TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Amendments

Armed Forces: provide a monthly allotment of free telephone calling time to members stationed outside the U.S. who are directly supporting military operations in Iraq or Afghanistan (S. 718), S4616, S4645 [1AP]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (S. 877), S13012, S13024, S13027, S13035, S13037, S13040, S13057, S13058, S13059 [22OC], S16036 [25NO], H12854 [8DE]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S13943 [4NO], S14157, S14185, S14219 [6NO], S14239, S14278 [7NO], S14364 [10NO]

Analyses

Increase Penalties Relating to Conspiracy, Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud, and ERISA Violations, S5326-S5331 [11AP]

Articles and editorials

Alexander's Principled Stand for State Control, S14253 [7NO]

And That's the Way It Is, S11386 [11SE]

Binge Isn't Over for Diller, E1165 [5JN]

Don't Drop Sunset of Patriot Act, E776 [12AP]

FCC's Powell Keeps Chin Up as Regulation Storm Rages, S11464 [15SE]

Great Media Gulp, S11517 [16SE]

Halloween Scare—Internet Taxes, S14165 [6NO]

How Media Giants Are Reassembling the Old Oligopoly, S11514 [16SE]

How Michael Powell Could Have the Last Laugh, S11463 [15SE]

Internet's Taxing Issue—State, Service Providers Wage Fight Over Sales Tax on Web Access, S13892 [4NO]

It's About Taxes—Yours, S14253 [7NO]

Keep Patriot Act Temporary, E808 [30AP]

Responsible George, S14165 [6NO]

Sure-Fire Recipe for Trouble, S8117 [18JN]

Tax and Click, S14165 [6NO]

Too Little Discussion Has Preceded FCC Decision on Media Ownership, H4775 [2JN]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: provide a monthly allotment of free telephone calling time to members stationed outside the U.S. who are directly supporting military operations in Iraq or Afghanistan (see S. 718), S4434 [26MR]

Business and industry: authorize grants for community telecommunications infrastructure planning and market development (see H.R. 2530), H5662 [19JN]

Children and youth: eliminate statute of limitations for child abduction and sex crimes, register child pornographers as sex offenders, and establish a grant program in support of AMBER Alert communications plans (see S. 810), S4957 [8AP]

———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see S. 121), S132 [9JA] (see H.R. 362), H170 [27JA] (see H.R. 412), H217 [28JA] (see H.R. 1262), H1900 [13MR]

———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (S. 121), consideration (see H. Res. 143), H1902 [13MR]

Computers: develop and deploy technologies to defeat Internet jamming and censorship (see S. 1183), S7381 [4JN] (see H.R. 48), H53 [7JA]

———expand computer and telecommunications advancements in rural areas (see H.R. 138), H56 [7JA]

———prevent fraud and deception in network recreational games (see H.R. 131), H56 [7JA]

———prohibit transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail to persons on a national No-Spam Registry and impose requirements on content of all commercial e-mail (see S. 1231), S7718 [11JN]

———provide unexpended universal service funds to low-income schools for updating of computer hardware (see H.R. 94), H55 [7JA]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see S. 877), S5173 [10AP] (see H.R. 2214), H4734 [22MY] (see H.R. 2515), H5551 [18JN]

Congress: conduct a feasibility study on implementing an emergency electronic communications system to ensure the continuity of the operations of Congress during an emergency (see H.R. 2948), H7783 [25JY]

Consumers: safeguard the rights and expectations of consumers who lawfully obtain digital entertainment (see H.R. 1066), H1515 [4MR]

Crime: amend laws relative to false communications about certain criminal violations (see H.R. 1678), H2938 [8AP]

———establish that certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of communications (see H.R. 581), H319 [5FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop and implement the Responsive Emergency Alert and Dissemination of Information Call (READICall) System (see H.R. 2250), H4736 [22MY]

Digital Opportunity Investment Trust: establish (see S. 1854), S14804 [12NO]

Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain computer professionals (see S. 495), S3027 [3MR] (see H.R. 1996), H3683 [6MY]

FCC: allocate additional spectrum for unlicensed use by wireless broadband devices and ensure interference protection for Dept. of Defense systems within that spectrum (see S. 159), S288 [14JA] (see H.R. 340), H169 (see H.R. 363), H170 [27JA]

———allocate spectrum for the enhancement of wireless services and invest wireless spectrum auction proceeds for military and educational digital era preparedness (see H.R. 1396), H2269 [20MR]

