res. 54)

Information Age Commission: establish (see S. 786)

Inter-LATA Telecommunications Competition Act: enact (see H.R. 957)

International Telecommunications Competition Act: enact (see H.R. 1175)

Japan: conditional imports of telecommunications products (see S. 728)

Minorities: greater participation in telecommunication (see H.R. 308)

National Flowers-by-Wire Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 208)

National Science Center for Communications and Electronics: authorize Sec. of the Army operation (see S. 787)

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: authorize appropriations (see S. 1079; H.R. 1867, 2321)

Political campaigns: broadcasting of certain material relative to candidates for Federal office (see H.R. 3045)

Pornography: penalty for transmission of matter pertaining to sexual exploitation of children (see S. 1305)

———prohibit transmission through use of cable television and telephone service (see S. 1090)

Radio signals: willful or malicious interference (see S. 66)

Right of privacy: interception of certain communications and other forms of surveillance (see S. 1667; H.R. 3378)

SBA: restrict loan authority relative to business concerns dealing with communication of ideas (see H.R. 3055)

Sec. of the Army: authorize operation of National Science Center for Communications and Electronics (see S. 787)

Soviet Union: authorize equipment and services for improved direct communication link for crisis control (see S.J. Res. 108)

Taxation: investment credit for purchase of certain used telecommunications property (see H.R. 152)

Telecommunication: facilitate deregulation of dominant local acess transport area carrier (see H.R. 957)

———identify and reduce barriers to international trade affecting domestic suppliers of equipment and services (see H.R. 3131)

———prohibit recording of conversations made on Federal system (see H.R. 502)

———study impact of technologies and services on personal privacy (see H.R. 293)

Telephone: lifeline service (see H.R. 151)

Telephone exchange service: prohibit access charges on residential and single line business subscribers (see H.R. 280)

Telephone Ratepayer Protection and Technology Promotion Act: enact (see H.R. 3687)

Telephones: expand availability of hearing-aid equipment (see H.R. 3099)

———prohibit imposition of access charges on residential and certain business subscribers (see H.R. 1632, 1634)

———prohibit long-distance carriers to bypass local exchanges (see H.J. Res. 442)

———protect domestic commerce and competition in terminal equipment (see H.R. 2037)

———reasonable access charges for certain nonconnected business (see H.R. 1633)

Television: clarify definition of local service area in case of low power station (see S. 1526; H.R. 3108)

———clarify policies on right to view satellite-transmitted programs (see H.R. 1840)

———encourage cable systems to carry local broadcast signals (see S. 1881; H.R. 3807)

———FCC review of acquisition of networks (see S. 1312; H.R. 2904)

———prohibit encoding of satellite-transmitted programs until decoding devices are available at reasonable prices (see H.R. 3989)

Tourist trade: protect public's right to receive and communicate information beyond U.S. borders (see H.R. 3825)

U.S.-U.S.S.R.: encourage dialogue via television (see S. Con. Res. 74)

Veterans: toll free telephone access to VA for crisis counseling and information (see H.R. 1816)

Video recorder copyrighted works: infringement exemption for noncommercial recording (see H.R. 384)

Weather radar (NEXRAD): development funds (see S. 1637; S. Con. Res. 66; S. 3343)

Court decisions

Air Capital Cablevision, Inc., and Multimedia Cablevision, Inc. v. Starlink Communications Group, Inc.: U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, 5366-5367 [19MR]

Decisions

Olmstead v. U.S.: Supreme Court (excerpt), 24370 [19SE]

Factsheets

Minority Telecommunications Ownership Tax Act (H.R. 150), 501 [3JA]

History

South Dakota's Mister Telephone: Robert J. Perry, 9573 [26AP]

Interviews

RFE supplies missing dimension of freedom to Eastern Europe: George Urban with Washington (DC) Times, 16745 [20JN]

Letters

Broadcasting obscene material: Stephen S. Trott, 10856 [7MY]

