Extracted from a recent Internic "Scout Report," FYI:
Detailed analysis of the telecommunications bills currently in congress, [the Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act of 1995 in the Senate (S. 652) and the Communications Act of 1995 in the House (H.R. 1555)] and their potential effect on the Internet is available at several Web sites: Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR), has released a "plain English" analysis of upcoming telecommunication regulations and their potential impact on the contents, use, and growth of the Internet. http://jasper.ora.com/andyo/cyber-rights/telecom.html The Center for Media Education http://www.access.digex.net/~cme/bill.html The Benton Foundation http://cdinet.com/cgi-bin/lite/Benton/Goingon/HR1555.html Ralph Nader and the Consumer Project on Technology http://www.essential.org/cpt/telecom/telecom.html Two opposing viewpoints from Regional Bell Operating Companies and LDDS WorldCom, a long-distance telephone company: http://www.bell.com/1025.html The Clinton administration has placed statements on the bill at: http://ntiaunix2.ntia.doc.gov:70/0/congress/1555sap.html http://ntiaunix2.ntia.doc.gov:70/0/congress/s652pos.txt # # #