———amend media ownership rules (see H.R. 1035), H1464 [27FE]

———assign radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 1425), H2310 [25MR]

———disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (see S.J. Res. 17), S9414 [15JY] (see H.J. Res. 72), H9614 [16OC]

———encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 212), H3636 [1MY] (see H. Res. 218), H3683 [6MY]

———end requirements that providers of telecommunications and information services provide such services for schools and libraries at a discounted rate (see H.R. 1252), H1811 [12MR]

———invalidate ruling on media ownership rules (see H.R. 2462), H5365 [12JN]

———monitor complaints on the quality of wireless telephone service (see H.R. 1642), H2821 [3AP]

———protect children from indecent programming through enforcement of laws, investigation of complaints, and sanctioning of broadcast violators (see S. Res. 283), S16120 [9DE]

———provide for punishment of certain profane broadcasts (see H.R. 3687), H12919 [8DE]

———reauthorize (see S. 1264), S7876 [13JN]

———require compliance with Government regulations relative to media ownership rules (see H.R. 2212), H4734 [22MY]

———require report on ownership and control of broadcast stations used to serve language minorities (see S. 1525), S10618 [31JY] (see S. 1563), S10906 [1AU] (see H.R. 3027), H8016 [5SE]

———ruling in response to complaints regarding broadcast of program material containing indecent language (see H. Res. 482), H12920 [8DE]

———ruling on media ownership rules (see S. Res. 159), S7381 [4JN]

———treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 1478), H2471 [27MR]

Federal Land Policy and Management Act: clarify method to determine fair market value of rights-of-way to prevent unreasonable increases in deployment costs of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 762), H699 [13FE]

FTC: collect fees for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (see H.R. 395), H217 [28JA]

———disapprove court decision preventing implementation of a ``do-not-call'' registry and support constitutionality of such a registry (see S. Res. 242), S12448 [3OC]

———establish a list of consumers who request not to receive telephone sales calls (see H.R. 526), H274 [4FE]

———expand calling time restrictions on telemarketing telephone calls (see S. 335), S2119 [10FE]

———issue new rules preventing telemarketing firms from calling during certain hours (see H.R. 1330), H1953 [18MR]

———issue rules on the disclosure of technological measures that restrict consumer flexibility to use and manipulate digital information and entertainment content (see S. 692), S4325 [24MR]

———ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (see S. 1652, 1654), S11913 [24SE] (see S. 1655), S11988 [25SE] (see H.R. 3161), H8904 [24SE]

Government regulations: facilitate reallocation of spectrum from governmental to commercial users (see S. 865), S5173 [10AP] (see H.R. 1320), H1953 [18MR]

Health: provide for a national health information infrastructure and data and communication standards for health information system interoperability (see H.R. 2915), H7782 [25JY]

Inmarsat Ltd.: dilution of ownership interest by former signatories to the Inmarsat Operating Agreement (see H.R. 2312), H4876 [3JN]

Medicare: improve the telemedicine program and provide grants for the development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 1940), H3636 [1MY]

National security: improve homeland security, public safety, and citizen activated emergency response capabilities through use of wireless enhanced 911 (E911) services (see H.R. 2898), H7781 [25JY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: reauthorize (see S. 1478), S10045 [28JY]

Navy: eliminate the Extremely Low Frequency Communication System (see S. 47), S36 [7JA]

Political campaigns: provide lowest advertising rate, establish airtime requirements for campaign related programming, and create political advertisement voucher system (see S. 1497), S10265 [30JY]

———require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone (see H.R. 156), H57 [7JA]

———require disclosure of certain information by persons conducting phone banks during campaigns for Federal office (see H.R. 2667), H6347 [8JY]

Privacy: prohibit collection, by interactive video-related service providers, of personally identifiable information regarding the viewing choices of subscribers to such services (see H.R. 3631), H12309 [21NO]

———protect and enhance consumer privacy (see H.R. 1636), H2821 [3AP]

———protect rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see S. 1963, 1973), S15975 [25NO] (see H.R. 3558), H11701 [20NO]

———protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 70), H54 [7JA] (see H.R. 1931), H3635 [1MY]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 69), H54 [7JA]

———require vendors of multichannel services to protect the privacy of their customers (see H.R. 3511), H11391 (see H.R. 3511), H11514 [18NO]

Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools To End the Exploitation of Children Today (PROTECT) Act: establish a specific criterion for issuance of an AMBER Alert (see H. Res. 454), H11651 [19NO]

Public works: authorize grants for community telecommunications infrastructure planning and market development (see S. 1294), S8232 [19JN]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see S. 537), S3163 [5MR] (see H.R. 713), H459 [12FE]

———increase locally and independently produced content and facilitate competition in programming, advertising, and concert promotion (see S. 221), S1668 [28JA] (see H.R. 1763), H3303 [10AP]

Rural areas: equitably distribute universal service support (see S. 1380), S9119 [9JY] (see H.R. 1582), H2819 [3AP]

Safety: establish a permanent grant program to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment (see H.R. 3370), H9811 [21OC]

———facilitate the deployment of wireless telecommunications networks to further the availability of the Emergency Alert System (see S. 564), S3253 [6MR]

SBA: raise awareness about telework among small business employers and encourage such employers to offer telework options to employees (see H.R. 2788), H7085 [17JY]

Taxation: allow corporations a charitable deduction for donation of services relative to contributions of computer technology or equipment (see H.R. 691), H390 [11FE]

———allow credits to radio station owners who donate the license and other assets of such station to a nonprofit corporation that supports the fine arts (see H.R. 668), H390 [11FE]

———allow disclosure of taxpayer identity information through mass communications to notify persons entitled to tax refunds (see H.R. 1557), H2702 [2AP]

———allow expensing of broadband Internet access expenditures (see S. 160), S288 [14JA] (see H.R. 769), H699 [13FE]

———extend and expand the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of computers to provide public access to computers (see H.R. 1131), H1679 [6MR]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 49), H53 [7JA] (see H.R. 1481), H2471 [27MR]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 905), S5342 [11AP] (see H.R. 267), H135 [8JA]

———include high-speed Internet capability as a criteria for selecting a project for the low-income housing credit (see S. 305), S1976 [5FE]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 52), S36 [7JA] (see S. 150), S230 [13JA]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H699 [13FE]

———provide for a tax deferral on gain from the sale of certain telecommunications businesses or tax incentives to promote ownership diversity (see S. 267), S1813 [30JA] (see H.R. 2044), H3972 [9MY]

———provide incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications businesses (see H.R. 2604), H5928 [25JN]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 2957), H7783 [25JY]

———treatment of depreciation of wireless telecommunications equipment (see S. 895), S5342 [11AP] (see H.R. 1927), H3635 [1MY]

Telecommunications Development Fund (investment corporation): improve (see H.R. 747), H461 [12FE]

Telephones: develop a plan for efficient allocation of telephone numbers to limit the creation of new area codes (see H.R. 68), H54 [7JA]

———facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see S. 1630), S11648 [17SE] (see H.R. 3111), H8380 [17SE]

———improve wireless service (see S. 1216), S7540 [9JN]

———prohibit the use of text, graphic, or image messaging systems of wireless telephones to transmit unsolicited commercial messages (see H.R. 122), H56 [7JA]

———provide telephone number portability for wireless service (see S. 1221), S7619 [10JN]

———require customer consent to the provision of wireless call location information (see H.R. 71), H54 [7JA]

Television: ensure equity among full-service television broadcasters and provide local programming to communities through cable carriage rights for class A television stations (see H.R. 1626), H2821 [3AP]

———preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see S. 1046), S6070 [13MY] (see H.R. 2052), H3973 [9MY]

———provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see S. 480), S2920 [27FE] (see H.R. 970), H1461 [27FE]

———reinstate authority of the FCC and local franchising authorities to regulate cable television rates (see H.R. 2478), H5407 [16JN]

Terrorism: strengthen law enforcement investigatory tools (see H.R. 3037), H8081 [9SE]

Cost Estimates

Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act (S. 150): CBO, S13033 [22OC]

———CBO (intergovernmental mandates), S14169 [6NO]

Court documents

District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma ruling in U.S. Security, et al., v. FTC relative to ``do-not-call'' registry implementation, S11891 [24SE]

Letters

Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H5183 [11JN]

———Steven K. Berry, Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, H5183 [11JN]

Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act: Ari Schwartz, Center for Democracy and Technology, S13021 [22OC]

———Chris Murray, Consumers Union, S13021 [22OC]

———John Scheibel, Yahoo! Inc., S13022 [22OC]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S13021 [22OC]

