HR 1555 · 104th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Communications Act of 1995

Introduced 1995-05-03· Sponsored by Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-7]· House

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Latest: The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 1555.(1995-08-04)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 1995-08-04
Roll #635
Yea 305Nay 117
Democrats
97 Yea·98 Nay
Republicans
208 Yea·18 Nay
PassedHouse · 1995-08-04
Roll #635
Yea 305Nay 117
Democrats
97 Yea·98 Nay
Republicans
208 Yea·18 Nay
PassedHouse · 1995-08-04
Roll #634
Yea 224Nay 199
Democrats
180 Yea·16 Nay
Republicans
43 Yea·183 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Development of Competitive Telecommunications Markets Title II: Cable Communications Competitiveness Title III: Broadcast Communications Competitiveness Title IV: Effect on Other Laws Title V: Definitions Communications Act of 1995 - Title I: Development of Competitive Telecommunications Markets - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 (the Act) to provide that the duty of a common carrier includes the duty to interconnect with the facilities and equipment of other providers of telecommunications and information services. Includes within the duty of a local exchange carrier specified duties with respect to: (1) interconnection; (2) unbundling of network elements; (3) resale; (4) number portability; (5) dialing parity; (6) access to rights of way; (7) network functionality and accessibility; and (8) good faith negotiation. Requires a local exchange carrier to provide, to any other carrier or person offering (or seeking to offer) a telecommunications or information service: (1) access to and interconnection with the facilities of the carrier's network at any technically feasible and economically reasonable point within the carrier's network on just and reas…

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Cosponsors (20)

3 Democrats17 Republicans