Overhaul of U.S. telecom law to be introduced
Via the EE Times: [snip] A Republican senator will unveil a rewrite of U.S. telecommunications laws on Wednesday (July 27). Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., said he will introduce the Broadband Consumer Choice Act of 2005 during a Capitol Hill press conference. "The bill will improve consumersÂ’ access to communication technology by rewriting outdated telecommunications laws," Ensign's office said in a statement. "One of the billÂ’s goals is to reduce government obstacles to technological innovation and expansion." The proposed legislation would replace the Telecommunications Act of 1996. [snip] http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=166402650 - ferg -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawg@netzero.net or fergdawg@sbcglobal.net ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/
On 27/07/05, Fergie (Paul Ferguson) <fergdawg@netzero.net> wrote:
"The bill will improve consumers' access to communication technology by rewriting outdated telecommunications laws," Ensign's office said in a statement. "One of the bill's goals is to reduce government obstacles to technological innovation and expansion."
The proposed legislation would replace the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
OK, which of the large telco / broadband outfits are lobbying for this one?
On Wed, 27 Jul 2005, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
"The bill will improve consumers' access to communication technology by rewriting outdated telecommunications laws," Ensign's office said in a statement. "One of the bill's goals is to reduce government obstacles to technological innovation and expansion."
The proposed legislation would replace the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
OK, which of the large telco / broadband outfits are lobbying for this one?
Based on who's introducing it, and past history -- CAN-SPAM, for one -- I'd put a suspicious bet on the large fiber-monopoly telcos pushing this to eradicate unbundled service requirements, so that they can push out resellers and remarketers through a "competitive" market. (We'll see for sure when the text is released, of course. ;) Another page from the man himself about it: http://ensign.senate.gov/issleg/issues/record.cfm?id=240526 -- -- Todd Vierling <tv@duh.org> <tv@pobox.com> <todd@vierling.name>
On Wed, 27 Jul 2005, Todd Vierling wrote:
Another page from the man himself about it:
Excuse me, this was a general statement from two weeks ago, but it carries more loaded statements about the upcoming bill's sponsor with regard to telecom interests, and reads almost like a longer version of a bill's "purpose" text. -- -- Todd Vierling <tv@duh.org> <tv@pobox.com> <todd@vierling.name>
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