COMMUNICATIONS

Addresses

Comsat 25th Anniversary Gala: Irving Goldstein, 3018 [2MR]

Telecommunications and Economic Growth, Daniel J. Miglio, Southern New England Telephone, 2682 [29FE]

Amendments

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: appropriations (H.R. 2472), concurring in Senate amendment, 31892 [19OC]

———appropriations (S. 828), 20594, 20617 [4AU]

Public Telecommunications Act: enact (S. 2114), 29407-29409, 29516, 29517, 29518 [7OC]

Analyses

Spectrum Assignment Improvement Act (H.R. 5166), 20623 [4AU]

Articles and editorials

Common Enemy, 1814 [18FE]

Final Word—Judge Greene Deserves Industry's Respect, 668 [2FE]

JICOA to Work on MPT for Flexible Application of Protocols Regulation, 14383 [14JN]

MPT Leans Toward Approval of IBM's SNA and Other Independent Protocols, 14382 [14JN]

MPT To Propose International Type 2—Hopes New Category Wil Lessen Regulation, 14382 [14JN]

Proposal for Universal Telecommunications Service, 31721 [19OC]

Sneak Attack on First Amendment, 111 [26JA]

Telephone Rules Stifle Competitiveness, 32362 [20OC]

U.S. Industry Expresses Dissatisfaction Over International VAN Protocols to Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, 14382 [14JN]

Wrong Again, Judge, 1667 [17FE]

Bills and resolutions

Board for International Broadcasting: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5263)

Cable Compulsory License Non-Discrimination Act: enact (see S. 2529)

China, People's Republic of: prohibit export of commercial communications satellites (see H.J. Res. 652)

Committee on Governmental Affairs: release of records on GSA procurement of Electronic Tandem Network telecommunications (see S. Res. 405)

FCC: licensing for use of electromagnetic spectrum (see S. 2807)

———regulation of interstate service rates (see S. 2044; H.R. 3910)

———standards for compatibility of mobile radio systems for public safety uses (see H.R. 5078, 5499)

———study impact of Cable Communications Policy Act on rates charged for cable television service (see H.R. 4702)

Handicapped: expand national system for the benefit of speech- and hearing-impaired populations (see S. 2221; H.R. 4992)

Industry: participation in the provision of equipment and services (see S. Con. Res. 161; H. Con. Res. 339)

Local Television Service Act: enact (see H.R. 5510)

Message services: disclosure of billing amounts and practices (see H.R. 4017)

National Farm Broadcasters Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 354; H.J. Res. 610)

New York (NY) Post: extension of FCC waiver relative to ownership of daily newspaper and certain television stations (see S. 1999)

Public lands: increase in fees for lands used for electronic communication purposes (see H.R. 5285)

Public Telecommunications Act: enact (see S. 2114)

Radio: FCC standards for improvement of AM broadcasting (see H.R. 5499)

———support for amateur radio and amateur radio frequency allocations (see S. Con. Res. 127)

Senate: clarifying the prohibition on the use of tape duplications of radio or television coverage of proceedings (see S. Res. 431)

Space policy: delay the export of U.S. satellites for launch by the People's Republic of China (see S.J. Res. 384)

———prohibit U.S. satellites from being launched from vehicles owned by certain countries (see H.R. 4935)

Spectrum Assignment Improvement Act: enact (see H.R. 5166)

Taxation: excise tax on telephone companies that charge customers for blocking access to certain exchanges (see H.R. 4287)

———interstate telecommunications service property (see H.R. 5385)

Telemarketing Fraud Prevention Act: enact (see S. 2213)

Telephone: dial-a-porn industry (see H.R. 4401)

———free service for disadvantaged (see H. Res. 351)

———prohibit certain practices involving commercial uses of automatic dialing systems (see H.R. 4701)

———protect certain subscribers from changes in regulation of interstate service rates (see H.R. 5019)

Television: assure access to local, over-the-air broadcasts on cable systems (see H.R. 4293)

———broadcast programming improvements and advertising practices (see H.R. 5419)

———competition by telephone common carriers to deliver cable service (see H.R. 4135)

———tribute to cable industry (see S. Res. 445)

Television and Radio Anti-Drug Advertising Act: enact (see S. 2442)

Court decisions

Cross-ownership of newspapers and television stations: sundry, 223, 225 [27JA]

