Washington Update - May 2006
I. Legislative Branch Activity
To no one's surprise, this month Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-AK) introduced comprehensive telecommunications legislation. Meanwhile, in the House, a jurisdictional battle intensified between the Commerce and Judiciary Committees over "net neutrality" provisions in the House bill. Time is growing short, however, for Congress to pass any communications legislation. Below we discuss the Senate bill and the jurisdictional tug of war in the House.
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