Computer transmission of matter pertaining to sexual exploitation of children: sundry, 15932-15933 [17JN]

Emergency radio beacons (sundry), 27558 [15OC]

Enhance U.S. foreign trade in telecommunications (S. 942): CBO, 34019 [3DE]

FCC permission for Los Angeles, CA, police dept. to use radio frequency channel: Representative Levine, 37505 [17DE]

Global Communications—Worldnet Program: USIA, 3487 [25FE]

Impact of telecommunications rate increases on libraries: (excerpts), 7399 [3AP]

———Mark S. Fowler, 7400 [3AP]

———Senator Pressler, 7399, 7400 [3AP]

Improvements in U.S.-U.S.S.R. direct link crisis control communications system: Richard Perle, 7651 [4AP]

Issues in domestic telecommunications: Senator Laxalt (excerpts), 36362 [12DE]

———Senator Riegle (excerpt), 36363 [12DE]

———William P. Clark (excerpt), 36363 [12DE]

Long-distance telephone disclosure form: several Senators, 1531 [31JA]

Low-power television broadcasts: Dorothy Schrader, 21421 [30JY]

———Senator Mathias and Representative Kastenmeir, 21420 [30JY]

Moscow's big ears in Glen Cove: Senator Moynihan, 51 [3JA]

National Science Center for Communications and Electronics: William H. Taft IV, 12587 [20MY]

Public Television Anticonversion Act (H.R. 2394): Sharon P. Rockefeller, 10922 [7MY]

Relocation of the Fort Lauderdale FCC Monitoring Station: sundry, 14605 [6JN]

Structural Spares Program for the Shuttle Program: James M. Beggs, 7463 [3AP]

Telecommunications Trade Act (H.R. 3131): Electronic Industries Association, 22689 [1AU]

Trade policy: several Members of Congress, 18884 [11JY]

U.S.-U.S.S.R. Crisis Control Communications Link: Richard Perle, 12376 [16MY]

Lists

Information and Telecommunications Technologies Group, 22689 [1AU]

NASA fiscal year 1986 budget request, 7449 [3AP]

Memorandums

U.S.-U.S.S.R. Crisis Control Communications Link: Chapman B. Cox, 12375 [16MY]

———John H. McNeil, 12375 [16MY]

Memorials of legislature

California, 27643 [16OC], 27962 [17OC]

Opinions

Radio transmission interference citations: FCC, 166 [3JA]

Petitions

Establishment of U.S./Soviet crisis control centers, 23010 [9SE]

Radio Liberty: New York, NY, City Council, 5587 [19MR]

Press releases

Limited preemption of State and local zoning regulation of satellite receive-only Earth station antennas: FCC, 6817 [28MR]

Questions and answers

Minority Telecommunications Ownership Tax Act (H.R. 150), 502 [3JA]

Quotations

Soviet intelligence operations in the U.S.: Walter G. Deeley, 30239 [1NO]

Remarks in House

Alcoholic beverages: study of advertising and promotion (H.R. 824), 1279 [30JA]

Arab countries: deployment by U.S. space shuttle of the Arab-sat telecommunications satellite, 17398 [26JN]

AT&T: proposed plant construction in Singapore, 22948 [4SE]

———telecommunications policy, 29546 [29OC]

Board for International Broadcasting: establish a Radio Maccabbee task force, 11274 [9MY]

Cable television: FCC licensing regulations, 32890 [20NO]

Cable Television Copyright Deregulation Act: enact (H.R. 3339), 25250 [26SE]

Campaign Finance Reform Act: enact (H.R. 3799), 32896 [20NO]

CBS: broadcast policies, 7108 [2AP]

Data Protection Board: establish (H.R. 1721), 6346 [26MR]

Egypt: foster more widespread availability of satellite television viewing (H.R. 1769), 8081 [16AP], 30623 [5NO]

Elections: agreement with networks concerning early projections, 814 [22JA]

