HR 103 · 101th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Telecommunications Equipment Manufacturing Stimulation Act of 1989

Introduced 1989-01-03· Sponsored by Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.(1989-02-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Telecommunications Equipment Manufacturing Stimulation Act of 1989 - Prohibits a Bell operating company from selling or leasing in interstate commerce any telecommunications or customer premises equipment manufactured by any Bell operating company, unless such equipment was manufactured in the United States. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) be responsible for the enforcement of this Act; (2) prescribe regulations to prevent shortages of telecommunications equipment; and (3) submit annual reports to certain congressional committees on the state of the Nation's domestic telecommunications equipment manufacturing industry. Authorizes the Secretary to bring a civil action to enforce this Act. Requires the Federal Communications Commission, in determining whether any charge, practice, classification, or regulation of any common carrier is reasonable, to exclude from the cost of providing the service in question the costs of procurement of any telecommunications equipment or customer premises equipment not manufactured in the United States.…

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