Telephone Number Ownership Act of 1996

Summary

Telephone Number Ownership Act of 1996 - Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Federal Communications Commission lacks legal authority to conduct auctions or other revenue raising activities in connection with the allocation of any telephone number within the North American Numbering Plan; and (2) if the Congress is to authorize such activities, procedures will be required to protect any value attaching to new toll-free numbers by reason of a private business investment in the advertisement or public awareness of the corresponding 800 number by measures designed to prevent speculation, hoarding, and other gaming of the allocation system, and to protect consumers from fraud and confusion by preventing the misrepresentation of established toll-free numbers. Calls for the Commission to submit a plan for the allocation of toll-free 888 numbers that contains such procedures, together with its recommendations for legislative authorization of such allocation.

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Timeline

1. 10 May 1996

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 May 1996

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 10 May 1996

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 23 May 1996

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 10 May 1996 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 10 May 1996

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 10 May 1996

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 10 May 1996

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Sponsors

• Rep. Frisa, Dan [R-NY-4] · R · Sponsor
• PETER KING · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [D-LA-3] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Klink, Ron [D-PA-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lazio, Rick [R-NY-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [R-OK-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-11] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Parker, Mike [D-MS-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Manton, Thomas J. [D-NY-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Forbes, Michael P. [R-NY-1] · R · Cosponsor
• SAM JOHNSON · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Clinger, William F., Jr. [R-PA-23] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Telephone Number Ownership Resolution of 1996