TELEPHONES
Amendments
Consumers: regulation of pay-per-call technology (S. 1579), S15417, S15432 [29OC]
———rights relative to telephone advertising (S. 1410), S16202, S16294 [7NO]
———rights relative to telephone advertising (S. 1462), S16206, S16295 [7NO]
Telecommunications: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (S. 173), S6437 [22MY], S6891 [24MY], S6981, S7047 [4JN], S7068, S7069, S7073, S7075, S7076, S7094, S7224, S7225 [5JN]
Analyses
Research, Design, and Manufacturing of Telecommunications Equipment (H.R. 1527), E1025 [20MR]
Articles and editorials
Bill Aims To Hang Up `Telenuisance', S18320 [26NO]
Bill Would Outlaw Some Computer Calls, S18319 [26NO]
Bills Would Limit Recorded Telemarketing, S18320 [26NO]
Computer Calls Irk Legislators, S18320 [26NO]
Congress Considers Proposals To Limit Uninvited Phone Calls, S18319 [26NO]
Congress Tries To Shield Public from Deluge of Telemarketing, S18320 [26NO]
Curb Tele-Junk, S18319 [26NO]
Families Face High Bills When GIs Phone Home, S2215 [21FE]
Federal Subsidies Flow to Rural Phone Firms That Have Lots of Cash, E2243 [18JN]
House Votes To Restrict Calls by Telemarketers, S18318 [26NO], S18786 [27NO]
How to Hang Up on Those Automated Phone Calls, S18320 [26NO]
Off the Hook, S13394 [20SE]
Open Line—Subsidies Flow to Rural Phone Firms With Ample Cash—Big Companies Often Benefit, E2244 [18JN]
Phone Flushway, S13393 [20SE]
Phone Solicitation Curb Gains in Senate, S18319 [26NO]
Pursuing Al Sikes' Grand Agenda, S7083 [5JN]
Putting Limits on Autodialers, S18318 [26NO], S18786 [27NO]
Quiet Giveaway, S13391 [20SE]
REA's Show Why System Remains So Important, E3885 [18NO]
Rockwell To Sell Unit To Alcatel, E2807 [1AU]
Senate, House Hang Up on Telephone Solicitors—Both Houses Passed Similar Legislation, S18318 [26NO]
Senate Panel To Hold a Hearing on Bill That Would Restrict Cold-Calling, S18320 [26NO]
Senate Votes Dialer Ban, S18318 [26NO], S18786 [27NO]
Senate Votes To Limit Telemarketing, S18319 [26NO]
Telephone Consumer Privacy from Marketers, S18319 [26NO]
What Spectrum Shortage?, S13391-S13393 [20SE]
Wire War, E4224 [26NO]
Bills and resolutions
Advertising: regulation of prerecorded telephone advertising (see S. 1719, S13180 [17SE])
Armed Forces: free telephone calls for members serving in a combat zone (see H.R. 789, H854 [4FE])
———telephone rates and procedures for Operation Desert Shield personnel (see S.J. Res. 77, S2146 [21FE]; H.J. Res. 147, H1162 [26FE])
Bell Telephone Cos.: reemployment rights for lost employment as a consequence of the divestiture (see H.R. 2323, H3035 [14MY])
Business and industry: regulate use for making commercial solicitations (see H.R. 1304, H1455 [6MR])
Civil liberties: privacy of users (see S. 652, S3191 [13MR]; H.R. 1305, H1455 [6MR]; H.R. 1449, H1774 [14MR])
Communications Act: prohibit certain practices in the use of automatic dialing devices (see H.R. 3559, H7862 [15OC])
Consumers: billing for long-distance service (see S. 857, S4736 [18AP])
———long-distance service billing practices (see H.R. 3276, H6384 [2AU])
———regulation of pay-per-call technology (see S. 1166, S6654 [23MY]; S. 1579, S11216 [29JY])
———rights relative to telephone advertising (see S. 1410, S8952 [27JN]; S. 1442, S9490 [10JY]; S. 1462, S9839 [11JY])
Disasters: include in telephone directories important information relating to natural disaster survival techniques (see H. Con. Res. 101, H1914 [20MR])
FBI: certain telephone subscriber information (see H.R. 3316, H6538 [12SE])
FCC: list numbers through which unsolicited offers of goods or services may not be made (see H.R. 1431, H1758 [13MR])
———network reliability and quality standards on common carriers (see H.R. 3444, H7198 [1OC])
———prevent fraudulent changes in customer selections of long-distance carriers (see H.R. 975, H1024 [19FE])
———regulation of certain providers of 900 services (see S. 471, S2146 [21FE])
———telephone price-cap regulation (see H.R. 267, H77 [4JA])
FTC: authority regarding telephone sale fraud (see S. 1392, S8736 [26JN])