———broadcasting of certain material relative to candidates for Federal offices (H.R. 3799), 32896 [20NO]

Electronic Communications Privacy Act: enact (H.R. 3378), 24396 [19SE]

Esposito, Joan: Dante Award recipient, 10496 [6MY]

FCC: bypass of local telephone exchanges by long-distance carriers (H.J. Res. 442), 30488 [5NO]

———establish an Office of Ethnic and Minority Affairs (H.R. 1607), 5679 [20MR], 5897 [20MR]

———Fort Lauderdale, FL, monitoring station relocation, 14608 [6JN]

———prohibit unnecessary and unjustified telephone charges, 543 [3JA]

Federal Telecommunications Privacy Act: enact (H.R. 502), 626 [7JA]

Foreign relations: provide communications equipment and services to Soviet Union to improve direct link crisis control system (S.J. Res. 108), 21198 [29JY]

Hearing impaired: expand the availability of hearing-aid compatible telephones (H.R. 3099), 22067 [31JY]

———tax credit for television subtitle equipment (H.R. 2853), 17241 [25JN]

Inter-LATA Telecommunications Competition Act: enact (H.R. 957), 2050-2052 [6FE]

International Telecommunications Competition Act: enact (H.R. 1175), 2839 [20FE]

Japan: open market trade policy, 13014 [22MY]

———right of U.S. companies to purchase telecommunications equipment, 6406 [27MR]

License transfers: require FCC public hearings when waiver of ownership rules is involved (H.R. 3723), 31538 [12NO]

Lifeline Services Telephone Act: enact (H.R. 151), 506 [3JA]

Los Angeles, CA: FCC permission for police dept. to use radio frequency channel, 37505 [17DE]

Low-power television: copyright law and FCC regulations, 22028 [31JY]

Minority Telecommunications Ownership Tax Act: enact (H.R. 150), 501 [3JA]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1714), 7442 [3AP]

National Science Center for Communications and Electronics Foundation: implement to promote training in communications, electronics, science, and computer technology fields, 16872 [21JN]

Neighborhood watch program: establish a citizens band station (H.R. 1327), 3959 [27FE]

Pacific Institute: home video program, 35429 [9DE]

Public broadcasting: improve method of funding (H.R. 2500), 11738 [14MY]

Public Broadcasting Authorization Act: enact, 22777 [1AU]

Public Television Anticonversion Act: enact (H.R. 2394), 10921 [7MY]

Radio communications: prohibit willful or malicious interference (H.R. 2479), 11920 [14MY]

Radio Free Europe: policies and staffing, 16745 [20JN]

Reston, VA: AT&T telecommunication devices for the deaf center established, 2296 [7FE]

Satellite communications systems: coordinate private systems with the international consortium of global systems, 11243-11250 [9MY]

Satellite systems: licensing, 14614 [6JN]

Satellite Viewing Rights Act: enact (H.R. 1840), 27574 [16OC], 30455 [5NO], 30623 [5NO]

Telecommunications equipment: regulation, 36362 [12DE]

Telecommunications Fair Trade Act: enact (H.R. 3350), 24195 [18SE]

Telecommunications industry: Modified Final Judgment regulations, 33193 [20NO]

Telecommunications Trade Act: enact (H.R. 3131), 21928 [31JY], 22688 [1AU]

———enact (H.R. 3439), 25209 [26SE]

Telephone rate proceedings: guarantee consumer representation (H.R. 2437), 11217 [8MY]

Telephone Terminal Equipment Certification Act: enact (H.R. 2037), 7861 [15AP]

Telephones: bypass of local exchanges by long-distance carriers (H.J. Res. 442), 30488 [5NO]

Television: clarify policies on right to view satellite-transmitted programs (H.R. 1840), 6888 [28MR], 9351 [24AP], 27574 [16OC], 30455 [5NO], 30623 [5NO]

