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z?d104:SN00652:@@@D at thomas.loc.gov Page 1 of 16 Bill Summary & Status for the 104th Congress • PREVIOUS BILL I NEXT BILL PREVIOUS BILL:DIGEST I NEXT BILL:DIGEST NEW SEARCH I HOME I HELP I ABOUT DIGESTS S.652 PUBLIC LAW: 104-104, (became law 02/08/96) SPONSOR: Sen Pressler, (introduced 03/30/95) MAJOR LEGISLATION DIGEST: (REVISED AS OF 01/31/96 -- Conference report filed in House) TABLE OF CONTENTS: • Title I: Telecommunication Services • Subtitle A: Telecommunications Services • • Subtitle B: Special Provisions Concerning Bell Operating Companies • Title II: Broadcast Services • Title III: Cable Services • Title IV: Regulatory Reform • Title V: Obscenity and Violence • Subtitle A: Obscene, Harassing, and Wrongful Utilization of Telecommunications Facilities • Subtitle B: Violence • Subtitle C: Judicial Review • Title VI: Effect on Other Laws • Title VII: Miscellaneous Provisions Telecommunications Act of 1996 - Title I: Telecommunication Services - Subtitle A: Telecommunications Services -Amends the Communications Act of 1934 (the Act) to establish a general duty of telecommunications carriers (carriers): (1) to interconnect directly or indirectly with the facilities and equipment of other carriers; and (2) not to install network features, functions, or capabilities that do not comply with specified guidelines and standards. Sets forth the obligations of local exchange carriers (LECs), including the duty: (1) not to prohibit resale of their services; (2) to provide number portability; (3) to provide dialing parity; (4) to afford access to poles, ducts, conduits, and rights-of-way consistent with pole attachment provisions of the Act; and (5) to reestablish reciprocal compensation arrangements for the transport and termination of telecommunications. http://thomasloc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d104:SNO0652:@@@D 12/11/96