Amendment sought to generally prohibit the deregulation of cable rates for an existing cable system until a telephone company had actually been authorized to provide competing video services to subscribers in the same franchise area, limit the exemption from price controls, and lower the complaint threshold under which the FCC could trigger a rate review.

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Amendment Number
745
Description
Amendment sought to generally prohibit the deregulation of cable rates for an existing cable system until a telephone company had actually been authorized to provide competing video services to subscribers in the same franchise area, limit the exemption from price controls, and lower the complaint threshold under which the FCC could trigger a rate review.
Purpose
An amendment printed in House Report 104-223, to generally prohibit the deregulation of cable rates for an existing cable system until a telephone company actually has been authorized to provide competing video services to subscribers in the same franchise area.
Congress
104
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Aug 4, 1995
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Markey amendment (A005) Failed by recorded vote: 148 - 275 (Roll no. 628).
Latest Action Time
11:33:52
Submitted Date
Aug 4, 1995
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 745 — Informed