HR 1697 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Broadband Competition and Incentives Act of 2001

Introduced May 3, 2001 Originated House Sponsor John Conyers, Jr. D-MI

Latest action · Jun 13, 2001 For Further Action See H.R.2120.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedMay 3, 2001
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Broadband Competition and Incentives Act of 2001 - Amends the Clayton Act to prohibit a Bell operating company or affiliate (BOC) from providing interLATA services in any of its in-region States under any amendments to provisions concerning BOCs under the Communications Act of 1934 enacted after April 24, 2001, unless the Attorney General determines that such BOC does not have market power in the provision of wireline telephone exchange service in the State involved. Deems a BOC to have such market power if it provides service to more than 85 percent of the business or residential subscribers in such State at the time it requests that the Attorney General make such determination.

Prohibits a State or political subdivision from imposing: (1) discriminatory taxes on broadband services; or (2) a tax or fee imposed on telecommunications carriers or affiliates thereof, other than incumbent local exchange carriers and affiliates, for the use of public rights-of-way that is greater than the tax or fee imposed on incumbent local exchange carriers or affiliates for their use of public rights-of-way.

Authorizes the Attorney General to make direct loans or loan guarantees to eligible broadband service providers to finance the deployment of broadband services to eligible rural communities and underserved areas. Prohibits the Attorney General from considering the technology proposed to be employed by the applicants. Allows the Attorney General to take a security interest in assets or revenue streams to cover the assets financed.

Cosponsors 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 3, 2001.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-UT	Chris Cannon	Original	May 3, 2001
R-CA	Darrell Issa	Original	May 3, 2001
D-NY	Jerrold Nadler	Original	May 3, 2001

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Judiciary Committee	Referred May 3, 2001Hearings May 22, 2001
House	Energy and Commerce Committee	Referred May 3, 2001
	Communications and Technology Subcommittee	Referred May 15, 2001

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 13, 2001For Further Action See H.R.2120.
May 22, 2001Committee Hearings Held.
May 15, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
May 3, 2001Introduced in House
May 3, 2001Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 1698	American Broadband Competition Act of 2001	Identical bill	Jun 13, 2001
HR 2120	Broadband Antitrust Restoration and Reform Act	Identical bill	Jun 25, 2001

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Clayton Act to ensure the application of the antitrust laws to local telephone monopolies, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Broadband Competition and Incentives Act of 2001

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

May 3, 2001Introduced in House

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