COMMUNICATIONS

Addresses

Cable TV Industry: William B. Smullin, 13823 [13JN]

TV Marti: President Bush, 7105 [5AP]

Amendments

Advertising: restrictions during children's television (H.R. 1677), 25401 [24SE]

FCC: protect consumers from unfair practices in the provision of operator services (H.R. 971), 27300 [3OC]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3310), 35090 [26OC]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1839), 33546, 33577 [24OC]

Telephones: regulation of operator consumer services (S. 1660), 26731, 26736, 26737 [1OC]

Television Decoder Circuitry Act: enact (S. 1974), 21922 [2AU]

Analyses

Cable Subscriber Protection and Broadcast Retransmission Act (S. 2357), 5656 [28MR]

Articles and editorials

Let Phone Companies Provide Information Services, 16589 [28JN]

NTT Unit To Vie With U.S. Firms in Data Communications Services, 7667 [20AP]

TV Marti—Igniting War of Airwaves as Three-Month Test Nears—Cuba Threatens Retaliatory Jamming, 6060 [29MR]

Will the Elusive Cuban Domino Fall?, 6060 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions

Advanced Television Standards Act: enact (see H.R. 4933)

Cable Subscriber Protection and Broadcast Retransmission Act: enact (see S. 2357)

Cable television: consumer protection and increased competition (see H.R. 5267)

Crime and criminals: protect the privacy of telephone users (see H.R. 4340)

EEC: compliance with certain U.S. standards and requirements of the FCC (see H.R. 4476)

Elections: purchase of broadcasting time by candidates (see H.R. 5756)

———require an image of candidates for Federal office to be included in any television advertisement (see H.R. 4591)

Emerging Telecommunications Technologies Act: enact (see S. 2904)

Employment: assure equal employment opportunities in radio and television broadcasting stations (see H.R. 4858)

FCC: amend syndicated exclusivity and network nonduplication rules (see H.R. 4448)

———program exclusivity regulations in broadcasting areas adjacent to time-zone borders (see H.R. 4458)

———voluntary service for the processing of amateur radio applications (see H.R. 5102)

House of Representatives: providing for acquisition of telecommunications devices for the deaf (see H. Res. 358)

Radio: establish broadcasts to Asia (see H.R. 5413)

Radio Free China: establish (see H.R. 5690)

Rural areas: affordable advanced telecommunications services (see H.R. 4068)

Rural Telephone Bank: increase the per diem rate for members of the board of directors (see H.R. 4988)

Taxation: treatment of gains from the sale of certain property used in activities associated with the FCC (see S. 3071)

Telephone Privacy Act: enact (see S. 2030)

Telephones: prevent price-cap regulation from leading to network quality degradation (see H.R. 5471)

———regulation of pay-per-call or audiotext technology (see H.R. 5671)

Television: carriage of noncommercial educational services on cable (see H.R. 4415)

———immunity from damages to cable franchising authorities for cable regulatory actions (see H.R. 5639)

———marketing of encrypted satellite transmissions of professional sporting events (see H.R. 5694, 5709)

———require new sets to have built in decoder circuitry (see H.R. 4267)

Comparisons

Telecommunications sale (Bush Administration legislation v. Representative Gejdenson legislation), 13217 [6JN]

Letters

Cable Subscriber Protection and Broadcast Retransmission Act: National Association of Broadcasters, 5657 [28MR]

Milstar communications satellite: Frank Kelso, 23199 [4AU]

Telecommunications sale to foreign countries: Allen F. Jacobson, 13218 [6JN]

———Dick Iverson, 13218 [6JN]

———Kim Oboz, 13217 [6JN]

———Pamela K. Ernest, 13220 [6JN]

———Paul J. Myer, 13219 [6JN]

———Representative Richardson, 13218 [6JN]

———Richard D. Boucher, 13219 [6JN]

———T.E. Hobbs, 13219 [6JN]

Television Decoder Circuitry Act: American Broadcasting Co., 21923 [2AU]

———James O. Lichman, 21926 [2AU]

———Neil Pilson, 21924 [2AU]

Lists

Organizations endorsing Television Decoder Circuitry Act (H.R. 4163), 3257 [1MR]

Organizations supporting S. 1974, Television Decoder Circuitry Act, 21925 [2AU]

Memorandums

Caller Identification Telephone Equipment and Electronic Communications Privacy Act: Library of Congress, 4969-4971 [22MR]

Memorials of legislature

California, 27151 [2OC], 28007 [7OC]

Idaho, 7180 [18AP], 8304 [25AP]

Iowa, 7181 [18AP]

Petitions

Ione, WA, Town Council, 6358 [3AP]

Santa Barbara, CA, City Council, 8716 [30AP]

Somerset, PA, Borough Council, 16188 [28JN]

Upland, CA, 13994 [13JN]

Western Rural Telephone Association, 16897 [11JY]

Remarks in House

Advertising: restrictions during children's television (H.R. 1677), 18683-18687 [23JY], 26847-26853 [1OC]

Cable television: consumer protection and increased competition (H.R. 5267), 20460 [30JY], 23656, 23939 [11SE], 24506, 24508, 24530 [14SE]

Center for Advanced Design and Communication Arts Technologies: proposal, 36000 [26OC]

Crime and criminals: protect the privacy of telephone users (H.R. 4340), 4968 [22MR]

Dept. of Commerce: development and use of new telecommunications technologies (H.R. 2965), 20400-20404, 20459 [30JY]

Dupo, IL: high school's global communication program, 23050 [3AU]

Education: promote use of telecommunications technology in rural areas, 5221 [22MR]

EEC: compliance with certain U.S. standards and requirements of the FCC (H.R. 4476), 6853 [4AP]

