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- Clinton's Problems Are Cable's Gain.(President Bill Clinton; Congress distracted from telecommunications legislation by presidential scandal and investigation)
- WASHINGTON -- With world stock markets churning, the economy of nuclear-tipped Russia imploding and President Clinton's grip on power loosening, no one in Congress is tapping a foot about cable rates these days. According to House Speaker Newt Gi WASHINGTON -- With...
- Research articles 1998-09-14
- Telecom: will prez push the button? (Pres. Bill Clinton; telecommunications regulation)(Cover Story)
- WASHINGTON - The road to the telecommunications revolution looks nothing like the information superhighway. It's a hot, sticky, 11-block walk down Pennsylvania Avenue from Capitol Hill to the front steps of the Clinton White House - the path Cong WASHINGTON - The...
- Research articles 1995-08-21
- Clinton on communications.(President Bill Clinton)(includes related article on Clinton's telecommunications policy in case of second term)(Interview)(Cover Story)
- Your administration supported the V-chip and the FCC rule that requires TV stations to air three hours of children's educational programing per week. How do you Justify such intrusions Into TV content in light of the First Amendment? Neither ...
- Research articles 1996-09-23
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- Beavers and duck-man. (Republicans in Congress obstruct important legislation, and may transform Bill Clinton into a lame duck president) (Editorial)
- In the swamp of Washington, the Beaver Patrol triumphed. Senate minority leader Bob Dole and his minions dammed the hallways of Congress. Campaign finance reform, lobbyist reform, Superfund reform, the telecommunications bill--these and other initiatives ran into the G.O.P. blockade. As President Clinton's polling numbers dropped...
- Research articles 1994-10-24
- Clinton puts V-chip on fast track; momentum grows for mandatory violence-blocking technology for TV. (President Bill Clinton; includes related articles)
- President Clinton's public endorsement of the V-chip last week gave the proposed electronic blocking device the kind of political momentum that might prove irresistible. "I would say when that telecommunications bill is ultimately sent to the President's desk, put the V-chip in it...
- Research articles 1995-07-17
- New FISA Strategy May Pry Bill from Speaker's Grasp
- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) has been the sole obstacle to passing a bipartisan bill to modernize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. That bill, which passed the Senate by an overwhelming 68-to-29 margin with both Clinton and Obama not voting, passed the Senate February 12. The Senate bill - which...
- Research articles 2008-05-19
- Clinton will sign it. (telecommunications bill)
- Congress gives overwhelming thumbs up to telecom bill WASHINGTON - President Clinton last week promised to sign landmark legislation that overhauls a 62-year-old telecommunications law and opens broad new horizons to the cable industry. Moment Congress gives overwhelming thumbs...
- Research articles 1996-02-05
- Senate proposal gives president authority over the Internet
- Internet companies and civil liberties groups were alarmed this spring when a U.S. Senate bill proposed handing the White House the power to disconnect private-sector computers from the Internet.They're not much happier about a revised version that aides to Sen. Jay Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat, have spent months drafting...
- News items 2009-08-28
- Internet Web Pages Go Dark in Free-Speech Protest.(Originated from San Jose Mercury News, Calif.)
- Feb. 9--Just as Bill Clinton became the first president to sign a law in cyb erspace, the same Internet that carried his act was hosting a large and growing protest over the huge telecommunications bill he signed. Feb. 9--Just as Bill Clinton became the first president...
- Research articles 1996-02-12
- INTERMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS POSITIONS ITSELF FOR DEREGULATED LOCAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET; Major Competitive Telecommunications Provider with Strong Infrastructure, Versatile Company "Turned Loose" by New Telecommunications Law
- TAMPA, Fla.--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 9, 1996--Officials of Intermedia Communications (Nasdaq/NM: ICIX), a leading provider of competitive telecommunications services in the Southeast, today welcomed the signing into law by President Clinton of Senate Bill 652 as modified by the House of Representatives, the "Telecommunications Act of 1996," and indicated actions the Company...
- Research articles 1996-02-09
- Telcom bill: a deal, but not done. (major telecommunications reform bill)(includes a related article)
- Parties agree on key items; Dole says concerns remain about digital TV 'giveaway' It now seems more a question of when than what. As of last Friday (Dec. 29), key lawmakers and the Clinton administration had reached consensus on most major provisions of telecommunications...
- Research articles 1996-01-01
- House bill calls for government release of 200 MHz spectrum
- House Reps. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and John Dingell (D-Mich.) recently introduced the Emerging Telecommunications Technologies Act of 1993 (HR 707). The bill calls for the commerce secretary to release 200 MHz of government spectrum for private-sector use. The bill does not earmark the spectrum for any specific industry. ...
- Research articles 1993-02-15
- Hold the phone - 1996 telecommunications act will profoundly impact small businesses and home offices - Vantage Point - Government Activity - Column
- Only an Act of Congress Could Change Our Phone Systems; Only Time Will Tell How MuchCONFUSED OR ANNOYED BY THE INCESSANT PITCHES OF long-distance telephone companies? To use a phrase that was popular in 1934, the last time Congress overhauled the nation's telecommunications laws, "You ain't seen nothing yet."The 1996...
- Research articles 1996-04-01
- Century expects little local impact from Senate bill
- What may turn out to be the biggest deregulation of telecommunications in U.S. history apparently will have no immediate local effect on Century Telephone, Inc.Alma Kohnert, public relations manager for Century's La Crosse office, said Friday the company supported the bill which the U.S. Senate passed Thursday. "It does provide...
- Research articles 1995-06-17
- Tauzin DBS Bill Takes First Step.
- WASHINGTON -- Over the objections of broadcasters, but with Clinton administration support, a House panel last week rammed through a bill last Thursday that would restore out-of-town CBS and Fox signals to 700,000 dish owners for six months while lawmakers attempt to craft a permanent solution....
- Research articles 1999-03-08
- Telecom reform advances. (telecommunications reform legislation)
- After decades of trying to rewrite the 1934 communications law, Congress is closer than ever to telecommunications reform. With bipartisan support in both houses, a final bill is expected on the President's desk by fall. Whether President Clinton signs off on reform depends on how much...
- Research articles 1995-08-17
- This Takes
- Our primer on the issues in play for the media and advertising Industries Remember 1996, when telecommunications honchos and Washington lobbyists could be heard saying, "It doesn't matter who wins the election--it's about the same for our interests either way"? Those were the good old days, when Bob Dole...
- Research articles 2000-09-18
- Telecom Act Celebrates Five While Critics Call For Reform.(Government Activity)
- WASHINGTON--How long is five years in Internet time? Long enough to nearly obliterate a historic piece of legislation. On the eve of the five-year anniversary of the Telecommunications Act, critics are calling for FCC reform at breakneck speed. The act, crafted with...
- Research articles 2001-02-05
- Senate passes bill that criminalizes possession of MIN/ESN scanners
- Because the two bills differ in particulars, there will be delays even with quick House passage because the two bills then would need to be reconciled by a joint conference committee.The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association CTIA continues to lobby hard for the legislation. The industry believes the Clinton administration supports...
- Research articles 1997-11-17
- Early win followed by legislative pause
- The Wireless Protection Act, signed by President Bill Clinton as Public Law 105-172 in April, bans the possession of equipment used to clone phones (MPN, April 13).The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association heralded that legislative action and soon after trumpeted its support for measures introduced by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and...
- Research articles 2003-04-01
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