TELEPHONES

Addresses

Lopsided Trade Policy: Robert E. Allen, E2110 [6OC]

Organization for the Protection and Advancement of Small Telephone Companies Speech: A.C. Partoll, AT&T, E2252 [8OC]

Telecommunications Infrastructure: Robert E. Allen, S13825 [30SE]

Advertisements

Antitrust and Communications Reform Act: Bell Telephone Cos., E1387 [30JN]

Amendments

Law enforcement: wiretap capability relative to digital transmissions and other emerging telecommunication technologies (S. 2375), S14663 [7OC]

Telecommunications: development of infrastructure and protection of the public interest (S. 1822), S9745 [26JY], S12943 [14SE]

Articles and editorials

Closing Loophole on Telephone Dirty Talk, S9747 [26JY]

Detours Along the Information Highway, E2306 [29NO]

800-Number Maneuver Evades Phone-Sex Rules, S9746 [26JY]

FAA Employee Objects to Gay Pride Voice Mail, E1382 [30JN]

Good Money After Bad, S4361 [14AP]

Info Superhighway Veers Into Pornographic Ditch, S9746 [26JY]

1-800-$$$-$$$$, S14511 [6OC]

Rules Issued for Cutting Cable Rates—Industry May Take FCC to Court, S4361 [14AP]

Sees No Evil, S4361 [14AP]

U.S. Callers Pay for Europe's Monopolies, S13824 [30SE]

Bills and resolutions

Consumers: prohibit auxiliary charges on calls to 800 extensions (see S. 2526), S14479 [6OC]

———treatment of 800 numbers (see H.R. 4802), H5950 [20JY]

Copyrights: fee exemptions for performance or broadcast of certain musical works and establishment of court-annexed arbitration process for fee disputes (see H.R. 4936), H7506 [10AU]

Crime: telemarketing fraud (see H.R. 4399), H3344 [12MY]

Directories: inclusion of natural disaster survival techniques and information (see H. Con. Res. 213), H889 [28FE]

Employment: provide access to career information on public networks and electronic media (see H.R. 4872), H6549 [1AU]

FTC: consumer protection in telephone sales (H.R. 868), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 488), H6200 [25JY]

Government: listing of telephone numbers on stationary of Federal agencies (see H.R. 4352), H3155 [5MY]

Information services: establish voluntary standards for data encryption (see H.R. 5199), H11199 [6OC]

Law enforcement: wiretap capability relative to digital transmissions and other emerging telecommunication technologies (see S. 2375; H.R. 4922), S11045 [9AU], H7299 [9AU]

Long distance services: require services resellers to disclose relationships to carriers from which services are acquired (see H.R. 5112), H9902 [27SE]

REA: interest rate limitation on certain loans (see S. 2054, 2086), S4834 [26AP], S5368 [6MY]

Telecommunications: development of infrastructure and protection of the public interest (see S. 1822, 2111), S769 [3FE], S5684 [12MY]

———participation of small businesses, rural telephone companies and minority-owned businesses in spectrum auctions (see H.R. 4682), H5349 [29JN]

———rates and charges for operator services (see H.R. 4969), H8505 [16AU]

Letters

Antitrust and Communications Reform Act: Michael Kantor, U.S. Trade Representative, H5208 [28JN]

———National Association of Attorneys General, H5211 [28JN]

Communications Act: Don Lee, South Dakota Association of Telephone Cooperatives, Inc., S14754 [7OC]

FCC video programming in closed caption: Angela J. Campbell and Steven H. Shiffrin, H5232-H5234 [28JN]

Law enforcement wiretap capability relative to digital transmissions and other emerging telecommunication technologies: Louis J. Freeh, FBI, H10782 [4OC]

———Representative Brooks, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H10779 [4OC]

———Representative Dingell, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H10779 [4OC]

National communications infrastructure: Representative Markey, H5240 [28JN]

———several Representatives, H5240 [28JN]

Schools and libraries rates: Representatives Goodling and William D. Ford, H5234 [28JN]

Press releases

Antitrust and Communications Reform Act, E1387 [30JN]

Exon breaks ground on information superhighway, S785 [3FE]

Remarks in House

Antitrust policy: supersede modification of final judgment of U.S. v. Western Electric and regulate the manufacturing of Bell operating companies (H.R. 3626), H5189-H5216, H5248 [28JN], E753 [21AP], E1332 [27JN], E1387, E1389, E1390 [30JN], E1435, E1439 [12JY]

———supersede modification of final judgment of U.S. v. Western Electric and regulate the manufacturing of Bell operating companies (H.R. 3626), permission to file reports, H4990, H4991 [24JN]

Business and industry: export controls relative to encryption devices, E1218 [15JN]

———investments by foreign companies into U.S. long distance telephone companies, E2109 [6OC]

Communications: promote a national infrastructure to encourage deployment of advanced services through competition (H.R. 3636), H5204, H5209, H5216-H5248 [28JN], H6561 [2AU], E112 [3FE], E753 [21AP], E1332 [27JN], E1368 [29JN], E1398 [30JN], E1435, E1439 [12JY], E1450 [13JY]

———promote a national infrastructure to encourage deployment of advanced services through competition (H.R. 3636), permission to file reports, H4990 [24JN]

Consumers: treatment of 800 numbers (H.R. 4802), E1535 [22JY]

