Antitrust Consent Decree Reform Act of 1995

Summary

Antitrust Consent Decree Reform Act of 1995 - Authorizes a Bell operating company (BOC) to apply to the Attorney General for authorization, notwithstanding the Modification of Final Judgment entered into on August 24, 1982 (AT&T consent decree), to provide interexchange telecommunications, to manufacture or provide telecommunications equipment or manufacture customer premises equipment, or to provide alarm monitoring services (such activities). Requires that: (1) the application describe the nature and scope of the activity and the product market, service market, and geographic market for which authorization is sought; and (2) the Attorney General publish the application in the Federal Register and make available to the public all information (excluding trade secrets and privileged or confidential commercial or financial information) submitted by the applicant in connection with the application. Sets forth provisions regarding determinations by the Attorney General and judicial review of such determinations. (Sec. 3) Prohibits a BOC, directly or through an affiliate, from engaging in such activities until authorized in accordance with this Act, with specified exceptions. (Sec. 4) Prohibits a BOC and any affiliate from providing to any electronic publisher, including a separated affiliate or electronic publishing joint venture, customer proprietary network information for use in connection with the provision of electronic publishing that is disseminated by means of such BOC's or affiliate's basic telephone service that is not available to all electronic publishers under the same terms and conditions. Outlines prohibited and authorized joint activities between BOCs and separated affiliates. Requires appropriate maintenance of separate books, records, and accounts for transactions related to the provision of electronic publishing between a BOC and any affiliate, as well as between an affiliate and a separated affiliate. Prohibits certain interaction (such as sharing of common officers) between a BOC and other electronic publishers. Sets forth transition and sunset provisions, as well as private rights of action for violations of the electronic publishing provisions. Specifies that, in such actions, a subpoena requiring the attendance of a witness at a hearing or a trial may be served at any place within the United States.

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 24 July 1995

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 24 July 1995

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• Reported to House amended, Part I

  summary · EN · 24 July 1995

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 2 May 1995

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  Introduced in House · EN · 2 May 1995

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 2 May 1995

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