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Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Federal Communications Commission should exercise its authority under the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure that unaffiliated service providers have…

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Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Federal Communications Commission should exercise its authority under the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure that unaffiliated service providers have open, nondiscriminatory access to broadband facilities that enable access to the Internet over cable systems.

Introduced: August 5, 1999 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
Sep 10, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Aug 5, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Aug 5, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the open infrastructure of the Internet should be safeguarded, especially against discriminatory access by telecommunications carriers; (2) the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should complete a proceeding ensuring a competitive, nondiscriminatory environment for broadband access to the Internet over cable systems; and (3) the FCC should continue to seek to ensure such environment.

What's happening now September 10, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.

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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Aug 5, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 173: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Federal Communications Commission should exercise its authority under the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure that unaffiliated service providers have open, nondiscriminatory access to broadband facilities that enable access to the Internet over cable systems.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-173/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 173: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Federal Communications Commission should exercise its authority under the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure that unaffiliated service providers have open, nondiscriminatory access to broadband facilities that enable access to the Internet over cable systems.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-173/.
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H. Con. Res. 173, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-173/.
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[H. Con. Res. 173: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Federal Communications Commission should exercise its authority under the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure that unaffiliated service providers have open, nondiscriminatory access to broadband facilities that enable access to the Internet over cable systems.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-173/)
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