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Analyses

Electric Consumers Protection Act (S. 237), S869-S871 [30JA]

Articles and editorials

Consolidation Yea or Nay, S2052 [10MR]

Kenneth Khachigian Joins Junior Achievement of Armenia's Board, E814 [1MY]

Latest License Auction Disappoints FCC, S3800 [29AP]

Thoughts on a Giant of a Man—Dr. Robert Krieble, 1916-1997, E902 [13MY]

Trading Market Explodes—1996 Spending Tops $48 Billion, S2051 [10MR]

Bills and resolutions

Aviation: enhance domestic competition through the auctioning of slots at slot-controlled airports (see S. 1331), S11343 [29OC]

Business and industry: establish certain uniform rights, duties, and enforcement procedures relative to franchise agreements (see H.R. 1083, 2954), H1039 [17MR], H10420 [8NO]

Contracts: prohibit executive agencies from increasing competition by helping contractors acquire equipment or facilities to carry out a contract (see S. 354; H.R. 829), S1553 [25FE], H628 [25FE]

Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers (see S. 237; H.R. 338, 655, 1230), S855 [30JA], H150 [9JA], H407 [10FE], H1338 [8AP]

FCC: collect lease fees for certain radio spectrum services and enhance law enforcement and public safety radio communications (see S. 741), S4479 [14MY]

———reallocation and auction of a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum to enhance law enforcement and public safety (see S. 255), S945 [4FE]

———set minimum reserve price for auctions of any license, permit, or right (see S. 663), S3799 [29AP]

Foreign countries: phase-out private sector development enterprise funds (see H.R. 564), H284 [4FE]

FRS: expand the opportunity for private enterprise to compete with the Board of Governors in the provision of check-clearing and other services (see H.R. 1442), H1890 [24AP]

———expand the opportunity for private enterprise to compete with the Board of Governors in the transportation of paper checks (see H.R. 2119), H5020 [9JY]

International Air Transportation Competition Act: amend (see H.R. 737), H523 [12FE]

Public utilities: provide for competition and efficiency in electric power industry (see S. 1276), S10631 [8OC]

———provide for competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 1960), H4085 [19JN]

Taxation: treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see S. 1483, 1513), S12119 [8NO], S12461 [10NO]

Telecommunications: assure competition in markets (see S. 954), S6186 [24JN]

———promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (see S. 1328; H.R. 1872), S11290 [28OC], H3796 [12JN]

Remarks in House

Business and industry: establish certain uniform rights, duties, and enforcement procedures relative to franchise agreements (H.R. 1083), E550 [21MR]

———establish certain uniform rights, duties, and enforcement procedures relative to franchise agreements (H.R. 2954), E2281 [9NO]

Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers (H.R. 338), E68 [7JA]

Foreign countries: phase-out private sector development enterprise funds (H.R. 564), E214 [11FE]

FRS: expand the opportunity for private enterprise to compete with the Board of Governors in the transportation of paper checks (H.R. 2119), H5457 [17JY]

Television: treatment of digital and analog spectrums, H5830 [28JY]

Remarks in Senate

Aviation: enhance domestic competition through the auctioning of slots at slot-controlled airports (S. 1331), S11345, S11346 [29OC]

Contracts: prohibit executive agencies from increasing competition by helping contractors acquire equipment or facilities to carry out a contract (S. 354), S1569 [25FE], S1657 [26FE]

Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers (S. 1401), S12439 [10NO]

———provide for retail competition among suppliers (S. 237), S863-S865 [30JA]

FCC: collect lease fees for certain radio spectrum services and enhance law enforcement and public safety radio communications (S. 741), S4485 [14MY]

———reallocation and auction of a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum to enhance law enforcement and public safety, S6325 [25JN]

———reallocation and auction of a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum to enhance law enforcement and public safety (S. 255), S945 [4FE]

———set minimum reserve price for auctions of any license, permit, or right (S. 663), S3799 [29AP]

Public utilities: provide for competition and efficiency in electric power industry (S. 1276), S10656 [8OC]

Taxation: treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (S. 1483), S12154 [8NO], S12437 [10NO]

Telecommunications: assure competition in markets (S. 954), S6190 [24JN]

———promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (S. 1328), S11296 [28OC]

———reform policies regulating competition, S2048-S2053 [10MR], S7284-S7295 [11JY], S7671-S7684 [17JY]

Reports

Allow Bell Operating Cos. Entry Into Long Distance Service, S7679-S7681 [17JY]

Summaries

Provide for Competition and Efficiency in Electric Power Industry (S. 1276), S10659 [8OC]

Texts of

S. 237, Electric Consumers Protection Act, S865-S869 [30JA]

S. 255, Law Enforcement and Public Safety Telecommunications Empowerment Act, S946-S949 [4FE]

S. 354, prohibit executive agencies from increasing competition by helping contractors acquire equipment or facilities to carry out a contract, S1657 [26FE]

S. 663, Reserve Price Act, S3800 [29AP]

S. 741, Private Wireless Spectrum Availability Act, S4486 [14MY]

S. 1276, provide for competition and efficiency in electric power industry, S10657-S10659 [8OC]

S. 1328, Communications Satellite Competition and Privatization Act, S11296-S11299 [28OC]

S. 1483, treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities, S12155 [8NO]