———Robert Holleyman, Business Software Alliance, S13021 [22OC]

Disapprove FCC ruling on media ownership rules: Neil Faber, NexGen Media Worldwide, Inc., S11516 [16SE]

———several Senators, S11388 [11SE]

Enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children: Edward Smart, Lois Smart, and Elizabeth Smart, S5114, S5126 [10AP]

———Robbie Callaway, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, S5127 [10AP]

E-911 Implementation Act: Vincent Stile, Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials, International, Inc., H10291 [4NO]

———Richard Taylor, National Emergency Number Association, H10291 [4NO]

———Steven K. Berry, Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, H10291 [4NO]

FCC media ownership rules: Ross Connelly, Vermont Press Association, S6971 [22MY]

FCC review of media ownership rules: Representative Sanders, E435 [12MR]

Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act: Bill Bogaard, Mayor of Pasadena, CA, S14235 [7NO]

———Dan Albert, Mayor of Monterey, CA, S14235 [7NO]

———David F. Romero, Mayor of San Luis Obispo, CA, S14237 [7NO]

———Judith Valles, Mayor of San Bernardino, CA, S14237 [7NO]

———Mark A. Peterson, Mayor of Concord, CA, S14234 [7NO]

———R.E. Lamkin, Mayor of Lakeport, CA, S14235 [7NO]

———Robert D'Amato, S14236 [7NO]

———Roderick J. Wood, S14236 [7NO]

———Stacey Murphy, Mayor of Burbank, CA, S14234 [7NO]

———Walter Allen III, Mayor of Covina, CA, S14235 [7NO]

———William H. Batey II, Mayor of Moreno Valley, CA, S14236 [7NO]

Louisiana public safety communications system: Mike Foster, Governor of Louisiana, S4773 [3AP]

———Terry C. Landry, Louisiana Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections, S4773 [3AP]

National AMBER Alert Network Act: Edward, Lois, and Elizabeth Smart, H2100 [19MR]

Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools To End the Exploitation of Children Today (PROTECT) Act: Michael J. Bouchard, Major County Sheriffs' Association, S5127 [10AP]

Troops Phone Home Free Act: Herschel L. Abbott, Jr., BellSouth Corp., S4616 [1AP]

———John Polumbo, AT&T Corp., S4617 [1AP]

———Milt Cornelius, Andrew Telephone Co., S4616 [1AP]

———Ronald Laudner, Omni Tel Communications, Inc., S4616 [1AP]

———Wayne B. Huyard, MCI, S4617 [1AP]

U.S. Telecommunications Training Institute funding: Senator McConnell, S2433 [13FE]

Lists

Californians' experiences with computer viruses, E2062 [16OC]

Telephone companies that responded to Senator McCain's letter on S. 718, Troops Phone Home Free Act, S4618 [1AP]

Memorandums

National Access Fees and Federal Universal Service Fees on Telephone Services: Thomas C. Dorr, S14978 [18NO]

Messages

Constitution and Convention of International Telecommunications Union Amendments: President Bush, S5616 [30AP]

Telecommunications Services Payments to Cuba: President Bush, S3160 [5MR], H1603 [5MR]

Proposals

State and local officials' alternative to S. 150, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act, S12567-S12569 [15OC]

Remarks in House

Arcata Associates, Inc.: NASA Minority Subcontractor of the Year award recipient, E1919 [30SE]

AT&T Corp.: advertising campaign relative to regulation of local telephone service, H2590 [2AP]

———layoff of employees by wireless unit, H11519 [19NO]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children, H2320-H2324 [26MR], H2406-H2416, H2419, H2426 [27MR], H3059-H3061, H3063-H3066, H3072-H3074 [10AP], H3687 [7MY], E529 [20MR], E593 [27MR], E619, E620 [31MR], E681 [3AP]

———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (H.R. 412), H277 [5FE]

———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (S. 121), H143 [27JA], H1872, H1873 [13MR], H1912 [18MR]

———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (S. 121), unanimous-consent request, H1912 [18MR]

Computers: address problems associated with computer viruses, E2062 [16OC]

———develop and deploy technologies to defeat Internet jamming and censorship, H6727 [15JY]

———prevent fraud and deception in network recreational games (H.R. 131), E31 [8JA]