Elections: require an image of candidates for Federal office to be included in any television advertisement (H.R. 4591), 7917 [24AP]

FCC: protect consumers from unfair practices in the provision of operator services (H.R. 971), 27300-27302 [3OC], 28008 [7OC]

Gambling: advertisement restriction, 9826 [9MY]

Ground-Wave Emergency Network Program: terminate (H.R. 4118), 2890 [28FE]

House of Representatives: providing for acquisition of telecommunications devices for the deaf (H. Res. 358), 4326 [14MR], 4484 [15MR]

Howard University School of Communications: tribute, 4737 [20MR]

National policy: coordinate, 16593, 16636 [28JN]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3310), 35090-35093 [26OC]

Northern Telecom, Inc.: Capitol Hill seminar, 27158 [2OC]

Radio Free Asia: establish broadcast service, 20898-20900 [31JY]

Rural areas: affordable advanced telecommunications services (H.R. 4068), 2882 [27FE]

———improvement of telephone services (H.R. 3564), 33344 [23OC]

Technology: establish Technology Access Pilot Program, 25591 [25SE]

Telecommunications: sale of technology to foreign countries, 13214, 13231 [6JN]

Telephones: prevent price-cap regulation from leading to network quality degradation (H.R. 5471), 23063 [3AU]

———prohibit certain practices relative to advertising and solicitation (H.R. 2921), 20396-20399, 20459 [30JY]

———regulation of pay-per-call or audiotext technology (H.R. 5671), 25188 [19SE]

Television: cable subscription costs, 2890 [28FE]

———carriage of noncommercial educational services on cable (H.R. 4415), 6071, 6081, 6090 [29MR]

———regulation of cable television, 33616 [24OC]

———require new sets to have built in decoder circuitry (H.R. 4267), 4407 [14MR], 26853-26856 [1OC]

———satellite dish technology, 9641 [8MY]

———TV Marti, 6060 [29MR]

Television Decoder Circuitry Act: enact (H.R. 4163), 3254, 3256, 3258 [1MR]

———enact (S. 1974), 26856 [1OC]

Time/Warner Communications: tribute, 4737 [20MR]

Remarks in Senate

American Telephone & Telegraph Co.: facsimile messages to soldiers in Middle East, 25255 [20SE]

Broadcasting: programming standards, 24775 [18SE]

Cable Subscriber Protection and Broadcast Retransmission Act: enact (S. 2357), 5652 [28MR]

Crime and criminals: use of wiretaps, 16389 [28JN]

Emerging Telecommunications Technologies Act: enact (S. 2904), 19439 [25JY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3310), insert S. 1839 language in lieu, 33580 [24OC]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1839), 33577-33580 [24OC]

Tariff: infant nursery monitors and intercoms (S. 2115), 1833 [8FE]

Taxation: treatment of gains from the sale of certain property used in activities associated with the FCC (S. 3071), 24854 [18SE]

Telephones: caller ID service, 10159 [11MY]

———regulation of operator consumer services (S. 1660), 26736-26742 [1OC], 27843 [5OC]

Television Decoder Circuitry Act: enact (S. 1974), 21921-21928 [2AU]

Reports

Milstar Communications Satellite: Senate Committee on Armed Services, 23198 [4AU]

TV Marti Broadcasting: National Association of Broadcasters, 22108 [3AU]

Reports filed

Authorize Bell Telephone Co. To Conduct Research on Telecommunications: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1981) (S. Rept. 101-355), 16762 [10JY]

Cable Television Consumer Protection and Increased Competition: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 5267) (H. Rept. 101-682), 23502 [6SE]

Dept. of Commerce Development and Use of New Telecommunications Technologies: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 2965) (H. Rept. 101-634), 20242 [27JY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1839) (S. Rept. 101-302), 11658 [22MY]

Permit Telephone Companies To Engage in Video Programming: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 2800) (S. Rept. 101-456), 24144 [12SE]

Prohibit Certain Telephones Practices Relative To Advertising and Solicitation: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 2921) (H. Rept. 101-633), 20242 [27JY]

Requirement for New Television Sets To Have Built in Decoder Circuitry: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 4267) (H. Rept. 101-767), 26311 [27SE]

Telephone Company Operator Consumer Services Regulation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1660) (S. Rept. 101-439), 23569 [10SE]

Resolutions by organizations

National telecommunications policy, 16593 [28JN]

Statements

Pornography and Violence in the Communications Media—A Pastoral Response: Pontifical Council for Social Communications, 5785-5787 [28MR]

Summaries

Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act (H.R. 5267), 20460 [30JY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration Authorization (H.R. 3310), 35092 [26OC]

Testimonies

Television Decoder Circuitry: Howard Stone, 21923 [2AU]

Texts of

H.R. 1677, advertising restrictions during children's television, 18683 [23JY]

H.R. 1677, Children's Television Act, 26847 [1OC]

H.R. 2921, prohibit certain practices relative to advertising and solicitation on telephones, 20396 [30JY]

H.R. 2965, Dept. of Commerce's development and use of new telecommunications technologies, 20400-20401 [30JY]

H.R. 4267, Television Decoder Circuitry Act, 26853 [1OC]

H.R. 5471, prevent telephones price-cap regulation from leading to network quality degradation, 23063 [3AU]

S. 1974, Television Decoder Circuitry Act, 21921, 21927 [2AU], 26856 [1OC]

S. 2357, Cable Subscriber Protection and Broadcast Retransmission Act, 5652-5656 [28MR]

S. 2904, Emerging Telecommunications Technologies Act, 19439-19441 [25JY]

S. 3071, tax treatment of gains from the sale of certain property used in activities associated with the FCC, 24854 [18SE]