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For Immediate Release
May 18, 2006 |
Media Contact: Margaret Boles
COMPTEL
(202) 296-6650
(202) 296-7585 |
COMPTEL Applauds Sensenbrenner, Conyers Bill
Legislation will help protect against toll booths on the Internet
WASHINGTON, DC – May 18, 2006 – F. James Sensenbrenner, Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary, and John Conyers Jr., Ranking Member of the Committee, today introduced HR 5417, the “Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2006,” legislation to amend the Clayton Act to ensure competitors and consumers have a remedy for discrimination or anticompetitive behavior by companies that control access to the Internet. The following statement may be attributed to Earl Comstock, President and CEO of COMPTEL:
"Chairman Sensenbrenner and Congressman Conyers have always been staunch advocates for consumers and a competitive communications industry. This bill demonstrates that members of the House Judiciary understand the dangers posed by the reconsolidation of Ma Bell and the adverse impact that it could have on the open Internet. This bill is a great step in the right direction toward establishing much needed safeguards, especially in light of the FCC's complete capitulation to those who would restrict access to the Internet."
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COMPTEL is the leading industry association representing communications service providers and their supplier partners. Based in Washington, D.C., COMPTEL advances its members' businesses through policy advocacy and through education, networking and trade shows. COMPTEL members are entrepreneurial companies building and deploying next-generation networks to provide competitive voice, data, and video services. COMPTEL members create economic growth and improve the quality of life of all Americans through technological innovation, new services, affordable prices and customer choice. COMPTEL members share a common objective: advancing communications through innovation and open networks. For more information, call COMPTEL at 202/296-6650.
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