HR 3609 · 103th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Telecommunications Equipment Research and Manufacturing Competition Act of 1993

Introduced 1993-11-21· Sponsored by Rep. Slattery, Jim [D-KS-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: For Further Action See H.R.3626.(1994-06-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Telecommunications Equipment Research and Manufacturing Competition Act of 1993 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize any Bell Telephone Company (BTC), through an affiliate of such company, to manufacture and provide telecommunications equipment, except that no BTC may engage in such manufacturing with an unaffiliated BTC or affiliates thereof. Allows such manufacturing or provision to be conducted only through an affiliate that is separate from any BTC. Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prescribe regulations to ensure that: (1) such manufacturing affiliate maintains separate accounts and records from its affiliated BTC which identify all financial transactions with the BTC; (2) neither a BTC nor any of its non-manufacturing affiliates carry out sales, advertising, installation, production, or maintenance operations for a manufacturing affiliate, except under specified conditions, and such manufacturing affiliate conducts all of its manufacturing activity and uses component parts manufactured within the United States; (3) such affiliate incurs debt entirely separate from and without recourse against the affiliated BTC; (4) such affiliate shall n…

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