———scrambling of news transmissions signals to prevent reception by earth stations, 32208 [18NO]

U.S. space shuttle: deployment of Arab-sat telecommunications satellite, 17398 [26JN]

VOA: authorizing funds for broadcasting equipment improvement, 7116 [2AP]

Voice of America: funds for modernization program, 10206 [1MY]

WNWK-Radio (New York, NY): tribute, 34035 [3DE]

Worldnet (global television satellite network): transmissions, 6876 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Aerospace Corp.: tribute, 17028 [25JN]

AFDC: automated statewide management information systems (S. 1491), 20323 [24JY]

AT&T: anniversary, 4502 [5MR]

Audio recording devices: establish royalty fee (S. 1739), 26366-26370 [7OC], 28210 [21OC]

Board for International Broadcasting: authorizing appropriations (S. 496), 3159 [22FE]

Campaign debates: equal access requirements (S. 1806), 29495 [29OC]

CBS: hostile takeover bid, 10881 [7MY]

Clean Campaign Act: enact (S. 1310), 15957, 15958 [17JN], 30326 [1NO]

Communications Act: amend to eliminate malicious interference with radio transmissions (S. 66), 165 [3JA], 5365 [19MR]

Communications Workers of America: tribute to first female national officer Barbara J. Easterling, 26252 [4OC]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: authorizing appropriations (S. 1084), 22469 [1AU], 24005 [17SE]

Crime and criminals: protections against unauthorized access (S. 1667), 24365 [19SE]

Electronics: protections against unauthorized access (S. 1667)-24371 [19SE]

Espionage: funding for countering the interception of U.S. telecommunications by foreign governments, 30238-30240 [1NO]

FCC: fairness doctrine, 27647 [16OC]

Fishing boats: equip with emergency position indicating radio beacons (S. 1764), 27558 [15OC]

Foreign relations: provide communications equipment and services to Soviet Union to improve direct link crisis control system (S.J. Res. 108), 7650 [4AP], 9652 [26AP], 12183 [15MY], 12373-12377 [16MY]

Foreign trade: enhance (S. 942), 38381 [19DE]

Guatamala: U.S. policy, 3828 [27FE]

Home Audio Recording Act: enact (S. 1739), 26366-26370 [7OC], 28210 [21OC]

Information services: prohibit barriers on transborder data flows, 17376 [26JN]

Intelsat: provisions of conference report on H.R. 2577, 22097 [1AU]

International Telecommunication Convention: ratification, 36491 [16DE]

Japan: prohibit U.S. import of certain telecommunications products (S. 728), 5851 [20MR]

Kay, Dick: news media award recipient, 10871 [7MY]

KQV-Radio (Pittsburgh, PA): anniversary, 27566 [15OC]

Libraries: impact of telecommunications rate increases, 7399 [3AP]

National Science Center for Communications and Electronics: establish, 12586 [20MY]

Office of Ethnic and Minority Affairs: establish within the FCC (S. 312), 1237 [29JA]

Patents: quotation monitoring unit (No. 3,387,268) (S. 1573), 22336 [1AU]

Pornography: penalty for transmission of matter pertaining to sexual exploitation of children (S. 1305), 15932-15934 [17JN], 17612 [27JN]

———regulate broadcasting or distribution of obscene material (S. 1090), 10855 [7MY]

Radio: importance of U.S. broadcasts to Communist countries, 9572 [26AP]

———prohibit certain restrictions on antennas used by licensed amateur operators (S. Res. 36), 338 [3JA], 1999-2001 [6FE]

Radio Free Afghanistan: establish, 15015 [10JN]

Telecommunication: enhance U.S. foreign trade (S. 942), 8164-8170 [17AP], 34011 [3DE]

Telephone Pioneers of America: convention, 9572 [26AP]

Telephones: protections against illegal surveillance, 14910-14913 [7JN]

———protections against illegal surveillance (S. 12), 48 [3JA], 1500 [31JA], 23702-23704 [13SE]

