900 Services Consumer Protection Act of 1991

Summary

900 Services Consumer Protection Act of 1991 - Requires the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission to issue regulations requiring each provider of a 900 telephone service to announce certain information at the beginning of each service transaction, including: (1) the price of the call per minute and, if not at the discretion of the caller, the length of each call; (2) a description of the service; and (3) that the caller may terminate the call to avoid incurring any charges. Requires regulations: (1) allowing any consumer to block access to 900 numbers at his or her residence at no cost; (2) prohibiting television and radio advertisements directed at individuals under the age of 18 from including tones which dial a number by placing the receiver close to the television or radio; and (3) requiring radio and television advertisements directed at individuals under the age of 18 to include a notice that the individual must have permission of a parent or guardian to use the 900 telephone service.

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Timeline

1. 21 February 1991

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 February 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 16 July 1991

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Communications. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-358.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · undated · Official file

Documents

2 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 21 February 1991

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Sponsors

• Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
• Chuck Grassley · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Pressler, Larry [R-SD-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] · R · Cosponsor
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