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HR 1275 104th Congress House

Competitive Consumer Electronics Availability Act of 1995

Official title: To ensure the competitive availability of consumer electronics devices affording access to telecommunications system services, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 21, 1995 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Administrative procedureCable televisionCommerceCompetition
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It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) 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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Became law
Apr 10, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
Mar 21, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Mar 21, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E635)
Mar 21, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 10, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Competitive Consumer Electronics Availability Act of 1995 - Requires the Federal Communications Commission to adopt regulations to assure competitive availability, to consumers of telecommunication services, of converter boxes, interactive communications devices, and other customer premises equipment from manufacturers, retailers, and other vendors not affiliated with any telecommunications system operator. Provides that such regulations shall not prohibit any telecommunications system operator from also offering devices and customer premises equipment to consumers if the system operator's charges to consumers for such devices and equipment are separately stated and not bundled with or subsidized by charges for any telecommunications service.

Authorizes the Commission to waive a regulation adopted pursuant to this Act for a limited time upon an appropriate showing by a telecommunications system operator that such waiver is necessary to the introduction of a new telecommunications service.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 21, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1275: Competitive Consumer Electronics Availability Act of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1275/
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"H.R. 1275: Competitive Consumer Electronics Availability Act of 1995." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1275/.
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