THIRD DRAFT OF SENATE COMMERCE TELECOM BILL AWAITED

摘要

Sens. Olympia Snowe and Byron Dorgan plan to introduce their net neutrality legislation (S-2917) as an amendment to Senate Commerce Committee Chmn. Ted Stevens’ (R-Alaska) telecom reform bill (S-2686) at Thurs.’s scheduled markup if the amended draft doesn’t reflect changes consistent with their bill’s goals. The latest draft is expected to become public today (Mon.). S-2917 is backed by Senate Commerce Committee co-Chmn. Daniel Inouye (D- Hawaii). Amendments to the telecom bill are due Mon. Amendments on buildout and redlining are among dozens expected to be offered.