[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
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COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE ACT
  Amendments
    Telecommunications:  promote competition and privatization in
        satellite communications (H.R. 1872), H2737 [30AP], H2817 [5MY],
        H2835 [6MY], H2840 [6MY], H2849 [6MY], H2850 [6MY]
  Analyses
    Communications Satellite Competition and Privatization Act (H.R.
        1872):  Section 641 Relative to Direct Access, H2833 [6MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Telecommunications:  promote competition and privatization in
        satellite communications, (see S. 2365), S9137 [28JY]
    ----- promote competition and privatization in satellite
        communications (H.R. 1872), consideration, (see H. Res. 419),
        H2813 [5MY]
  Letters
    Impact of satellite communications privatization on maritime safety
        services:  Kathy J. Metcalf, Chamber of Shipping of America
        (organization), H2829 [6MY]
  Remarks in House
    Buy American Act:  compliance, H2849 [6MY], H2850 [6MY]
    Telecommunications:  clarify under the fifth amendment the
        constitutionality of uncompensated takings of real property from
        COMSAT, H2840-H2849 [6MY]
    ------ impact of satellite communications privatization on maritime
        safety services, H2828 [6MY]
    ------ permit users or providers of telecommunications services to
        renegotiate or terminate contracts with COMSAT, H2850-H2859
        [6MY]
    ------ promote competition and privatization in satellite
        communications (H.R. 1872), H2672 [30AP], H2825-H2860 [6MY]
        promote competition and privatization in satellite
        communications (H.R. 1872), consideration (H. Res. 419), H2823
        [6MY], H2824 [6MY]
    ------ require consultation with certain House and Senate committees
        prior to meetings with certain intergovernmental satellite
        corporations, H2850 [6MY]
  Remarks in Senate
    Telecommunications:  INTELSAT Working Party (organization)
        recommendations relative to creation of an independent company,
        S2230 [18MR]
    ------ promote competition and privatization in satellite
        communications, S3177 [2AP] promote competition and
        privatization in satellite communications (S. 2365), S9138
        [28JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1872, Communications Satellite Competition and
        Privatization Act:  Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 419) (H.
        Rept. 105-507), H2813 [5MY]
    Promote Competition and Privatization in Satellite Communications:
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1872) (H. Rept. 105-494),
        H2331 [27AP]
  Rulings 
    Classification of COMSAT as a Nondominant Common Carrier:  FCC,
        H2857 [6MY]
  Texts of
    H. Res. 419, consideration of H.R. 1872, Communications Satellite
        Competition and Privatization Act, H2823 [6MY]
    H.R. 1872, Communications Satellite Competition and Privatization
        Act, H2835-H2838 [6MY]