Subject: Re Copy of the HR4445 bill off the site (Bormann).
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 143102 -0500
From: Roy Beavers
To: guru
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Subject: Re: Copy of the HR4445 bill off the site
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 08:05:01 -0700
From: "Dr. Carolyn Bormann"
Reply-To: drcnb@js-net.com
Organization: Arrowhead Healthworks
To: roy@emfguru.com
References: <39D7ABB3.B3423F0E@emfguru.com>
Here's a copy of the bill off the site:
Reciprocal Compensation Adjustment Act of 2000 (Introduced in the House)
HR 4445 IH
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4445
To exempt from reciprocal compensation requirements telecommunications traffic to
the Internet.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 15, 2000
Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. BLILEY, and Mr. BOUCHER) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To exempt from reciprocal compensation requirements telecommunications traffic to
the Internet.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Reciprocal Compensation Adjustment Act of 2000'.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM RECIPROCAL COMPENSATION REQUIREMENT.
Section 251 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 251) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(5), by inserting before the period at the end the following:
`, subject to subsection (f)(3)'; and(2) in subsection (f), by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
`(3) EXEMPTION FROM RECIPROCAL COMPENSATION REQUIREMENT-
`(A) IN GENERAL- Notwithstanding subsection (b)(5), after the date of enactment of
this paragraph, no local
exchange carrier shall be required to make any payment for the transport or
termination of telecommunications to theInternet or any provider of Internet access
service.
`(B) JURISDICTION- Such transport or termination shall be considered interstate
communications and subject tothe exclusive jurisdiction of the Commission.
`(C) NO EFFECT ON EXISTING AGREEMENTS- This paragraph does not affect the rights of
the parties to any interconnection agreement in effect on May 15, 2000, during the
existing term of any such agreement.
`(D) GRANDFATHERED AGREEMENTS NOT REQUIRED TO BE OFFERED TO OTHER CARRIERS- A local
exchange carrier is not required by section 252(i) to offer to any other carrier
any reciprocal compensation arrangement that is inconsistent with subparagraph (A)
and that is in an agreement preserved by subparagraph (C).
`(E) DEFINITIONS- For the purposes of this paragraph--
`(i) the term `existing term' means the initial period of any interconnection
agreement and does not include
any period provided for negotiation or any extension of the initial period; and
`(ii) the terms `Internet' and `Internet access service' have the meaning provided
in section 231(e).'.
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Roy Beavers wrote:
> Is that link correct??????...... See below.......
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: Internet cost (Whitehead)/Copy of the Actual Bill(Bormann).
> Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 15:42:23 -0500
> From: "Bill P. Curry"
> Reply-To: BPCurry@MCS.com
> Organization: EMSciTek Consulting co.
> To: roy@emfguru.com
> References: <39D77CEA.B90FDF9@emfguru.com>
>
> Roy, the link Carolyn quoted has expired. Could you publish this bill one
> either your EMF guru site or in the text of an EMF-L message?
> Regards, Bill
>
> Roy Beavers wrote:
> >
> > ..........Response from EMF-L.......
> >
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Re: Internet cost (Whitehead)/Copy of the Actual Bill
> > Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 09:36:32 -0700
> > From: "Dr. Carolyn Bormann"
> > Reply-To: drcnb@js-net.com
> > Organization: Arrowhead Healthworks
> > To: roy@emfguru.com
> > References: <39D75928.BC84DE9@emfguru.com>
> >
> > Roy & List:
> >
> > I checked this out. It is legitimate and not an "urban myth" this time.
> > Here's the Government site to read up on it:
> > http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/C?c106:./temp/~c106x4u7Jn
> >
> > Dr. Bormann
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