Paris Adult Theatre v. Slaton: Supreme Court, 9677 [2MY]

Letters

Cable television regulation: Alan Beals, 5661 [29MR]

———Representative Ritter, 5661 [29MR]

Cross-ownership of newspapers and television stations: Edward I. Koch, 222 [27JA]

———Rupert Murdoch, 122 [26JA]

———several Members of Congress, 121 [26JA]

Dial-A-Porn: sundry, 1683 [17FE]

FCC prohibition of obscene and indecent broadcasts: Senator Helms, 18733 [26JY]

Interim statutory licensing of the secondary transmission by satellite carriers of superstations for private viewing: Copyright Office, 28586 [5OC]

Satellite dish owners: senior citizens, 1637 [17FE]

Telecommunications industry: Representative Kolbe, 33431 [21OC]

———Representative Stump, 31151 [14OC]

Telecommunications trade with Japan: Akiyosi Takada, 14381, 14382 [14JN]

———C. William Verity, Sec. of Commerce, 14382 [14JN]

———Richard C. Beaird, 14381 [14JN]

———Senator Kerry, 14382 [14JN]

Lists

Cities where cable rates went up in 1987, 15294 [20JN]

Cosponsors of H. Con. Res. 317, amateur radio frequency allocation, 31891 [19OC]

Memorials of legislature

California, 31223 [18OC], 32118 [20OC]

New York, 557 [1FE]

Hawaii, 10546 [11MY], 32119 [20OC]

New Jersey, 16049 [27JN]

Virginia, 15364 [21JN]

Messages

Corp. for Public Broadcasting Report: President Reagan, 10256 [10MY]

Papers

Consumerism and the Disabled Consumer in the Communications Marketplace: David Saks, 3570 [8MR]

Petitions

Ban on allowing FCC to permit cross-ownership of media outlets: New York, NY, City Council, 2639 [29FE]

Remarks in House

AT&T: affirmative action programs, 7486 [19AP]

Board for International Broadcasting: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5263), 23046 [8SE], 24620-24622 [20SE]

Cable Rate Information Act: enact (H.R. 4865), 15294 [20JN]

Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act: enact, 453 [28JA]

China, People's Republic of: prohibit export of commercial communications satellites (H.J. Res. 652), 24722 [20SE]

Communications Act: amend (H.R. 1885), 1805, 1814 [18FE], 4742, 4747, 4795 [22MR], 6259 [31MR]

Cuba: funds for TV Marti, 14497 [14JN]

FCC: consumer prices for telecommunications services, 18519 [14JY]

———price cap regulation, 16619 [30JN]

———regulation of interstate service rates (H.R. 3910), 1220 [8FE]

———standards for compatibility of mobile radio systems for public safety uses (H.R. 5078), 18540 [14JY]

———standards for the improvement of AM radio broadcasting (H.R. 5499), 29866 [11OC]

———syndicate exclusivity for television, 9054 [27AP]

Federal Telecommunications System: procurement, 9614 [29AP]

Handicapped: expand national system for the benefit of speech- and hearing-impaired populations (H.R. 4992), 17297 [7JY], 30613 [13OC], 30002-30006 [12OC]

———services for the hearing-impaired (S. 2221), 18937 [26JY]

Industry: participation in provision of equipment and services (H. Con. Res. 339), 18512, 18537 [14JY], 19234 [27JY], 20017 [2AU], 29605 [7OC], 33438, 33454 [21OC]

Ireland, Republic of: establishment of private transatlantic telecommunications, 12214 [24MY]

Kentucky Educational Television: tribute, 25277 [23SE]

Local Television Service Act: enact (H.R. 5510), 30174 [12OC], 30624 [13OC]

Market: reexamination, 33431 [21OC]

National Farm Broadcasters Week: designate (H.J. Res. 610), 18494 [14JY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2472), concurring in Senate amendment, 31892-31894 [19OC]

Oregon Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co.: recipient of Presidential Citation for Private Sector Initiatives, 23699 [13SE]

Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co.: free local phone service at community, public assistance, and senior citizen centers, 306 [27JA]

Pornography: access to radio, telephone and television broadcasts, 9677 [2MY]

———action against adult phone calls, 13888 [8JN]

———dial-a-porn telephone industry, 3638 [10MR], 8013 [20AP]

Prevention of Telephone Pornography Act: enact (H.R. 4401), 7330-7339 [19AP]