Copyrights: fee exemptions for performance or broadcast of certain musical works and establishment of court-annexed arbitration process for fee disputes (H.R. 4936), E1700 [10AU]

Directories: inclusion of natural disaster survival techniques and information (H. Con. Res. 213), E285 [1MR]

FTC: consumer protection in telephone sales (H.R. 868), Senate amendment (H. Res. 488), H6158-H6162 [25JY]

Government: listing of telephone numbers on stationary of Federal agencies (H.R. 4352), E848 [4MY], E867 [5MY]

Information services: establish voluntary standards for data encryption (H.R. 5199), E2118 [6OC]

Law enforcement: wiretap capability relative to digital transmissions and other emerging telecommunication technologies (H.R. 4922), H10773 [4OC], H10917 [5OC]

Long distance services: require services resellers to disclose relationships to carriers from which services are acquired (H.R. 5112), E1947 [26SE]

National Religious Broadcasters (organization): invitation to speakers for convention, H89 [1FE]

South Pacific Islands: listing of country codes and simplified access, H2361 [14AP]

Telecommunications: implementation of Global Information Superhighway, E2306 [29NO]

———participation of small businesses, rural telephone companies and minority-owned businesses in spectrum auctions (H.R. 4682), E1377, E1379 [30JN]

———use in rural areas, E753 [21AP]

Remarks in Senate

Consumers: prohibit auxiliary charges on calls to 800 extensions (S. 2526), S14510 [6OC]

FCC: ruling on Caller ID, S3019 [16MR]

FDA: transfer funding for cellular telephone use to the Center for Devices and Radiological Health for medical device approval activities, S9287-S9289 [20JY]

FTC: consumer protection in telephone sales (H.R. 868), S10267-S10271 [2AU]

Japan: access of U.S. business to markets, S2324 [3MR]

Law enforcement: wiretap capability relative to digital transmissions and other emerging telecommunication technologies (H.R. 4922), S14660, S14732 [7OC]

———wiretap capability relative to digital transmissions and other emerging telecommunication technologies (S. 2375), S11055 [9AU], S13999 [4OC], S14663 [7OC]

REA: interest rate limitation on certain loans (S. 2054), S4898 [26AP]

———interest rate limitation on certain loans (S. 2054), star print, S5710 [12MY]

———interest rate limitation on certain loans (S. 2086), S5369 [6MY]

Telecommunications: development of infrastructure and protection of the public interest, S8430 [1JY], S9138, S9168 [18JY]

———development of infrastructure and protection of the public interest (S. 1822), S771, S783-S788 [3FE], S5934 [18MY], S9746 [26JY], S13265 [22SE], S13823 [30SE], S14754 [7OC]

———development of infrastructure and protection of the public interest (S. 2111), S5687-S5688 [12MY]

———impact of FCC regulations, S4359 [14AP]

Reports filed

Antitrust Reform Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3626) (H. Rept. 103-559), H4995 [24JN]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3626) (H. Rept. 103-559), H4995 [24JN]

Law Enforcement Wiretap Capabilities: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2375), S12619 [25AU]

Law Enforcement Wiretap Capability Relative to Digital Transmissions and Other Emerging Telecommunication Technologies: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4922) (H. Rept. 103-827), H10726 [4OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2375) (S. Rept. 103-402), S13580 [28SE], S14478 [6OC]

Promote a National Infrastructure to Encourage Deployment of Advanced Services Through Competition: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3636) (H. Rept. 103-560), H4995 [24JN]

Supersede Modification of Final Judgment in U.S. v. Western Electric and Regulate the Manufacturing of Bell Operating Companies: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (H.R. 3626), S12962 [19SE]

Telecommunications Infrastructure Development: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1822) (S. Rept. 103-367), S12940 [14SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Communications Act: South Dakota Association of Telephone Cooperatives, Inc., S14754 [7OC]

Studies

Building the Information Superhighway—Getting the Competition Right: Ray Marshall, H5214-H5216 [28JN]

Long Distance—Public Benefits From Increased Competition: Robert E. Hall, H5206 [28JN]

Summaries

Communications Act (S. 1822), S783 [3FE]

Telecommunications and Its Impact on Rural America: National Association of Development Organizations, E753 [21AP]

Wiretap Capability Relative to Digital Transmissions and Other Emerging Telecommunication Technologies (S. 2375), S11059-S11062 [9AU]

Texts of

H. Res. 488, Senate amendment to H.R. 868, Consumer Protection Telemarketing Act, H6158-H6160 [25JY]

H.R. 3626, Antitrust and Communications Reform Act, H5189-H5199 [28JN]

H.R. 3636, National Communications Competition and Information Infrastructure Act, H5216-H5228 [28JN]

H.R. 4352, Federal Agency Access Act, E848 [4MY]

H.R. 4922, law enforcement wiretap capability relative to digital transmissions and other emerging telecommunication technologies, H10773-H10779 [4OC]

S. 1822, Communications Act, S772-S783 [3FE]

S. 2086, interest rate limitation on certain REA loans, S5370 [6MY]

S. 2112, postpone implementation of Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations, S5689 [12MY]

S. 2375, wiretap capability relative to digital transmissions and other emerging telecommunication technologies, S11056-S11059 [9AU], S15176-S15180 [30NO]

S. 2526, prohibit auxiliary charges on telephone calls to 800 extensions, S14511 [6OC]