IP: Tauzin-Dingell being pushed forward

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 11:02:18 -0700
> To: dave () farber net
> From: Brett Glass <brett () lariat org>
> Subject: For IP: Tauzin-Dingell being pushed forward
>
> Dave:
>
> This bill is horribly anti-consumer; it makes the Baby Bells
> unregulated broadband monopolies. Alas, Tauzin is in a powerful
> position, so it will take substantial effort to defeat it.
>
> --Brett Glass
>
> ------------
>
> Lightning rod broadband bill to move forward
> By Jennifer Jones
>
> CONTROVERSIAL LEGISLATION DESIGNED to spark the rollout of high-speed 
> broadband services will likely be debated on the floor of the House of 
> Representatives in December.
>
> Favorable to regional Bell companies, the Internet Freedom and Broadband 
> Deployment Act of 2001 seeks to remove the authority to regulate data 
> services from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and state entities.
>
> House Energy and Commerce chairman W.J. "Billy" Tauzin, R-La.., and Rep. 
> John Dingell, D-Mich., introduced the legislation, which also seeks to 
> limit the ability of FCC to force regional Bells to provide unbundled 
> access to networks.
>
> Thus, it has drawn the ire of both emerging CLECs (competitive local 
> exchange carriers) and long-distance giants.
>
> Originally due to hit the House floor for debate earlier, the Sept. 11 
> attacks temporarily froze the legislation.
>
> But House leadership forces have since indicated that the chamber will 
> take up the bill, despite industry resistance, a congressional source 
> confirmed.
>
> Full text at
>
> http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/11/16/011116hnbroadbill.xml


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