Amendment109th Congress
Amendment sought to add a new section to Title VII of the Communication Act of 1934 entitled "Network Neutrality".
- Amendment Number
- 987
- Description
- Amendment sought to add a new section to Title VII of the Communication Act of 1934 entitled "Network Neutrality".
- Purpose
- An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 109-491 which seeks to restore important non-discrimination requirements enforced by the Federal Communications Commission that from the inception of the Internet until August of 2005 were binding on telecommunications carriers. This amendment essentially has 3 parts: (1) provides a policy statement in addition to the general duties of broadband network providers; (2) provides for preserved rights and exceptions to the general statutory duties in the first part; and (3) provides an expedited complaint process and an antitrust savings clause.
- Congress
- 109
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Jun 8, 2006
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Markey amendment (A007) Failed by recorded vote: 152 - 269 (Roll no. 239).
- Latest Action Time
- 21:22:19
- Submitted Date
- Jun 8, 2006
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Feb 3, 2022