———provide unexpended universal service funds to low-income schools for updating of computer hardware (H.R. 94), E1 [8JA]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (S. 877), H12186-H12198, H12297 [21NO]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (S. 877), Senate amendment, H12854-H12861 [8DE], E2555 [15DE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 108th Congress, H12880 [8DE]

Consumers: provide additional protections to subscribers to wireless communication services relative to transmission of unsolicited commercial messages, H12860 [8DE]

———safeguard the rights and expectations of consumers who lawfully obtain digital entertainment (H.R. 1066), H1490 [4MR]

Data Systems Analysts, Inc.: anniversary, E2296 [14NO]

Dept. of Commerce: Public Telecommunication Facilities Planning and Construction Program funding, H7270 [22JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop and implement the Responsive Emergency Alert and Dissemination of Information Call (READICall) System (H.R. 2250), E1069 [23MY]

Emergencies: wireless enhanced 911 (E911) technology funding, H5183 [11JN]

FCC: allocate spectrum for the enhancement of wireless services and invest wireless spectrum auction proceeds for military and educational digital era preparedness (H.R. 1396), E545 [21MR]

———amend media ownership rules, H3538 [30AP], H3965 [9MY], H12834, H12837 [8DE], E435 [12MR], E736 [11AP]

———development and deployment of high-speed communications technologies to rural areas, E743 [11AP]

———disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (H.J. Res. 72), H9799 [21OC]

———encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (H. Res. 218), H4095, H4096 [14MY], H4172, H4179-H4184 [15MY], H4326 [20MY], E1075 [23MY]

———impact of local telephone exchange carriers' network unbundling regulations on the telecommunications industry, H1662 [6MR], H2316 [26MR], H2405 [27MR], H3056, H3058 [10AP], H3574 [1MY], H4373 [21MY], E493 [18MR], E678 [3AP], E736 [11AP], E778 [12AP], E848 [1MY], E882, E888 [7MY], E915, E916, E920 [9MY], E1004, E1006, E1007, E1008 [21MY], E1052, E1059, E1062 [22MY], E1654, E1656 [25JY]

———prohibit funding to implement new media ownership rules, H7250, H7278-H7288 [22JY]

———provide for punishment of certain profane broadcasts (H.R. 3687), E2486 [8DE]

———regulatory parity for local phone competition and broadband providers, E1210 [11JN]

———release of triennial review rulemaking on local phone competition and broadband deployment, H4373 [21MY], H4532 [22MY], H4880 [4JN], E848 [1MY], E882, E888 [7MY], E915, E916, E920 [9MY], E949 [14MY], E954 [15MY], E994 [19MY], E1004, E1006, E1007, E1008, E1041 [21MY], E1050, E1052, E1059 [22MY], E1502 [17JY]

———require compliance with Government regulations relative to media ownership rules (H.R. 2212), E1059 [22MY]

———require report on ownership and control of broadcast stations used to serve language minorities (H.R. 3027), E1728 [5SE]

———ruling on media ownership rules, H4761-H4763, H4770-H4776 [2JN], H4791, H4794, H4795, H4796 [3JN], H5370 [16JN], H5415 [17JN], E1112, E1118 [3JN], E1142 [5JN], E1200 [11JN]

———strengthen regulatory guidelines to promote investment in the telecommunications industry, H2556 [1AP], H2870 [8AP]

———treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (H.R. 1478), E599 [27MR]

Federal Land Policy and Management Act: clarify method to determine fair market value of rights-of-way to prevent unreasonable increases in deployment costs of critical infrastructure (H.R. 762), H2534, H2535 [1AP]

Fort Benning, GA: Army Communications of Excellence Chief of Staff Award recipient, E861 [1MY]

FTC: collect fees for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (H.R. 395), H407-H413, H416 [12FE], E243, E246 [13FE], E344 [3MR]

———collect fees for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (H.R. 395), unanimous-consent agreement, H350 [11FE]

———ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (H.R. 3161), H8898 [24SE], H8916-H8922 [25SE], E2128 [24OC]

Government regulations: facilitate reallocation of spectrum from governmental to commercial users (H.R. 1320), H5179-H5185 [11JN]

Houston, TX: tribute to Houston Area Network Online Community (HAN-NET), E2209 [4NO]

Inmarsat Ltd.: dilution of ownership interest by former signatories to the Inmarsat Operating Agreement (H.R. 2312), H5342, H5343 [12JN]

Los Angeles County, CA: tribute to public safety interoperability communications pilot program, E2262 [6NO]