———fraud and consumer abuse committed on telephone sales (see H.R. 2829, H5299 [9JY]; H.R. 3203, H6381 [2AU])
Income: treatment of telephone and electric cooperative pension plans (see H.R. 2031, H2469 [23AP])
Information services: competition in electronic information services and preservation of universal availability of basic telecommunications services (see S. 2112, S18336 [26NO])
Interstate commerce: interstate pay-per-call regulation (see H.R. 3490, H7379 [3OC])
Medicare: prevent telemarketing fraud against beneficiaries by suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3587, H8101 [17OC])
Minorities: procurement from minority-owned businesses by holding companies of local carriers (see H.R. 3107, H6137 [30JY])
Senior citizens: require uniform phonebook listings of area agencies on aging (see H.R. 2018, H2468 [23AP])
Taxation: treatment of amounts received by cooperative telephone companies indirectly from their members (see H.R. 1860, H2373 [17AP])
———treatment of telephone cooperatives (see S. 879, S4836 [23AP])
Telecommunications: establish regulations relative to commercial solicitations and subscriber privacy (see H.R. 1589, H2015 [21MR])
———inquiry into cellular (see H.R. 1683, H2134 [10AP])
———research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (see S. 173, S438 [14JA]; H.R. 1523, H1913 [20MR])
Vietnam: license for communications (see S. 1741, S13578 [24SE])
———license telephone communications with U.S. (see H.R. 4055, H11889 [26NO])
Examples
Telecommunication equipment manufacturing restrictions, E1023 [20MR]
Letters
Government regulation of the Bell Telephone Cos.: Robert A. Mosbacher, Sec. of Commerce, E4206 [26NO]
REA: Sully Buttes Telephone Cooperative, Inc., S4308 [11AP]
Research, design, and manufacturing of telecommunications equipment: National Federation of Independent Business, E1025 [20MR]
Telecommunications Equipment Research and Manufacturing Competition Act: Bell Atlantic Corp., S7092 [5JN]
———Harold H. Greene, S7091 [5JN]
———Senator Simon, S7091 [5JN]
———several Cabinet officials, S7096 [5JN]
Telephone access services for senior citizens: Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association, Inc., S16445 [12NO]
———National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, S16445 [12NO]
Telephone service to Vietnam: Dept. of the Treasury, S13579 [24SE]
———Senator Robb, S13578, S13579 [24SE]
Lists
Ad-hoc coalition of small telecommunications companies publicly endorsing H.R. 1527, E2915 [2AU]
Telecommunication companies supporting H.R. 1527, research, design, and manufacturing of equipment, E3481 [22OC]
Telecommunications manufacturing companies, locations, and equipment developed, E1854 [20MY]
Memorials of legislature
Delaware, S6145 [20MY], H2962 [13MY], H3036 [14MY]
New Hampshire, S10948 [25JY], H5665 [22JY]
Motions
Telecommunications: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (S. 173), S7097 [5JN]
Petitions
Redondo Beach, CA, H62 [3JA]
Remarks in House
Armed Forces: telephone rates and procedures for Operation Desert Shield personnel (H.J. Res. 147), H1148 [26FE]
Business and industry: regulate use for making commercial solicitations (H.R. 1304), H10339, H10341-H10344 [18NO], E793 [6MR], E3940 [21NO]
Civil liberties: privacy of users (H.R. 1305), E791 [6MR]
———privacy of users (H.R. 1449), E965 [14MR]
Consumers: long-distance service billing practices (H.R. 3276), E2915 [2AU]
———rights relative to telephone advertising (S. 1462), H11307-H11315 [26NO]
Dept. of Defense: civilian access to the Pentagon inquiry telephone, H896 [6FE]
Disasters: include in telephone directories important information relative to natural disaster survival techniques (H. Con. Res. 101), E1021 [20MR]
FCC: prevent fraudulent changes in customer selections of long-distance carriers (H.R. 975), E512 [19FE]
———telephone price-cap regulation (H.R. 267), E29 [3JA]
FTC: fraud and consumer abuse committed on telephone sales (H.R. 2829), E2462 [9JY]
