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H.R. 280 99th Congress House

A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit access charges on residential and single line business subscribers of telephone exchange service.

Introduced: January 3, 1985 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Feb 26, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.
Jan 3, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 3, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 26, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from permitting the assessment of a charge to recover the costs of services and facilities provided for interstate or foreign telecommunications on: (1) any residential subscriber of telephone exchange service; or (2) any business or individual subscriber that does not have more than one subscriber line within the same exchange area.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 280: A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit access charges on residential and single line business subscribers of telephone exchange service.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-280/
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"H.R. 280: A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit access charges on residential and single line business subscribers of telephone exchange service.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-280/.
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H.R. 280, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-280/.
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