COMMUNICATIONS OPPORTUNITY, PROMOTION, AND ENHANCEMENT ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 5252), H3569, H3570, H3571, H3573, H3574, H3575, H3576, H3581 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 5252): consideration (see H. Res. 850), H3495 [7JN]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 5252), H3583 [8JN]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 5252), H3551-H3587 [8JN], E1089, E1104, E1108, E1110 [9JN], E1168, E1172, E1181, E1192 [16JN]

———consideration (H. Res. 850), H3506-H3518 [8JN], E1131 [13JN]

———motion to recommit, H3583-H3586 [8JN]

FCC: clarify authority of courts to hear antitrust cases involving complaints over Internet network access, H3575, H3576 [8JN]

———permit local governments to resolve certain rights-of-way disputes, H3517 [8JN]

———preserve authority to require VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) providers to contribute to the universal service fund and pay appropriate intercarrier compensation fees, H3581, H3582 [8JN]

———preserve openness of the Internet, promote fair competition among network and service providers, and support an expedited complaint process, H3511, H3552-H3556, H3558, H3560-H3562, H3577-H3580 [8JN], E1104, E1110 [9JN]

Local government: allow a franchising authority to issue an order requiring compliance with FCC revised consumer protection rules, H3572, H3573 [8JN]

Telecommunications: clarify authority of municipalities to negotiate local cable franchise agreements and assess a franchise fee for rights-of-way for cable service, H3573, H3574 [8JN]

———establish a dispute resolution process for monetary disputes between local franchise authorities and cable operators, H3574 [8JN]

———establish phased-in, market-based buildout of services to enable cable operators to serve all households in a franchise area, H3584-H3586 [8JN]

———increase penalties for cable operators who deny cable service to residents based on income, H3573 [8JN]

———prevent companies from deleting certain areas out of existing franchises, H3554, H3557-H3559, H3581, H3584-H3586 [8JN]

———public, educational, and local government (PEG) cable access channels funding, H3507 [8JN]

———reduce fee paid to local franchise authorities for public access, educational, governmental/institutional networks (PEG/iNet) support by women-owned and socially and economically disadvantaged firms, H3570, H3571 [8JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 5252, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 850) (H. Rept. 109-491), H3495 [7JN]

Provisions: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5252) (H. Rept. 109-470), H2704, H2756 [17MY], H3423 [6JN]

Tables

Public, Education, and Government (PEG) Access support funding from cable companies, E1089 [9JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 850, consideration of H.R. 5252, provisions, H3506 [8JN]

H.R. 5252, provisions, H3563-H3569 [8JN]