———provide consumer protection measures for interstate toll service (S. 338), 1531-1533 [31JA]

———provide service to low-income individuals (S. 950), 8357-8359 [18AP], 27187 [10OC]

———rates, 36213 [12DE]

———special equipment for service to handicapped (S. 402), 30317 [1NO]

———specialized equipment for hearing-impaired persons (S. 402), 1947 [6FE], 26383 [7OC]

Television: cable marketing practices, 22448 [1AU]

———clarify definition of local service area in case of low power station (S. 1526), 29763 [30OC]

———clarify status of low-power transmissions (S. 1526), 21420 [30JY]

———encourage cable systems to carry local broadcast signals (S. 1881), 33401 [22NO]

———FCC review of acquisition of networks (S. 1312), 16023 [18JN]

———prohibit arbitrary zoning and licensing restrictions on home satellite dish antennas, 6817 [28MR]

———prohibit arbitrary zoning and licensing restrictions on home satellite dish antennas (S. Res. 35), 338 [3JA], 1999-2001 [6FE]

Television and radio: abolish fairness doctrine and equal time rule (S. 22), 79 [3JA]

U.S. Trade Representative: request information on trade policies, 18883 [11JY]

U.S.-U.S.S.R.: encourage dialog via television (S. Con. Res. 74), 25188 [26SE]

Reports

Cable Communications Policy Act (excerpt), 22448 [1AU]

Designate National High-Tech Month: Committee on the Judiciary (H.J. Res. 128), 23620 [12SE]

Enhance U.S. Foreign Telecommunications Trade: Committee on Finance (S. 942) (S. Rept. 99-204), 33673 [2DE], 34014-34019 [3DE]

Foreign Invasion of U.S. Privacy: Commission on CIA Activities Within the U.S. (excerpt), 30239 [1NO]

Issues in Domestic Telecommunications: National Telecommunications and Information Administration (sundry excerpts), 36362 [12DE]

NASA Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1714) (S. Rept. 99-91), 16962 [24JN]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1079) (S. Rept. 99-85), 15929 [17JN]

Organized Crime in California 1982-83, 10858 [7MY]

Provide Communication Services to Soviet Union for Direct Link Crisis Control System: Committee on Armed Services (S.J. Res. 108) (S. Rept. 99-49), 11831 [14MY]

Radar Jammer Program Costs and Testing: Committee on Government Operations (H. Rept. 99-355), 30198 [1NO]

Telecommunications Industry Change Impact on Small Business: Committee on Small Business (98-1171), ***** [3JA]

U.S./Soviet Union Direct Communications Link: Committee on Armed Services (S.J. Res. 108) (H. Rept. 99-156), 14058 [4JN]

Statements

Cable Communications Policy Act: Senator Gore (excerpt), 22448 [1AU]

Cable Television Copyright Deregulation Act (H.R. 3339): Mark S. Fowler (excerpt), 25251 [26SE]

Electronic Communications Privacy Act (H.R. 3378): Supreme Court Justice Brandeis, 24396 [19SE]

Emergency Radio Beacons: National Transportation Safety Board (excerpt), 27558 [15OC]

FCC Review of Acquisition of Television Networks, 16023 [18JN]

Issues in Domestic Telecommunications: Representative Dingell (excerpts), 36362 [12DE]

Political Rejuvenation in Guatemala: Georges A. Fauriol, 3828-3832 [27FE]

Protecting Communications From Surveillance: Walter G. Deeley, 14911 [7JN]

Protections Against Illegal Telephone Surveillance: Senator Moynihan, 49 [3JA]

Radio Free Afghanistan: James Buckley, 15016 [10JN]

REA Telephone Cooperative: Carl Freeling, 10651 [7MY]

U.S. Chamber Praises Efforts To Open Telecommunications Markets, 22689 [1AU]

U.S.-Japanese Trade Relations: Yasuhiro Nakasone, 7875 [16AP]