Income: treatment of telephone and electric cooperative pension plans (H.R. 2031), H5458, H5459 [16JY], E1394 [23AP]
Interstate commerce: interstate pay-per-call regulation (H.R. 3490), E3276 [3OC]
Medicare: prevent telemarketing fraud against beneficiaries by suppliers of durable medical equipment (H.R. 3587), E3454 [21OC]
Minorities: procurement from minority-owned businesses by holding companies of local carriers (H.R. 3107), E2816 [1AU]
National Operator Appreciation Week: observance, E949 [14MR]
Rural Electrification Administration: allocation of funds, E2243 [18JN]
Senior citizens: require uniform phonebook listings of area agencies on aging (H.R. 2018), E1407 [23AP]
Taxation: treatment of amounts received by cooperative telephone companies indirectly from their members (H.R. 1860), E1308 [18AP]
Telecommunications: establish regulations relative to commercial solicitations and subscriber privacy (H.R. 1589), H1918 [21MR]
———research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (H.R. 1523), H1852 [20MR], E1336 [18AP]
———research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (H.R. 1527), H4141 [7JN], H11044 [23NO], E1022 [20MR], E1601 [2MY], E1853 [20MY], E2233 [17JN], E2626 [19JY], E2915 [2AU], E3480 [22OC], E3566 [28OC]
———research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (S. 173), E1366 [22AP], E2053 [5JN]
Vietnam: license telephone communications with U.S. (H.R. 4055), E4094 [26NO]
Remarks in Senate
Advertising: regulation of prerecorded telephone advertising (S. 1719), S13181 [17SE]
Armed Forces: telephone rates and procedures for Operation Desert Shield personnel (S.J. Res. 77), S2215-S2217, S2250 [21FE], S4649 [17AP]
Bell Telephone Cos.: access to information on transactions with manufacturing affiliates, S7076-S7080 [5JN]
———allow manufacture of telecommunications equipment with certain limitations on foreign parts content, S7094-S7098, S7105 [5JN]
———annual audits, S7066, S7075 [5JN]
Civil liberties: privacy of users (S. 652), S3283 [13MR], S4089 [21MR], S7093 [5JN]
Consumers: billing for long-distance service (S. 857), S4746 [18AP]
———regulation of pay-per-call technology (S. 1166), S6699 [23MY]
———regulation of pay-per-call technology (S. 1579), S11219, S11221 [29JY], S15427-S15434 [29OC]
———rights relative to telephone advertising (S. 1410), S8991 [27JN], S16200-S16204 [7NO], S16809 [15NO]
———rights relative to telephone advertising (S. 1442), S9497 [10JY]
———rights relative to telephone advertising (S. 1462), S9874 [11JY], S16204-S16208 [7NO], S18317 [26NO], S18781-S18786 [27NO]
Crime: telemarketing and consumer fraud, S8895-S8897 [27JN]
Elections: allow certain disabled persons to vote by phone, S6491 [23MY]
FCC: enforcement of competition, S7066-S7068 [5JN]
———penalties for failure to maintain records, S7073 [5JN]
———regulation of certain providers of 900 services (S. 471), S2189 [21FE]
Income: treatment of telephone and electric cooperative pension plans (H.R. 2031), S10767 [24JY]
Information services: competition in electronic information services and preservation of universal availability of basic telecommunications services (S. 2112), S18436-S18438 [26NO], S18818 [18DE]
Medicare: telephone access services for senior citizens, S16649 [13NO]
Michigan Relay Center: ground breaking for services for hearing and speech impaired individuals, S6758 [23MY]
NYNEX Information Resources Co.: tribute, S14853 [16OC]
Radio: awarding of and resale auction of radio spectrum licenses, S13390 [20SE]
REA: activities, S4308 [11AP]
Rural areas: electric and telephone cooperatives, S8080-S8082 [19JN]
———encourage investments and development, S17776, S17777 [22NO]
Schneider Communications, Inc.: tribute, S5359 [6MY]
Senate: tribute to telephone operators, S15045 [23OC]
Taxation: treatment of telephone cooperatives (S. 879), S4837, S4838 [23AP]
Telecommunications: lift restrictions on information services for telephone companies, S11041 [26JY]