Medicare: improve the telemedicine program and provide grants for the development of telehealth networks (H.R. 1940), E853 [1MY]

Moore, Ashleigh: search for missing child, H3410 [29AP]

National security: improve homeland security, public safety, and citizen activated emergency response capabilities through use of wireless enhanced 911 (E911) services (H.R. 2898), H10288-H10293 [4NO]

Owens, Ronn: National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Award recipient, E2063 [16OC]

Physicians Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: tribute, E93 [29JA]

Political campaigns: require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone (H.R. 156), E15 [8JA]

———require disclosure of certain information by persons conducting phone banks during campaigns for Federal office (H.R. 2667), E1410 [8JY]

Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (H.R. 1931), E844 [1MY]

———require vendors of multichannel services to protect the privacy of their customers (H.R. 3511), E2325 [19NO]

Qwest Communications International Inc.: tribute to participation in AMBER Alert communications plan, E1733 [9SE]

Safety: establish a permanent grant program to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment (H.R. 3370), E2115 [21OC]

SBA: raise awareness about telework among small business employers and encourage such employers to offer telework options to employees (H.R. 2788), E1514 [18JY]

Siegfried, Karl: Wireless Foundation VITA Wireless Samaritan Award recipient, E899 [9MY]

Sierra Tel Communications Group: tribute, E1800 [16SE]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 49), H8295-H8301 [17SE], E1926 [30SE], E1942 [1OC]

———provide for a tax deferral on gain from the sale of certain telecommunications businesses or tax incentives to promote ownership diversity (H.R. 2044), E917 [9MY]

———provide incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications businesses (H.R. 2604), E1357 [26JN]

Telecommunications Development Fund: extend loans to start up technology and telecommunications companies in rural and underserved areas, H5184 [11JN]

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (H.R. 970), E318 [27FE]

Terrorism: deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, H1945 [18MR], E1339 [24JN]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: actions by Hawaii State legislature encouraging repeal of certain provisions, H3834 [8MY]

———extend, E808 [30AP]

———make certain provisions permanent, E776 [12AP]

———prohibit extension of certain provisions, E1339 [24JN]

WorldCom, Inc.: GSA prohibition on receipt of new Federal contracts, H7858 [4SE]

———investigation of unethical activities, H5063, H5064 [9JN]

———reorganization under bankruptcy protection, H4263 [20MY], H5063, H5064 [9JN]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: provide a monthly allotment of free telephone calling time to members stationed outside the U.S. who are directly supporting military operations in Iraq or Afghanistan (S. 718), S4475 [27MR], S4615-S4621 [1AP]

Children and youth: eliminate statute of limitations for child abduction and sex crimes, register child pornographers as sex offenders, and establish a grant program in support of AMBER Alert communications plans (S. 810), S5053 [9AP]

———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children, S5114-S5116, S5129, S5132, S5137 [10AP], S5334 [11AP], S5768 [6MY]

———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (S. 121), S155 [9JA], S1234-S1238 [21JA], S3715 [13MR]

———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (S. 121), unanimous-consent agreement, S1166 [17JA], S1229 [21JA]

Computers: prohibit transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail to persons on a national No-Spam Registry and impose requirements on content of all commercial e-mail (S. 1231), S13125 [23OC]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail, S6501 [15MY]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (S. 877), S5204-S5208 [10AP], S13012-S13032, S13035-S13045 [22OC], S14172 [6NO], S15938-S15948 [25NO]

———require warning labels on sexually explicit commercial e-mail, S13035-S13037, S13039, S13040 [22OC]

Constitution—U.S.: reforms relative to ensuring continuity of Government operations during an emergency, S7275 [4JN]

Crime: increase penalties relating to conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud, and ERISA violations, S5325 [11AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: Rural Utilities Service broadband loan program funding, S13957, S13960 [5NO], S14128-S14130 [6NO]

———telemedicine program funding, S14013 [5NO]

———use of Rural Utilities Service unobligated funds to carry out 911 access loan program for emergency communications systems in rural areas, S14012, S14013 [5NO]

Diseases: use of information technology devices to convey HIV/AIDS information in developing countries, S13650 [30OC]

FCC: allocate additional spectrum for unlicensed use by wireless broadband devices and ensure interference protection for Dept. of Defense systems within that spectrum (S. 159), S300-S302 [14JA], S320 [15JA]