U.S.-U.S.S.R. Crisis Control Communications Link: President Reagan, 12374 [16MY]

Studies

Japanese Purchases of U.S. Telecommunications Equipment (excerpt), 7875 [16AP]

Summaries

Electronic Communications Privacy Act (S. 1667), 24370 [19SE]

Telecommunications Trade Act (H.R. 3131), 21929 [31JY]

Telecommunications Trade Act (H.R. 3439), 25209 [26SE]

Telecommunications Trade Act (S. 942), 8169 [17AP]

Tables

Corp. for Public Broadcasting Program Funds, 11738 [14MY]

NASA fiscal year 1986 budget request, 7446, 7453 [3AP]

Texts of

Advice and consent to ratification to the International Telecommunication Convention, 36491 [16DE]

Communications Act (excerpt), 10856 [7MY]

H.R. 1327, citizens band station for crime prevention groups, 3959 [27FE]

H.R. 1607, establish an Office of Ethnic and Minority Affairs within the FCC, 5897 [20MR]

H.R. 2853, tax credit for television subtitle equipment for the hearing impaired, 17241 [25JN]

H.R. 3339, Cable Television Copyright Deregulation Act, 25251 [26SE]

H.R. 3723, require FCC public hearings for license transfers when waiver of ownership rules is involved (H.R. 3723), 31538 [12NO]

S. 12, protections against illegal telephone surveillance, 48 [3JA]

S. 22, abolish television and radio fairness doctrine and equal time rule, 80 [3JA]

S. 312, Ethnic and Minority Affairs Broadcasting Act, 1237 [29JA]

S. 338, consumer protection for interstate telephone service, 1533 [31JA]

S. 496, Board for International Broadcasting appropriations, 3159 [22FE]

S. 584, ensure retransmission of local programs by cable systems, 4477 [5MR]

S. 728, prohibit U.S. import of certain Japanese telecommunications products, 5852 [20MR]

S. 942, enhance U.S. foreign trade in telecommunications, 34011-34014 [3DE]

S. 942, Telecommunications Trade Act, 8166-8169 [17AP]

S. 950, Lifeline Telephone Service Act, 8358 [18AP]

S. 1090, Cable-Porn and Dial-a-Porn Control Act, 10857 [7MY]

S. 1305, penalty for computer transmission of matter pertaining to sexual exploitation of children, 15934 [17JN]

S. 1310, Clean Campaign Act, 15958 [17JN]

S. 1312, Federal Communications Commission Network Acquisition Approval Act, 16304 [19JN]

S. 1491, improvement to AFDC payment system, 20323 [24JY]

S. 1526, clarify status of low-power television transmissions, 21420 [30JY]

S. 1573, extend patent No. 3,387,268 (quotation monitoring unit), 22337 [1AU]

S. 1667, Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 24366-24370 [19SE]

S. 1739, Home Audio Recording Act, 26367-26369 [7OC]

S. Res. 35, prohibit arbitrary zoning and licensing restrictions on home satellite dish television antennas, 338 [3JA]

S. Res. 36, prohibit certain restrictions on antennas used by licensed amateur radio operators, 338 [3JA]

S. Res. 108, provide communications equipment and services to Soviet Union to improve direct link crisis control system, 12376 [16MY]

S. Res. 280, assistance to the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, 38383 [19DE]

S.J. Res. 108, provide communications equipment and services to Soviet Union to improve direct link crisis control, 7651 [4AP]

S.J. Res. 108, provide communications equipment and services to Soviet Union to improve direct link crisis control system, 21198 [29JY]

U.S. Code, title 18 (excerpt on broadcasting obscene material), 10855 [7MY]

Treaties

International Telecommunication Convention and Final Protocol: Committee on Foreign Relations (Ex. Rept. 99-4), 35928 [11DE]

Vetoes

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: authorizing appropriations (S. 607), 732 [22JA]