HR 3022 IH. Rest of the Truth in
Telephone Billing Act of 1999.
Re: References to the E-rate on phone bills.
Date introduced: October 5, 1999.
Sponsor: Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA).
Source: Library of Congress.
106th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve the disclosure of information concerning telephone charges, and for other purposes.
Mr. MARKEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve the disclosure of information concerning telephone charges, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the `Rest of the Truth in Telephone Billing Act of 1999'.
(a) AMENDMENT- Section 258 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 258) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(c) TRUTH-IN-BILLING- A telecommunications carrier that is required to contribute to, or that is otherwise assessed for, or that receives any subsidy derived from, any support mechanism under section 254, or any other governmental mechanism, fund, tax, or program, shall identify on each subscriber's bill--
`(1)(A) the identity of the governmental mechanism, fund, tax, or program to which the contribution or assessment is made, and the identity of the governmental authority whose rules require or authorize the contribution or assessment;
`(B) the identity of any governmental mechanism, fund, tax, or program from which the subscriber receives a subsidy, and the identity of the governmental authority whose rules require or authorize the subsidy;
`(2) the basis for the contribution, assessment, or subsidy (such as per subscriber, per line, or percentage of some or all charges or revenues); and
`(3)(A) as a separate line-item, the dollar amount that is being attributed to and collected from such subscriber for such governmental mechanism, fund, tax, or program; and
`(B) the average amount per month by which the subscriber's service is reduced by any subsidy identified under paragraph (1)(B).'.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Section 258 is further amended by striking the designation and heading of such section and inserting the following: