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Union Calendar No. 335
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1291
[Report No. 106–615]
To prohibit the imposition of access charges on Internet service providers,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 25, 1999
Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr.
BILBRAY, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. EWING, Mr. POMBO, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr.
RAHALL, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. DICKEY, Mr. WELLER, Mr. MICA, Mr.
BLAGOJEVICH, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. REGULA, Mr. WOLF, Mr.
GOODE, Mr. MCINNIS, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. CAN-
ADY of Florida, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr.
KUYKENDALL, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. CLYBURN, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr.
TANCREDO, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr.
STEARNS, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr.
BLUNT, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. LAZIO, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania,
Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. BAKER,
Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. PACKARD, Mr. LINDER, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. DUN-
CAN, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. OSE, Mr. CAMP, Mr. GOOD-
LATTE, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. MASCARA, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr.
LIPINSKI, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. BARCIA, and Mr. SCAR-
BOROUGH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Commerce
MAY 12, 2000
Additional sponsors: Mr. BRYANT, Mr. WISE, Mr. LARGENT, Mr. FILNER, Mr.
FORBES, Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. UNDERWOOD,
Mr. HOLT, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr. WU, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr.
CASTLE, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Ms.
DUNN, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. FLETCHER, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. HOEK-
STRA, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. COMBEST, Mr. GARY MILLER
of California, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. COBURN, Mr.
GRAHAM, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. ISAKSON, Ms.
PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. SMITH of Washington,
Mr. HORN, Mr. HILL of Montana, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. MILLER
of Florida, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. DREIER, Mr. BORSKI, Mrs. FOWLER, Mr.
BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. HALL of Texas,
Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. STUMP, Ms. RIVERS, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr.
LARSON, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. METCALF,
Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. SKELTON, Mr.
WEINER, Mr. ROGERS, Mr. HYDE, Mr. COOK, Mr. SANDLIN, Ms. ROS-
LEHTINEN, Mr. MALONEY
of Connecticut, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr.
GALLEGLY, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mrs. WILSON, Mr. NUSSLE, Mr. PAUL, Ms.
GRANGER, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. EHRLICH, and Mr. MEEKS
of New York
MAY 12, 2000
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To prohibit the imposition of access charges on Internet
service providers, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Internet Access Charge
Prohibition Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to ensure that Internet
information services will continue to be deployed as rapidly
and efficiently to as many Americans as possible by pre-
venting the Federal Communications Commission from
applying interstate access charges to providers of Internet
services.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF ACCESS CHARGES ON INTERNET
SERVICE PROVIDERS.
Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 254) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
‘‘(l) PROHIBITION OF ACCESS CHARGES ON INTER-
NET SERVICE PROVIDERS.—Notwithstanding subsection
(b)(4) or (d) or any other provision of this section, the
Commission shall not impose on any interactive computer
service (as such term is defined in section 230(e)) or other
information service provider any access charge for the sup-
port of universal service that is based on a measure of
the time that telecommunications services are used in the
provision of such interactive computer service or informa-
tion service.’’.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Internet Access Charge
Prohibition Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF CHARGES ON PROVIDERS OF
INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE.
Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 254) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
‘‘(l) PROHIBITION OF CHARGES ON INTERNET SERV-
ICE PROVIDERS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection
(b)(4) or (d) or any other provision of this title, the
Commission shall not impose on any provider of
Internet access service (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 231(e)) any contribution for the support of uni-
versal service that is based on a measure of the time
that telecommunications services are used in the pro-
vision of such Internet access service.
‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this
subsection shall preclude the Commission from impos-
ing access charges on the providers of Internet tele-
phone services, irrespective of the type of customer
premises equipment used in connection with such
services.’’.
Union Calendar No. 335
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1291
[Report No. 106–615]
A BILL
To prohibit the imposition of access charges on
Internet service providers, and for other purposes.
MAY 12, 2000
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed