Local Exchange Infrastructure Modernization Act of 1993
Official title: A bill to recognize the unique status of local exchange carriers in providing the public switched network infrastructure and to ensure the broad availability o… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: A bill to recognize the unique status of local exchange carriers in providing the public switched network infrastructure and to ensure the broad availability of advanced public switched network infrastructure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Local Exchange Infrastructure Modernization Act of 1993 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to exercise its authority to: (1) preserve and enhance universal telephone service at reasonable rates; (2) achieve universal availability of advanced network capabilities and information services; (3) assure a seamless nationwide distribution network through joint network planning, coordination, and service arrangements between and among local exchange carriers (LECs); (4) maintain high standards of quality for advanced network services; and (5) assure adequate communication for the public health, safety, defense, education, national security, and emergency preparedness.
Defines "local exchange carrier" for purposes of such Act.
Requires the FCC to prescribe regulations that require: (1) joint coordinated network planning, design, and cooperative implementation among all LECs in the provision of public switched network infrastructure and services; (2) development of standards for interconnection between the LEC public switched network and others by appropriate standard-setting bodies; and (3) a LEC to share public switched network infrastructure and functionality with requesting LECs which serve a geographic area for which they lack economies of scale or scope for the particular required network functionality.
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 570: Local Exchange Infrastructure Modernization Act of 1993. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-S-570/
"S. 570: Local Exchange Infrastructure Modernization Act of 1993." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-S-570/.
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