———disapprove ruling on media ownership rules, S11454 [15SE]

———disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (S.J. Res. 17), S9490 [16JY], S11016 [3SE], S11383-S11402 [11SE], S11463-S11465 [15SE], S11501 [16SE], S14447 [11NO]

———disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (S.J. Res. 17), unanimous-consent agreement, S11427 [11SE]

———encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules, S6971 [22MY]

———protect children from indecent programming through enforcement of laws, investigation of complaints, and sanctioning of broadcast violators (S. Res. 283), S16213 [9DE]

———reauthorize (S. 1264), S7882 [13JN]

———require report on ownership and control of broadcast stations used to serve language minorities (S. 1563), S10914 [1AU]

———ruling on media ownership rules, S7177 [2JN], S8117 [18JN], S11451-S11453 [15SE], S11901 [24SE]

———ruling on media ownership rules (S. Res. 159), S7403 [4JN]

———ruling on media ownership rules (S. Res. 159), unanimous-consent request, S7415 [4JN]

FTC: collect fees for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (H.R. 395), S2500 [13FE], S11890 [24SE]

———disapprove court decision preventing implementation of a ``do-not-call'' registry and support constitutionality of such a registry (S. Res. 242), S12472 [3OC]

———establish a list of consumers who request not to receive unsolicited commercial e-mail, S13019, S13024-S13027 [22OC]

———issue rules on the disclosure of technological measures that restrict consumer flexibility to use and manipulate digital information and entertainment content (S. 692), S4326 [24MR]

———ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (H.R. 3161), S11957-S11967 [25SE], S12101 [26SE]

———ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (S. 1652), S11890, S11900, S11903 [24SE]

Government regulations: facilitate reallocation of spectrum from governmental to commercial users (S. 865), S5191 [10AP]

Inmarsat Ltd.: dilution of ownership interest by former signatories to the Inmarsat Operating Agreement (H.R. 2312), S8297, S8315 [20JN]

Motorola, Inc.: anniversary, S11907-S11909 [24SE]

National objectives: priority assignments, S320 [15JA]

National security: interoperable communications system between first responder agencies funding, S4772-S4774 [3AP]

Navy: eliminate the Extremely Low Frequency Communication System (S. 47), S50 [7JA]

Netday (nonprofit organization): tribute to ``Speak Up Day'' event, S13512 [29OC]

NOAA: All Hazards Emergency Warning Network funding, S4806 [3AP], S9785 [23JY]

Political campaigns: provide lowest advertising rate, establish airtime requirements for campaign related programming, and create political advertisement voucher system (S. 1497), S10272-S10275 [30JY], S10898 [1AU]

Privacy: protect rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (S. 1963), S16004-S16006 [25NO]

Public works: authorize grants for community telecommunications infrastructure planning and market development (S. 1294), S8241 [19JN]

Radio: increase locally and independently produced content and facilitate competition in programming, advertising, and concert promotion (S. 221), S1674 [28JA]

Rural areas: equitably distribute universal service support (S. 1380), S9121 [9JY], S13793 [3NO], S14264 [7NO]

Safety: facilitate the deployment of wireless telecommunications networks to further the availability of the Emergency Alert System (S. 564), S3321 [6MR]

Taxation: allow expensing of broadband Internet access expenditures, S6198-S6200 [14MY]

———allow expensing of broadband Internet access expenditures (S. 160), S302-S304 [14JA]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 49), S11707 [17SE], S11711 [18SE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, amend definition of Internet access, and allow existing State and local taxes to remain for 2 years, S14166-S14171 [6NO], S14233, S14250-S14254 [7NO]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (S. 905), S5358 [11AP]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S236 [13JA], S11901 [24SE], S12567-S12569 [15OC], S13032-S13035 [22OC], S13791-S13793 [3NO], S13891-S13897 [4NO], S14156-S14171 [6NO], S14228-S14244, S14250-S14254 [7NO], S14286, S14334 [10NO], S15958 [25NO]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), unanimous-consent agreement, S11874 [23SE], S13643 [30OC]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 52), S54 [7JA]

———provide for a tax deferral on gain from the sale of certain telecommunications businesses or tax incentives to promote ownership diversity (S. 267), S1829 [30JA]

———treatment of depreciation of wireless telecommunications equipment (S. 895), S5353 [11AP]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (S. 1630), S11686 [17SE]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations, S14447 [11NO]

———preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (S. 1046), S11385 [11SE], S11505, S11507, S11517, S11518 [16SE]

———provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming, S13038, S13039 [22OC]

———provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (S. 480), S2938-S2940 [27FE]

Terrorism: deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, S11381 [11SE]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S5616 [30AP]

U.S. Telecommunications Training Institute: funding, S2433 [13FE]

WorldCom, Inc.: investigation of unethical activities, S7128 [23MY]

Reports filed

Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (H.R. 1320) (S. Rept. 108-168), S12838 [17OC]

———Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1320) (H. Rept. 108-37), H4875 [3JN]

Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 877) (S. Rept. 108-102), S9495 [16JY]

Do-Not-Call Implementation Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 395) (H. Rept. 108-8), H389 [11FE]

E-911 Implementation Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2898) (H. Rept. 108-311), H9384 [14OC]

FCC Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1264) (S. Rept. 108-140), S11032 [3SE]

Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 49) (H. Rept. 108-234), H7614 [24JY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1478) (S. Rept. 108-161), S12375 [2OC]

Nomination of Michael D. Gallagher To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Communications and Information: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S15061 [18NO]

Preservation of Localism, Program Diversity, and Competition in Television Broadcast Service Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1046) (S. Rept. 108-141), S11032 [3SE]

Resolutions by organizations

FCC media ownership rules: Vermont State Legislature, S6971 [22MY]

Statements

Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act: Executive Office of the President, H5182 [11JN]

Court Decision Preventing FTC Implementation of a ``Do-Not-Call'' Registry: Timothy J. Muris, FTC, S11891 [24SE]

Disapprove FCC Ruling on Media Ownership Rules: Executive Office of the President, S11392 [11SE]

Texts of

H.R. 49, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act, H8295 [17SE]

H.R. 395, Do-Not-Call Implementation Act, H407 [12FE]

H.R. 762, Reasonable Right-of-Way Fees Act, H2534 [1AP]

H.R. 1320, Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act, H5180 [11JN]

H.R. 2312, ORBIT Technical Corrections Act, H5342 [12JN]

H.R. 2898, E-911 Implementation Act, H10288 [4NO]

H.R. 3161, ratify FTC authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms, H8916 [25SE]

S. 47, eliminate the Navy Extremely Low Frequency Communication System, S50 [7JA]

S. 52, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act, S54 [7JA]

S. 121, National AMBER Alert Network Act, S1237 [21JA]

S. 150, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act, S236 [13JA], S14156 [6NO]

S. 159, Jumpstart Broadband Act, S301 [14JA]

S. 267, Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act, S1829-S1832 [30JA]

S. 480, Training for Realtime Writers Act, S2938 [27FE]

S. 564, Emergency Communications and Competition Act, S3322 [6MR]

S. 692, Digital Consumer Right to Know Act, S4327 [24MR]

S. 718, Troops Phone Home Free Act, S4441 [26MR], S4620 [1AP]

S. 810, Protecting Children Against Crime Act, S4959 [8AP]

S. 877, Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act, S5204-S5207 [10AP], S13012-S13019 [22OC], S13176-S13182 [23OC], S15938-S15943 [25NO], H12186-H12191 [21NO], H12854-H12859 [8DE]

S. 905, tax incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability, S5359-S5361 [11AP]

S. 1046, Preservation of Localism, Program Diversity, and Competition in Television Broadcast Service Act, S6082 [13MY]

S. 1183, Global Internet Freedom Act, S7394 [4JN]

S. 1264, FCC reauthorization, S7882-S7884 [13JN]

S. 1294, Community Telecommunications Planning Act, S8241 [19JN]

S. 1380, Rural Universal Service Equity Act, S9122 [9JY]

S. 1497, Our Democracy, Our Airwaves Act, S10272-S10275 [30JY]

S. 1963, Wireless 411 Privacy Act, S16005 [25NO]

S. Res. 159, FCC ruling on media ownership rules, S7403 [4JN]

S. Res. 242, disapprove court decision preventing FTC implementation of a ``do-not-call'' registry and support constitutionality of such a registry, S12471 [3OC]

S. Res. 283, protect children from indecent programming through enforcement of laws, investigation of complaints, and sanctioning of broadcast violators, S16141, S16213 [9DE]

S.J. Res. 17, disapprove FCC ruling on media ownership rules, S11519 [16SE]