FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Amendments

Appropriations: authorizing (S. 1022), 29798 [17NO]

Articles and editorials

Fairness Doctrine, 18695 [4AU]

Keeping Fairness on the Air, 15332 [19JY]

Senate Committee Approves Bush's Three Nominees for FCC, 19053 [4AU]

Bills and resolutions

Advertising: restrictions during children's television (see H.R. 1677)

Appropriations: authorizing (see S. 1022; H.R. 3265)

Beepers and pagers: rules to prevent possession by persons under 21 years of age (see H.R. 1504)

Broadcasting: codify the fairness doctrine (see H.R. 315)

Broadcasting stations: license renewal requirements (see H.R. 2682)

Cable Rate Disclosure Act: enact (see H.R. 1375)

Cable Subscriber Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 109)

Cable Television Subscriber Protection Act: enact (see S. 833)

Cellular Communication Competition Act: enact (see S. 1907)

Children's Television Act: enact (see S. 707)

Competition in Cable Television Act: enact (see S. 834)

Fairness in Broadcasting Act: enact (see S. 577)

Financial syndication rules: postpone effective date (see H.R. 2836)

Languages: improvement of multilingual radio broadcasting (see H.R. 1629)

Radio: compatibility standards for mobile systems for public safety use (see H.R. 1072)

———promote diversity in ownership, management, and programming (see H.R. 125)

———reform broadcast license renewal process (see S. 1207; H.R. 1136)

Telephone: determine the effects of price cap regulation on interstate rates (see H.R. 1572)

———geographic toll rate averaging in the regulation of interstate long distance telephone rates (see H.R. 2056)

———proscribe all obscene material transmitted by means of intrastate communications (see S. 72, 250)

———protect consumers from unfair practices in the provision of operator services (see H.R. 971)

Television: children's programming (see S. 1992)

———promote diversity in ownership, management, and programming (see H.R. 125)

———restrictions on advertising during children's programming (see S. 1215)

Communications from

Competition for contracts: report, 263 (EC249) [19JA], 315 (EC251) [20JA]

Freedom of Information Act: report, 10788 (EC1298) [5JN], 10956 (EC1204) [6JN]

Government in the Sunshine Act: report, 7954 (EC1039) [3MY], 12355 (EC1304) [19JN]

Inspector General Act amendments compliance: report, 28705 (EC1936) [14NO]

Inspector General Act implementation: report, 27192 (EC1983) [6NO]

Inspector General resignation: notice, 27192 (EC1982

———report [6NO], 28705 (EC1947) [14NO]

Internal control and financial systems: report, 317 (EC336) [20JA], 345 (EC359) [24JA]

Privacy Act: report, 7954 (EC1038) [3MY]

Records system: report, 8071 (EC1117) [3MY]

Decision

Sable Communications of California, Inc. v. FCC (dial-a-porn): Supreme Court, 29336 [16NO]

Explanations

Private radio service fees, 31417-31423 [21NO]

Regulation fee structure, 31111-31117 [21NO]

Letters

Children's Television Education Act: American Psychological Association, 12709 [21JN]

———several educators, 12709 [21JN]

Fairness doctrine: Andrew J. Schwartzman, 15332 [19JY]

Keeping dial-a-porn messages out of the reach of minors: Alan E. Sears, Children's Legal Foundation, 29336 [16NO]

———Peggy M. Coleman, American Family Association Foundation, 29336 [16NO]

Remarks in House

A.H. Belo Corp.: alleged FCC violations, 26309 [26OC]

Access charges: impact on enhanced service providers, 27823 [7NO]

Appropriations: authorizing (H.R. 3265), 20418 [13SE], 26486-26489 [30OC], 29303 [16NO]

———authorizing (H.R. 3265), permission to file report, 26289 [26OC]

Beepers and pagers: prescribe rules to prevent possession by persons under 21 years of age (H.R. 1504), 6355 [12AP], 12831 [21JN]

Broadcasting: codify fairness doctrine, 279 [19JA]

———codify the fairness doctrine (H.R. 315), 174 [3JA]

Cable Rate Disclosure Act: enact (H.R. 1375), 4040 [13MR]

Cable Subscriber Protection Act: enact (H.R. 109), 168 [3JA]

Consumer Telecommunications Services Act: enact (H.R. 2140), 7622 [27AP]

Fair Television Service Act: enact (H.R. 695), 1173 [27JA]

Fairness doctrine: delete provisions from reconciliation, 22854-22859 [3OC]

Financial syndication rules: postpone effective date (H.R. 2836), 14002 [29JN]

Radio: commercial operator examinations, 27823 [7NO]

———reform broadcast license renewal process (H.R. 1136), 12411 [19JN], 12834 [21JN]

Regulation fees, 31110 [21NO]

Telephone: determine the effects of price cap regulation on interstate rates (H.R. 1572), 5203 [22MR]

———protect consumers from unfair practices in the provision of operator services (H.R. 971), 2039-2043 [9FE], 21465-21470 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

Amateur radio stations: increase in license fees, 23039 [3OC]

Appropriations: authorizing (S. 1022), 9549 [17MY]

Barrett, Andrew C.: clarification of testimony to Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation for nomination, 19052 [4AU]

Cable Television Subscriber Protection Act: enact (S. 833), 7006-7009 [18AP]

Cellular Communication Competition Act: enact (S. 1907), 29758 [17NO]

Children's Television Act: enact (S. 707), 5592 [5AP]

Competition in Cable Television Act: enact (S. 834), 7004-7009 [18AP]

Fairness in Broadcasting Act: enact (S. 577), 4336-4338 [15MR], 6960 [18AP]

Marshall, Sherrie P.: nomination, 19051 [4AU]

Nominations: opposition, 19052 [4AU]

Radio: reform license renewal process (S. 1207), 12563 [20JN]

Sikes, Alfred C.: nomination, 19053 [4AU]

Station licenses: use of value-based assignments in awarding (S. 170), 819 [25JA]

Telephone: proscribe all obscene material transmitted by means of intrastate communications (S. 250), 997 [25JA]

———transmission of obscene and indecent material (S. 72), 425 [25JA]

Television: restrictions on advertising during children's programming (S. 1215), 12706-12708 [21JN]

Reports

Budget Reconciliation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 24305-24311 [12OC]

Cost Estimate of FCC User Fees Provisions of Budget Reconciliation: OMB, 24311 [12OC]

Reports filed

Appropriations: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 3265) (H. Rept. 101-316), 26369 [27OC]

Codify Fairness Doctrine in Broadcasting: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 315) (H. Rept. 101-153), 15158 [19JY]

Dial-a-Porn Provisions of Budget Reconciliation Act, 29337 [16NO]

Restrictions on Advertising During Children's Television: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 1677) (H. Rept. 101-385), 31242 [21NO]

Statements

FCC Appropriations: Representative Rinaldo, 27578 [6NO]

Tables

FCC user fees and penalties, 24305 [12OC]

Texts of

H.R. 109, Cable Subscriber Protection Act, 169 [3JA]

H.R. 1375, Cable Rate Disclosure Act, 4040 [13MR]

H.R. 3265, authorizing appropriations, 26486 [30OC]

S. 170, Spectrum Assignment Improvements Act, 820 [25JA]

S. 250, proscription of obscene material transmitted intrastate by telephone, 998 [25JA]

S. 577, Fairness in Broadcasting Act, 4337 [15MR]

S. 707, Children's Television Act, 5592 [5AP]

S. 1207, Radio License Renewal and Improvements Act, 12564 [20JN]

S. 1907, Cellular Communication Competition Act, 29759 [17NO]