The Internet has great potential for Alaskans as it brings new opportunities in distance learning, telemedicine, job creation, education, and easier access for visitors to our state. Congress will consider several Internet issues during the 106th Congress. Our legislation will require honest routing information, identification of the marketer, honoring of any remove requests, and allow a voluntary domain wide opt-out system while still giving customers of ISPs the final choice in deciding what comes into their inbox. Until our legislation is passed, there is no federal legislation regarding this practice.
Any state laws are likely to be held unconstitutional due to the interstate nature of the Internet.
During the 105th Congress, I was the author of an anti junk e-mail provision in Title III of S. 1618 . However, the House of Representatives felt that self-regulation was the answer. A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the outstanding achievements of NetDay. I voted for the Internet Tax Freedom Act although I attempted to remove the grandfather clause for state taxation that allows for some states to continue to tax Internet transactions.