Radio: amateur frequency allocation (H. Con. Res. 317), 15906 [23JN]

Rural areas: dish antennas, 1604 [17FE]

———importance of telecommunications to economic development, 14162 [10JN]

South Africa: media blackout, 6504 [12AP]

Soviet Union: explore understanding through satellite-linked dialogs with U.S., 1814 [18FE]

Space policy: interim statutory licensing of the secondary transmission by satellite carriers of superstations for private viewing (H.R. 2848), 1603 [17FE], 1814 [18FE], 4742, 4747 [22MR], 6259 [31MR], 28578, 28581-28587 [5OC]

———prohibit U.S. satellites from being launched from vehicles owned by certain countries (H.R. 4935), 17834 [12JY]

Spectrum Assignment Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 5166), 20623 [4AU]

Taxation: excise tax on telephone companies that charge customers for blocking access to certain exchanges (H.R. 4287), 5631 [29MR]

———services for the hearing-impaired (S. 2221), 18937 [26JY]

Telephone: broader services by Bell companies, 6988 [14AP]

———free service for disadvantaged (H. Res. 351), 28590 [5OC]

———hearing aid compatibility, 3569 [8MR]

———hearing aid compatibility (H.R. 2213), 13506-13509 [7JN]

———hearing aid compatibility (H.R. 2213), Senate amendment, 19536 [28JY]

———modified final judgment relative to AT&T divestiture, 1667 [17FE]

———regulatory reform, 32362 [20OC]

———restrict obscene and indecent communications, 7330, 7448-7479 [19AP], 7517 [19AP]

———restrict obscene and indecent communications (H.R. 1786), 1682, 1683 [17FE]

Television: assure access to local, over-the-air broadcasts on cable systems (H.R. 4293), 5961 [30MR]

———copyright interim statutory licensing of the secondary transmission by satellite carriers of superstations for private viewing (H.R. 2848), 1603 [17FE], 1814 [18FE], 4742, 4747 [22MR], 6259 [31MR], 28578, 28581-28587 [5OC]

———industry broadcast programming improvements and advertising practices (H.R. 5419), 26509 [28SE]

———program access for satellite dish owners, 1634-1643 [17FE]

———regulation of cable operators, 5660 [29MR]

US Sprint Communications Co.: construction of nationwide fiber-optic long-distance network, 33452 [21OC]

USIA: selection of Michele Castagna as guide for official U.S. exhibition in Soviet Union, 2785 [1MR]

WILE-Radio, Cambridge, OH: tribute, 5683 [29MR]

Remarks in Senate

Board for International Broadcasting: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5263), 26906 [30SE]

Cable Compulsory License Non-Discrimination Act: enact (S. 2529), 14984, 14985 [16JN]

Committee on Governmental Affairs: release of records on GSA procurement of Electronic Tandem Network telecommunications (S. Res. 405), 6214 [31MR]

Communications Act: fair marketing practices for certain encrypted satellite communications (S. 889), 29880, 29881 [12OC]

Cuba: funding for TV Marti, 15916 [24JN]

———implications of TV Marti, 18740 [26JY]

FCC: radio and television program restrictions, 18731-18733 [26JY]

———regulation of interstate service rates (S. 2044), 1108 [4FE]

Handicapped: expand national system for the benefit of speech- and hearing-impaired populations (H.R. 4992), 31121 [14OC]

———services for the hearing-impaired (S. 2221), 5511 [29MR], 21679 [10AU], 31607, 31608 [18OC]

Industry: participation in the provision of equipment and services (S. Con. Res. 161), 30654 [14OC], 30903 [14OC]

Information services: policy and competitiveness, 32494 [21OC]

Japan: U.S. trade relations in telecommunications, 14380 [14JN]

National Farm Broadcasters Week: designate (S.J. Res. 354), 19770 [1AU]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2472), 32512 [21OC]

———funding (S. 828), 20617 [4AU]

News media: cross ownership of newspapers and television stations, 110-126 [26JA], 216-225 [27JA], 557 [1FE]

Public Telecommunications Act: enact (S. 2114), 2730, 2731 [1MR], 29514-29527 [7OC]

Radio: support for amateur radio and amateur radio frequency allocations (S. Con. Res. 127), 16155 [28JN], 21671 [10AU]

