COMMUNICATIONS ACT
Bills and resolutions
Computers: restrict the transmission of unsolicited electronic mail messages (see H.R. 3024), H9410 [5OC]
FCC: establish time limits for review of mergers, acquisitions, and other license transfers (see H.R. 2783), H7883 [5AU]
———reform television broadcast stations ownership rules (see H.R. 3203), H11371 [2NO]
Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), H10339 [19OC]
———protect consumers against slamming and cramming and provide jurisdiction over deceptive trade practices to the FTC (see S. 58), S339 [19JA] (see H.R. 2727), H7881 [5AU]
———require carriers to completely and accurately itemize charges and taxes collected with telephone bills (see S. 1825), S13403 [28OC] (see H.R. 2677), H6843 [2AU] (see H.R. 3011), H9409 (see H.R. 3022), H9410 [5OC]
Television: exempt licenses in the instructional television fixed service from competitive bidding (see H.R. 879), H816 [25FE]
Remarks in House
Computers: restrict the transmission of unsolicited electronic mail messages (H.R. 3024), E2037 [6OC]
FCC: establish time limits for review of mergers, acquisitions, and other license transfers (H.R. 2783), E1775 [5AU]
Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (H.R. 3100), E2133 [19OC]
———require carriers to completely and accurately itemize charges and taxes collected with telephone bills (H.R. 3011), E2027 [5OC]
———require carriers to completely and accurately itemize charges and taxes collected with telephone bills (H.R. 3022), E2036 [6OC]
Remarks in Senate
Telephones: protect consumers against slamming and cramming and provide jurisdiction over deceptive trade practices to the FTC (S. 58), S472-S474 [19JA]
———require carriers to completely and accurately itemize charges and taxes collected with telephone bills (S. 1825), S13524 [29OC]
Texts of
H.R. 2783, establish time limits on FCC review of mergers, acquisitions, and other license transfers, E1776 [5AU]