HR 1634 · 99th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the imposition of access charges on residential and single line business subscribers of telephone exchange service in States which have an alternate method for the collection of the revenues involved.

Introduced 1985-03-20· Sponsored by Rep. Wise, Robert E., Jr. [D-WV-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.(1985-03-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the imposition of access charges on residential and single line business subscribers of telephone exchange service in States that have established alternatives to access charges which will not: (1) increase the extent to which carriers and other persons seek alternatives to direct connection to obtain exchange access; (2) impose undue burdens on subscribers; or (3) impede competition for interexchange service.…

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Cosponsors (3)

3 Democrats