FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Addresses

Fear of Federal Soda-Tasting Commission, and Other Parables on Broadcast Deregulation: Thomas R. Herwitz, 2400-2402 [19FE]

Amendments

Federal Telecommunications Policy Act: enact (S. 2565), 29572-29576 [8OC]

Telecommunications Equipment and Services Act: enact (H.R. 3800), 22223 [15AU]

Analyses

Federal Telecommunications Policy Act (S. 2565), 14319 [18JN]

Articles and editorials

Commercial Critic, 11468 [20MY]

Fairness Doctrine Can Hurt, 3292 [28FE]

FCC's New Threat to Minority Preferences, 28697 [3OC]

Television and Radio Station License Trafficking (sundry excerpts), 14750 [19JN]

There Goes the Neighborhood, 11468 [20MY]

Bills and resolutions

Communications industry: assure continued viability and effectiveness of FCC rules and policies (see H.R. 5253)

Members: term of office (see S. 2179)

Radio stations: restrictions on mergers, buyouts, and takeovers (see H.R. 5068)

Telephones: orderly and competitive development (see S. 2565)

Television: study of encryption of certain programs (see S. 2666)

Television stations: restrictions on mergers, buyouts, and takeovers (see H.R. 5068)

Communications from

Competition in Contracting Act: report, 1716 (EC2350) [5FE], 1778 (EC2680) [5FE]

Freedom of Information Act: report, 4701 (EC3003) [13MR], 5021 (EC2690) [14MR]

Government spending: control, 5157 (EC2719) [18MR]

Legislative proposal package, 4701 (EC3000) [13MR]

Report, 396 (EC2267) [23JA], 6635 (EC3139) [8AP], 6651 (EC2838) [8AP]

Court orders

Spanish International Communications Corp.: U.S. District Court (excerpt), 33929 [6NO]

Decisions

FCC v. Pacifica telephone regulation ruling (excerpt), 5348 [18MR]

Letters

Federal Telecommunications Policy Act: Senator Thurmond, 14321 [18JN]

International communications: Alfred C. Sikes, William Schneider, Jr., and Mark S. Fowler, 32537 [16OC]

Satellite Television Security and Fair Market Act: Mark S. Fowler, 27867 [2OC]

Spanish-language format television stations: Hallmark Cards, Inc., 33929 [6NO]

Western Union Telegraph Co. v. FCC: Antonin Scalia (excerpt), 23812 [17SE]

Lists

Telecommunications Equipment and Information Services Act (H.R. 3800): cosponsors, 2043 [6FE]

Memorials of legislature

California, 20417 [9AU]

Papers

Imposing a Fairness Doctrine on Broadcasters Is Constitutional, 32112-32114 [15OC]

Press releases

Captain Midnight unmasked, 17327 [22JY]

Remarks in House

Broadcasting: equal opportunity for minorities and women, 28697 [3OC]

Keller, Joseph E.: tribute, 11119 [15MY]

Local Exchange Bypass Procedures Act: enact (H.R. 4172), 2434 [19FE]

Members: term of office (S. 2179), 11922 [22MY]

Minorities: granting preference in issuance of radio or television license, 32171 [16OC]

Rural Satellite Dish Owners Protection Act: enact (H.R. 3989), 7606 [15AP], 9201 [1MY]

Satellite Dish Owners Protection Act: enact (H.R. 4674), 8550 [23AP]

Satellite Television Programming Access Act: enact (H.R. 5058), 14866 [20JN], 17327 [22JY]

Satellite Viewing Rights Act: enact (H.R. 1840), 3450 [4MR], 4004 [6MR]

Station licenses: repromulgating certain regulations to prohibit trafficking (H.R. 5068), 14750 [19JN]

Steele v. FCC: court decision, 32171 [16OC]

Telecommunication: merger regulations, 33571 [17OC]

Telecommunications Equipment and Information Services Act: enact (H.R. 3800), 2042 [6FE]

Telecommunications Equipment and Services Act: enact (H.R. 3800), 3755, 3766 [5MR], 4004 [6MR], 11123 [15MY], 22222, 22225 [15AU]

Telecommunications Trade Act: enact (H.R. 3131), 7431 [14AP]

Telephone Decency Act: enact (H.R. 4439), 5347 [18MR]

Television: clarify policies on right to view satellite-transmitted programs (H.R. 1840), 3450 [4MR], 4004 [6MR]

———clarify policies on right to view satellite-transmitted programs (H.R. 5442), 22215 [15AU]

———influences on children, 11468 [20MY]

———moratorium on encryption of satellite programming (H.R. 1769), 3450 [4MR], 3619 [5MR], 4004 [6MR]

———provide a criminal penalty for interference with satellite-transmitted programs (H.R. 4983), 13406 [11JN]

———satellite dish owners' rights, 3619 [5MR], 4004 [6MR]

———Spanish-language format stations, 33928 [6NO]

Women: granting preference in issuance of radio or television license, 32171 [16OC]

Remarks in Senate

Broadcasters: regulation of sale of licenses, 32619 [16OC]

Communications: regulate broadcasting or distribution of obscene material (S. 1090), 29408 [8OC]

Distress sale policy: impact, 33533 [17OC]

Fairness doctrine: conduct inquiry into enforcement, 32538 [16OC]

———enforcement policy, 3291 [28FE]

Federal Telecommunications Policy Act: enact (S. 2565), 14311-14321 [18JN], 20430 [11AU], 21408 [13AU], 29576 [8OC]

Members: term of office (S. 2179), 4319 [11MR], 6593 [27MR]

Radio: broadcast regulation, 2400 [19FE]

Television: broadcast regulation, 2400 [19FE]

———clarify policies on right to view satellite-transmitted programs (S. 1618), 4174 [10MR]

———prohibit arbitrary zoning and licensing restrictions on home satellite dish antennas (S. Res. 35), 2394 [19FE]

———study of encryption of certain programs (S. 2666), 17123 [21JY]

Reports

Preemption of Local Zoning or Other Regulation of Receive-Only Satellite Earth Stations, 2394-2398 [19FE]

Reports filed

FCC Member Term of Office Reduction: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 2179) (S. Rept. 99-263), 5934 [21MR]

Interception of Certain Communications and Forms of Surveillance: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 4952) (H. Rept. 99-647), 14741 [19JN]

Nomination: Patricia D. Dennis, 13620 [12JN]

Reduction of Barriers to Telecommunications Equipment and Services in Interstate and Foreign Commerce: Committee on Ways and Means (H.R. 3131) (H. Rept. 99-471), 7554 [15AP]

Statements

FCC Broadcaster Licensing Procedures, 32111 [15OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4172, Local Exchange Bypass Procedures Act, 2435 [19FE]

H.R. 4439, Telephone Decency Act, 5348 [18MR]

S. 2179, members' term of office, 6593 [27MR]

S. 2179, term of office of members, 11922 [22MY]

S. 2565, Federal Telecommunications Policy Act, 14312-14319 [18JN]