FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Amendments

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (H.R. 3717), H1033 [11MR]

Articles and editorials

FCC Rule Could Harm Tech Innovation, H6624 [22JY]

Show Me the Convention, S8821 [7SE]

Bills and resolutions

Children and youth: vigorously enforce indecency and profanity laws in order to protect children in the U.S. from indecent and profane programming on broadcast television and radio (see H. Res. 500), H89 [21JA]

Computers: oppose rules authorizing Broadband Over Power Line Systems without more comprehensive evaluation of interference potential to public safety services and other licensed radio services (see H. Res. 850), H9050 [8OC]

Government regulations: reinstate rules for the description of video programming (see H.R. 4311), H2727 [6MY]

Radio: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations and protect radio reading services (see S. 2505), S6481 [4JN]

———preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 4026), H1483 [24MR]

———protect educational FM radio stations providing public service broadcasting from commercial encroachment (see S. 2540), S6997 [17JN]

Taxation: provide incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications businesses (see H.R. 4707), H4927 (see H.R. 4707), H5071 [24JN]

Telecommunications: clarify obligation to issue licenses using competitive bidding procedures (see H.R. 4715), H5149 [25JN]

———clarify prohibition on junk fax transmissions (see H.R. 4600), H4286 [16JN]

———facilitate reallocation of spectrum from governmental to commercial users, enhance 911 and E-911 services, and support construction and operation of a citizen activiated emergency response system (see H.R. 5419), H10232 [20NO]

———preserve State and local authority to regulate placement, construction, and modification of broadcast transmission facilities (see S. 2963), S10846 [8OC]

———preserve State and local authority to regulate placement, construction, and modification of personal wireless services facilities (see S. 2964), S10846 [8OC]

———provide a clear and unambiguous structure for the jurisdictional and regulatory treatment of voice-over-Internet-protocol applications (see S. 2281), S3631 [5AP] (see H.R. 4129), H2151 [2AP]

———strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with government ownership (see H.R. 3969), H1074 [12MR]

Television: extend satellite carriers license to make secondary transmission of ``distant'' network and superstation programs (see S. 2013), S108 [21JA]

———prohibit broadcast of violent programming during designated time period in which children are likely to be watching unless it is rated for content or blockable by electronic means (see H.R. 3914), H926 [9MR]

———repeal regulations that interfere with a consumer's ability to obtain desired programming from cable or satellite providers and that would increase the price of a television set (see H.R. 4024), H1483 [24MR]

Territories: amend treatment of certain territories under the Rural Health Care Program relative to telemedicine and telehealth services (see H.R. 3750), H250 [30JA]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see S. 2994), S11429 [17NO] (see H.R. 5420), H10232 [20NO]

Letters

Protection of intellectual property in free trade agreements: Donald L. Evans, Sec. of Commerce, H6624 [22JY]

———Robert B. Zoellick, U.S. Trade Representative, H6623 [22JY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Justice: investigation and prosecution of adult obscenity and child exploitation programs funding, H5257, H5258 [7JY]

Government regulations: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules, H5275, H5276 [7JY]

———economic impact of deregulating the deployment of broadband facilities, E30 [21JA]

———reinstate rules for the description of video programming (H.R. 4311), E790 [7MY]

Radio: assign radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (H.R. 1425), H8883 [8OC]

Telecommunications: clarify obligation to issue licenses using competitive bidding procedures (H.R. 4715), E1287 [25JN]

———clarify prohibition on junk fax transmissions (H.R. 4600), H6089-H6093 [20JY], E1469 [22JY], E1558 [8SE]

———conduct GAO study of complaints to the FCC relative to broadcasting of obscene, indecent, and profane language, H1034 [11MR]

———ensure that broadcast licenses cannot be revoked, or renewal rejected, until appeals have been made and heard, H1033 [11MR]

———facilitate reallocation of spectrum from governmental to commercial users, enhance 911 and E-911 services, and support construction and operation of a citizen activiated emergency response system (H.R. 5419), H10219 [20NO]

———increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (H.R. 3717), H1019-H1035 [11MR], E346 [11MR], E369, E376, E379, E384-E386 [16MR]

———provide a clear and unambiguous structure for the jurisdictional and regulatory treatment of voice-over-Internet-protocol applications (H.R. 4129), E526 [2AP]

———provide for punishment of certain profane broadcasts (H.R. 3687), H533 [24FE]

———strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with government ownership (H.R. 3969), E366 [12MR]

Telecommunications Act: court ruling on triennial review rulemaking on local phone competition and broadband deployment, H835, H843 [4MR], E289, E295 [3MR], E305, E308 [4MR], E329, E332 [9MR]

Television: repeal regulations that interfere with a consumer's ability to obtain desired programming from cable or satellite providers and that would increase the price of a television set (H.R. 4024), E442 [24MR]

Territories: amend treatment of certain territories under the Rural Health Care Program relative to telemedicine and telehealth services (H.R. 3750), E79 [30JA]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (H.R. 5420), E2121 [20NO]

Remarks in Senate

ABC: showing of film ``Saving Private Ryan'' relative to FCC enforcement of regulations on language content, S11446 [18NO]

Government regulations: amend media ownership rules, S14, S19 [20JA], S68 [21JA]

———consider size of market or viewing or listening audience in issuance of indecency penalties, S7130 [22JN]

———disapprove ruling on media ownership rules, S7063-S7066 [21JN]

———disapprove ruling on media ownership rules relative to coveratge of the Republican and Democratic Conventions, S8820-S8822 [7SE]

———ensure fairness and prevent waste in Federal regulatory agencies, S6432 [3JN]

Political campaigns: provide lowest advertising rate, establish airtime requirements for campaign related programming, and create political advertisement voucher system (S. 1497), S579 [4FE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S11824-S11827 [20NO]

Radio: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations and protect radio reading services (S. 2505), S6481, S6482 [4JN]

———protect educational FM radio stations providing public service broadcasting from commercial encroachment (S. 2540), S7009 [17JN]

Telecommunications: facilitate reallocation of spectrum from governmental to commercial users, enhance 911 and E-911 services, and support construction and operation of a citizen activiated emergency response system (H.R. 5419), S12010-S12012, S12083, S12084 [8DE]

———increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (H.R. 3717), S3197 [25MR], S3217 [26MR], S10809 [8OC]

———preserve State and local authority to regulate placement, construction, and modification of broadcast transmission facilities (S. 2963), S10858 [8OC]

———preserve State and local authority to regulate placement, construction, and modification of personal wireless services facilities (S. 2964), S10858 [8OC]

———provide a clear and unambiguous structure for the jurisdictional and regulatory treatment of voice-over-Internet-protocol applications (S. 2281), S3777 [6AP]

———requirements that providers of telecommunications and information services provide such services for schools and libraries at a discounted rate, S12010 [8DE]

Television: extend satellite carriers license to make secondary transmission of ``distant'' network and superstation programs (S. 2013), S118 [21JA], S10056 [30SE], S10823 [8OC]

———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), S11586, S11587 [19NO]

———rejection by CBS of advertisement concerning children paying off the Federal deficit, S276-S278 [27JA]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (S. 2994), S11434 [17NO]

Reports filed

Allow Operation of Low-Power FM Radio Stations That Do Not Interfere With the Transmissions of Full-Power Stations and Protect Radio Reading Services: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2505), S11639 [19NO], S11897 [7DE]

Junk Fax Prevention Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4600) (H. Rept. 108-593), H5469 [9JY]

Nomination of Jonathan S. Adelstein to the FCC: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S11639 [19NO]

Rural Universal Service Equity Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1380), S11639 [19NO]

———Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1380) (S. Rept. 108-422), S11897 [7DE]

Satellite Home Viewer Extension Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2013), S6997 [17JN]

Training for Realtime Writers Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 480) (S. Rept. 108-399), S11305 [11OC]

VOIP Regulatory Freedom Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2281), S11639 [19NO]

———Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2281) (S. Rept. 108-425), S11897 [7DE]

Statements

Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act: Executive Office of the President, H1019 [11MR]

Texts of

H.R. 3717, Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act, H1031-H1033 [11MR]

H.R. 4600, Junk Fax Prevention Act, H6089-H6091 [20JY]

H.R. 5419, Ensuring Needed Help Arrives Near Callers Employing 911 (ENHANCE 911) Act, H10220-H10223 [20NO]

S. 480, Training for Realtime Writers Act, S11586 [19NO]

S. 2505, allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations and protect radio reading services, S6482 [4JN]

S. 2963, Local Control of Broadcast Towers Act, S10858 [8OC]

S. 2964, Local Control of Cellular Towers Act, S10859 [8OC]