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> Colin West sent this to the list this morning, when the server
> was down. The subject bill appears to be a genuine legislative effort,
> however misguided. Keep in mind that most legislators ignore
> email from constituents; a paper letter, written in your own
> words, sent in an envelope (not faxed) is the only way to
> register an opinion with them.
I just read over the proposed legislation --
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c107:H.R.1542: -- and have failed to
see where, if enacted into law, this bill would make voice over IP illegal.
Have I missed something??
(b) PROHIBITION ON MARKETING VOICE SERVICES- Section 271 of such Act is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:
`(k) PROHIBITION ON MARKETING VOICE TELEPHONE SERVICES- Until the date on
which a Bell operating company is authorized to offer interLATA services
originating in an in-region State in accordance with the provisions of this
section, such Bell operating company offering any high speed data service or
Internet access service pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (7) of
subsection (g) may not, in such in-region State market, bill, or collect for
interLATA voice telecommunications service obtained by means of the high
speed data service or Internet access service provided by such company.'.
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