Now that the Telecom Act of 1996 has been sent to the mortuary for all practical purposes, there is need for a new bill. (One way of keeping the pesky politicians busy. The new 77-page proposal has been tabled by the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The idea is to overhaul the laws to meet the realities of the post-Internet society. I will be reading this, as I consume copious amounts of lemon-flavored tea and fight off the cold, and will be back with a longish analysis of what’s to like and dislike in this proposal. via
Do you have a link to access the document? Thanks.
http://energycommerce.house.gov/108/News/09152005_staff_disc.pdf
(Note PDF)
Sorry, it didn’t like the underscores, which should be between ‘2005′ and ’staff’, and between ’staff’ and ‘disc’.
I would be curious to get your take on this now that you have read the whole document…