FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Amendments

Computers: improve quality of Federal and State data on availability and quality of broadband services and promote deployment of affordable broadband services (S. 1492), S9840, S9843, S9853, S9856 [26SE], S10183 [30SE], H10620 [29SE]

Technology: develop the next generation of parental control technology (S. 602), S10199, S10340 [1OC], H10808 [3OC]

Television: provide a short term extension of analog television broadcasting authority to ensure continuation of essential public safety announcements and digital television transition information (S. 3663), S10757, S10770 [20NO]

Articles and editorials

Chance To Stand Up, E435 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions

Communications Act: permit universal service support to schools to be used for enhanced emergency notification services (see H.R. 5806), H2355 [15AP]

———reform collection and distribution of universal service support provisions (see H.R. 6356), H6009 [24JN]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 3260), S6650 [14JY] (see H.R. 7323), H10974 [10DE]

Government regulations: disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (see S.J. Res. 28), S1597 [5MR] (see H.J. Res. 79), H1702 [13MR]

———establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license and establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee (see H.R. 6055), H3884 [14MY]

Health: establish an interagency task force responsible for creating a national strategy to combat obesity (see S. 3321), S7148 [23JY]

Internet: establish broadband policy and conduct public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services (see H.R. 5353), H869 [12FE]

Taxation: defer tax on gain from the sale of certain telecommunications and media businesses (see S. 3446), S8035 [1AU]

Telecommunications: ensure competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet (see H.R. 5994), H3402 [8MY]

———prohibit text message spam (see S. 3138), S5657 [16JN]

———promote deployment of next-generation broadband networks and develop a strategy, enact legislation, and adopt policies to accomplish this objective (see H. Res. 1292), H5797 [20JN]

———require accurate transmission of voice communications network traffic identification information to allow for accurate billing (see S. 2919), S3402 [24AP]

———require auction of spectrum for a free and open access broadband service (see S. 3420), S8035 [1AU] (see H.R. 5846), H2486 [17AP]

Television: establish a Federal interagency task force to improve public awareness among older individuals and their families and caregivers about the impending digital television transition (see H. Con. Res. 339), H3018 [1MY]

———prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see S. 3154, 3156), S5753 [18JN] (see H.R. 6209), H5110 [9JN]

———provide a short term extension of analog television broadcasting authority to ensure continuation of essential public safety announcements and digital television transition information (see S. 3663), S10324 [1OC] (see H.R. 7013), H9083 [23SE]

Remarks in House

Computers: improve quality of Federal and State data on availability and quality of broadband services and promote deployment of affordable broadband services (S. 1492), H10618-H10621 [29SE], H10693 [2OC]

Government regulations: establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license and establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee (H.R. 6055), E919 [14MY]

———prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues, H6093 [26JN], E2261 [19NO]

———prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (H.R. 2905), H5487 [18JN], H6012 [25JN]

Technology: develop the next generation of parental control technology (S. 602), H10807 [3OC]

Telecommunications: ensure competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet (H.R. 5994), E859 [8MY]

———require auction of spectrum for a free and open access broadband service (H.R. 5846), E651 [17AP]

Television: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (H.R. 6209), E1170 [9JN]

———provide a short term extension of analog television broadcasting authority to ensure continuation of essential public safety announcements and digital television transition information (S. 3663), H10943, H10944 [10DE]

———provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming, H7669 [31JY]

Remarks in Senate

Business and industry: promote transparency in adoption of new media ownership rules and establish independent panel to recommend how to increase representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership (S. 2332), S1872 [11MR], S4268, S4269 [15MY]

Computers: improve quality of Federal and State data on availability and quality of broadband services and promote deployment of affordable broadband services (S. 1492), S9853-S9856 [26SE]

———improve quality of Federal and State data on availability and quality of broadband services and promote deployment of affordable broadband services (S. 1492), House amendments, S10183 [30SE]

Government regulations: disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (S.J. Res. 28), S1872 [11MR], S3389 [24AP], S4267-S4271 [15MY], S4372 [19MY]

———disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (S.J. Res. 28), unanimous-consent agreement, S4267 [15MY]

Technology: develop the next generation of parental control technology (S. 602), S10199 [1OC], S10601 [17NO]

Telecommunications: require accurate transmission of voice communications network traffic identification information to allow for accurate billing (S. 2919), S3408 [24AP]

Television: provide a short term extension of analog television broadcasting authority to ensure continuation of essential public safety announcements and digital television transition information (S. 3663), S10324 [1OC], S10769, S10770 [20NO]

———provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming, S7856, S7888 [31JY]

Reports filed

Child Safe Viewing Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 602) (S. Rept. 110-268), S1467 [3MR]

Disapproval of FCC Rule on Broadcast Media Ownership: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S.J. Res. 28) (S. Rept. 110-334), S3975 [8MY]

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 7323) (H. Rept. 110-920), H10974 [10DE]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3260) (S. Rept. 110-417), S6650 [14JY]

Local Community Radio Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1675) (S. Rept. 110-271), S1596 [5MR]

Media Ownership Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2332) (S. Rept. 110-461), S8528 [15SE]

Texts of

S. 602, Child Safe Viewing Act, S10199 [1OC], S10601 [17NO], H10807 [3OC]

S. 1492, Broadband Data Improvement Act, S9856-S9858 [26SE], H10618-H10620 [29SE], H10693-H10696 [2OC]

S. 3663, Short-Term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act, H10943 [10DE]

S.J. Res. 28, disapprove FCC rule on broadcast media ownership, S4270 [15MY]