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HR 1572 101th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Administrative procedure Congressional reporting requirements Independent regulatory commissions Telephone Telephone rates

Telephone Rate Verification Act of 1989

Introduced: March 22, 1989 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 101st Congress ended
It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 3, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
Mar 22, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 22, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Telephone Rate Verification Act of 1989 - Directs the Federal Communications Commission, between July 1, 1989, and July 1, 1990, to require each dominant carrier of interstate telephone services to submit, no later than 30 days after filing a tariff proposing any modification of any interstate telephone rate or charge, all data, reports, studies, and information necessary to determine whether an interstate telephone rate or charge of a dominant carrier complies with the requirements of the Communications Act of 1934, using the rate-of-return methodology and the price-cap methodology. Defines the rate-of-return methodology as the methods and standards used by the Commission as in effect on January 1, 1984, for determining the compliance of telephone rates or charges with such Act. Defines the price-cap methodology as the methods and standards used by the Commission on or after July 1, 1989, to determine the compliance of such charges with such Act. Requires all collected information to be open to public inspection, with a reasonable opportunity for interested parties to comment.

Directs the Commission to report to the Congress semiannually during 1990 concerning all such information. Directs the Comptroller General to analyze such information and report to the Congress. Requires the Comptroller General to promptly notify the Commission of any information required to be collected which has not been collected.

What's happening now April 3, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1572: Telephone Rate Verification Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1572/
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"H.R. 1572: Telephone Rate Verification Act of 1989." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1572/.
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H.R. 1572, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1572/.
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