COMMUNICATIONS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Computers: provide unexpended universal service funds to low-income schools for updating of computer hardware (see H.R. 346), H164 [31JA]

———restrict the transmission of unsolicited electronic mail messages (see H.R. 95), H27 [3JA]

Political campaigns: require candidates to personally appear in television and radio advertisements that mention their opponent to qualify for advertising discounts (see H.R. 2396), H3803 [28JN]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for common carrier violations (see H.R. 1765), H2022 [8MY]

———promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see S. 1359), S8910 [3AU] (see H.R. 496), H222 [7FE]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumer's caller identification service (see S. 722), S3530 [5AP]

———prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 90), H27 [3JA]

Remarks in House

Computers: provide unexpended universal service funds to low-income schools for updating of computer hardware (H.R. 346), E78 [31JA]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (H.R. 496), H1030, H1034 [21MR], E128 [7FE], E426 [22MR], E450 [27MR]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (H.R. 90), H8763-H8765 [4DE]

Remarks in Senate

Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (S. 1359), S8929 [3AU]

Reports filed

Independent Telecommunications Consumer Enhancement Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 496) (H. Rept. 107-20), H874 [13MR]

Know Your Caller Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 90) (H. Rept. 107-13), H831 [12MR]

Texts of

H.R. 90, Know Your Caller Act, H8763 [4DE]

H.R. 496, Independent Telecommunications Consumer Enhancement Act, H1030 [21MR]

S. 722, Telemarketer Identification Act, S3552 [5AP]

S. 1359, Facilitating Access to Speedy Transmissions for Networks, E-commerce and Telecommunications (FASTNET) Act, S8929 [3AU]