New Telecom Bill Released

Om Malik, Friday, September 16, 2005 at 9:19 AM PT Comments (4)

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

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September 16th, 2005
10:04 AM PT
Peter said:

Do you have a link to access the document? Thanks.

September 16th, 2005
11:18 AM PT
DG Lewis said:

(link)

(Note PDF)

September 16th, 2005
11:19 AM PT
DG Lewis said:

Sorry, it didn’t like the underscores, which should be between ‘2005′ and ’staff’, and between ’staff’ and ‘disc’.

November 6th, 2005
7:22 PM PT
Phone Card said:

I would be curious to get your take on this now that you have read the whole document…

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