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A decade later, the 1996 Telecommuncations Act may be revamped [econ]
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 11:37:52 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com> Date: August 1, 2005 7:21:40 PM EDT To: politech () politechbot comSubject: [Politech] A decade later, the 1996 Telecommuncations Act may be revamped [econ]
Sen. John Ensign, R-NV, has introduced a pretty wide-ranging (at 72 pages, it better be) bill to revamp the '96 Telecom Act. It deals with topics such as:
- municipal broadband - video from Verizon/SBC/etc. rather than cable co's - VoIP blocking by ISPs - Web site blocking by ISPs - Price regulation of communications services I've placed the bill text here: http://www.politechbot.com/docs/ensign.telecom.bill.072705.pdf Summary is here: http://news.com.com/2100-1036_3-5807278.html -Declan _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/) ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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