HR 280 · 99th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit access charges on residential and single line business subscribers of telephone exchange service.

Introduced 1985-01-03· Sponsored by Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.(1985-02-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from permitting the assessment of a charge to recover the costs of services and facilities provided for interstate or foreign telecommunications on: (1) any residential subscriber of telephone exchange service; or (2) any business or individual subscriber that does not have more than one subscriber line within the same exchange area.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (9)

9 Democrats