SRES 207
106th Congress
Senate
Foreign Trade and International Finance
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding fair access to Japanese telecommunications facilities and services.
Introduced: October 27, 1999
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 8, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14240-14241)
Oct 27, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 27, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13288-13289)
Oct 27, 1999
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the appropriate executive branch officials should implement the call for Japan to undertake a major regulatory reform in the telecommunications sector, namely the Telecommunications Big Bang; (2) the Telecommunications Big Bang must address fundamental legislative and regulatory issues within a defined timeframe, including putting competition first in order to encourage new and innovative businesses to enter the Japanese telecommunications market; (3) the Government of Japan should ensure that Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) and its affiliates (the NTT Group) are prevented from using their dominant position in the wired and wireless market in an anticompetitive manner; and (4) the Government of Japan should take specified steps to ensure that competitive carriers have reasonable, cost-based, and nondiscriminatory access to the rights-of-way, facilities, and services controlled by NTT, the NTT Group, other utilities, and the Government of Japan.
What's happening now
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14240-14241)
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
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