Space science: delay the export of U.S. satellites for launch by the People's Republic of China (S.J. Res. 384), 25238 [23SE]

Telemarketing Fraud Prevention Act: enact (S. 2213), 5210 [24MR]

Telephone: cellular phone service in rural areas, 18752 [26JY]

———dial-a-porn industry (H.R. 4401), 7263 [19AP]

———theft of cellular car phones, 18751 [26JY]

———universal service, 31721 [19OC]

Television: tribute to cable industry (S. Res. 445), 15392 [21JN]

Television and Radio Anti-Drug Advertising Act: enact (S. 2442), 12722, 12723 [26MY]

WCAU-TV (Philadelphia, PA): anniversary, 19641 [29JY]

WJRT-TV (Bay City, MI): anniversary, 24804 [22SE]

WTLC-Radio (Indianapolis, IN): tribute, 1795 [18FE]

Reports filed

Board for International Broadcasting Appropriations: Committee on Foreign Affairs (H.R. 5263) (H. Rept. 100-922), 24108 [15SE]

Expand National Telecommunications System for the Benefit of the Speech- and Hearing-Impaired: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 2221) (S. Rept. 100-464), 21242 [9AU]

———Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 4992) (H. Rept. 100-1058), 28655 [5OC]

Free Telephone Service for Disadvantaged: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H. Res. 351) (H. Rept. 100-1023), 27328 [30SE]

Licensing of the Secondary Transmission by Satellite Carriers of Superstations: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 2848) (H. Rept. 100-887), 26817 [29SE]

Public Telecommunications Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 2114) (S. Rept. 100-444), 19943 [2AU]

Use of Tape Duplications of Radio or Television Coverage of Senate Proceedings: Committee on Rules and Administration (S. Res. 431) (100-351), 11665 [19MY]

Reports to constituents

Nichols, Bill: Law Would ``Disconnect'' Pornography, 3638 [10MR]

Statements

Cross-Ownership of Newspapers and Television Stations: Richard Wiley, 116 [26JA]

———Rupert Murdoch, 117, 123 [26JA]

FCC Authorization Act: Senator Inouye, 31889 [19OC]

Importance of Telecommunications to Rural Economic Development: John L. Clendenin, 14163 [10JN]

Modified Final Judgment Relative to AT&T Divestiture: Representative Dingell, 1667 [17FE]

Television Program Access for Satellite Dish Owners (additional views): Senators Inouye and Stevens, 1640 [17FE]

Worst Amendment: Edward I. Koch, 222 [27JA]

Testimonies

Cross-Ownership of Newspapers and Television Stations: Rupert Murdoch, 113 [26JA]

Regional Bell Operating Companies and Information Services: Patricia Worthy, 10394 [10MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 351, free telephone service for disadvantaged, 28590 [5OC]

H.R. 2213, telephone hearing aid compatibility, 13506 [7JN]

H.R. 2848, interim statutory licensing of the secondary transmission by satellite carriers of superstations for private viewing, 28578-28581 [5OC]

H.R. 4992, expand national telecommunications system for the benefit of speech- and hearing-impaired populations, 30002 [12OC]

H.R. 5263, authorizing appropriations for OPIC and Board for International Broadcasting, 24620 [20SE]

S. 2114, Public Telecommunications Act, 29514, 29525-29527 [7OC]

S. 2213, Telemarketing Fraud Prevention Act, 5211 [24MR]

S. 2221, telecommunications services for the hearing-impaired, 21678 [10AU]

S. 2442, Television and Radio Anti-Drug Advertising Act, 12723 [26MY]

S. 2529, Cable Compulsory License Non-Discrimination Act, 14985 [16JN]

S. 2657, purchase of broadcasting time by political candidates, 18766 [26JY]

S. Con. Res. 127, support for amateur radio and amateur radio frequency allocations, 16154 [28JN]

S. Con. Res. 161, domestic industry participation in the provision of telecommunications equipment and services, 30902 [14OC]

S. Res. 405, release of records on GSA procurement of Electronic Tandem Network telecommunications, 6183 [31MR]

S. Res. 431, clarifying the prohibition on the use of tape duplications of radio or television coverage of Senate proceedings, 13610 [7JN]

S. Res. 445, tribute to cable television industry, 15392 [21JN]

S.J. Res. 354, National Farm Broadcasters Week, 19770 [1AU]