More info on Tauzin-Dingell. I read the bill. The language is very clever. Write to Sununu and Bass now.
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On February 27, the House of Representatives will hold a vote on H.R. 1542, the "Internet Freedom and Broadband Deployment Act," better known as Tauzin-Dingell, which could radically alter competition in the high-speed Internet broadband market.
In 1996, Congress adopted the Telecommunications Act to allow competition to flourish in the telecommunications industry. The hallmark of the Telecommunications Act was the provision that allowed traditional long-distance carriers to provide local service and local carriers Verizon, BellSouth, Qwest, and SBC (the Bells) to provide long-distance service once they open their markets to others. However, most Bells failed to grant access to either long-distance providers or the new competitive companies that sprang up as a result of the Act.
While consumers were lead to believe that there were going to be more choices and better local phone service, today few believe there is competition in their local service, many complain about their rates, and access to the Internet is becoming more expensive.
Since 1996, the Bells have aggressively entered the high-speed Internet broadband market and now control 90 percent of the residential digital subscriber lines (DSL). Now the Bells are pressing for a change in the Telecommunications Act through H.R. 1542, which would exempt them from providing access to their market before they offer long-distance data service and virtually assure their continued domination of residential DSL service. Essentially, Tauzin-Dingell will reward the Bells for violating their legal obligations and gut the intent of the Telecommunications Act. This would increase government waste, bureaucracy, and the cost of telecommunications.
The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) has long opposed Tauzin-Dingell, and now that a vote in the House is imminent, CCAGW urges you to visit our website and send a letter to your representative expressing your opposition to Tauzin-Dingell today.
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