———research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (S. 173), S868 [14JA], S6438 [22MY], S6891 [24MY], S6910, S6911-S6917 [3JN], S6959-S6971, S6975-S6987, S6989 [4JN], S7065-S7085, S7088-S7106 [5JN], S7264 [6JN]
———research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (S. 173), consideration, S6764 [23MY]
———research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (S. 173), unanimous-consent agreement, S7094 [5JN]
Vietnam: license for communications (S. 1741), S13578 [24SE]
Reports filed
Asleep at the Switch? FCC Efforts To Assure Reliability of the Public Telephone Network: Committee on Government Operations (H. Rept. 102-420), H12055 [18DE]
Equal Treatment of Telephone and Electric Cooperative Pension Plans: Committee on Education and Labor (H.R. 2031) (H. Rept. 102-150), H5450 [15JY]
Protection of Privacy Rights of Telephone Subscribers: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 1305) (H. Rept. 102-324), H10364 [18NO]
Protection of the Privacy of Telephone Users: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 652) (S. Rept. 102-247), S18333 [26NO]
Regulate Use of Telephones in Making Commercial Solicitations: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 1304) (H. Rept. 102-317), H10280 [15NO]
Rights of Consumers Relative to Telephone Advertising: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1410) (S. Rept. 102-177), S14587 [8OC]
Telephone Rates and Procedures for Operation Desert Shield Personnel: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S.J. Res. 77), S3928 [21MR]
———Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S.J. Res. 77) (S. Rept. 102-38), S4455 [16AP]
Resolutions by organizations
Research, design, and manufacturing of telecommunications equipment by the Bell Telephone Cos.: American Legislative Exchange Council, E1922 [24MY]
Research, design, and manufacturing of telecommunications equipment: National Association of Counties, E1024 [20MR]
Statements
Rural and Electric Telephone Cooperatives: Senator Durenberger, S8081 [19JN]
Telecommunications Equipment Industry: Deborah Kaplan, S6916 [3JN]
———Dept. of Commerce, S6916 [3JN]
———Harold H. Greene, S7092 [5JN]
———Senator Pressler, S7074 [5JN]
Telephone Usage by the Hearing Impaired: Senator Pressler, S7806 [13JN]
Summaries
Examples of Foreign Company Activity in U.S. Markets Closed to the Bell Holding Companies, S6962 [4JN]
Foreign Companies Are Doing What American Companies Cannot, S6960-S6962 [4JN]
Testimonies
Telecommunications Equipment Industry: James Rill, S6915 [3JN]
Texts of
H.R. 267, Local Network Quality Standards Act, E30 [3JA]
H.R. 975, Long Distance Telephone Consumer Protection Act, E513 [19FE]
H.R. 1527, Telecommunications Equipment Research and Manufacturing Competition Act, E3567 [28OC]
H.R. 1860, clarify treatment of amounts received by cooperative companies indirectly from their members, E1309 [18AP]
H.R. 2031, treatment of telephone and electric cooperative pension plans (H.R. 2031), H5458 [16JY]
H.R. 3276, long-distance telephone service billing practices, E2915 [2AU]
H.R. 4055, licensing telephone communications between Vietnam and the U.S., E4095 [26NO]
S. 173, Telecommunications Equipment Research and Manufacturing Competition Act, S6911 [3JN], S7106-S7108 [5JN]
S. 652, Telephone Privacy Act, S3284 [13MR]
S. 857, billing for long-distance telephone service, S4746 [18AP]
S. 879, tax treatment of telephone cooperatives, S4838 [23AP]
S. 1410, Telephone Advertising Consumer Rights Act, S8992 [27JN], S16200 [7NO], S16781 [14NO]
S. 1462, Automated Telephone Consumer Protection Act, S9874 [11JY], S16204 [7NO], S16779-S16781 [14NO]
S. 1462, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, S18781-S18784 [27NO], H11307-H11310 [26NO]
S. 1579, 900 Services Consumer Protection Act, S11220 [29JY], S15432-S15434 [29OC]
S. 1719, Prerecorded Telephone Solicitation Consumer Rights Act, S13182 [17SE]
S. 2112, Information Services Diversity Act, S18438-S18442 [26NO]
S.J. Res. 77, telephone rates and procedures for Operation Desert Shield personnel, S2215 [21FE], S4649 [17AP]