H.R.166 - Internet Investment, Innovation, and Competition Preservation Act

To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from regulating information services or Internet access services absent a market failure, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Internet Investment, Innovation, and Competition Preservation Act as introduced.
  • Official: To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from regulating information services or Internet access services absent a market failure, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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Clifford Stearns

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Official Summary

1/5/2011--Introduced.Internet Investment, Innovation, and Competition Preservation Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from regulating the rates, terms, conditions, provisioning, or use of an information service or an Internet
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1/5/2011--Introduced.Internet Investment, Innovation, and Competition Preservation Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from regulating the rates, terms, conditions, provisioning, or use of an information service or an Internet access service unless:
(1) there is a market failure in the provision of such service;
(2) there is substantial evidence such failure is preventing a substantial number of consumers nationwide from accessing a substantial amount of lawful Internet content, applications, and services of their choice on a continuing basis;
(3) regulations are necessary to ameliorate such consumer harm; and
(4) the FCC has performed a cost-benefit analysis determining that the benefit of such regulation exceeds its costs. Requires any FCC regulation to:
(1) be the least restrictive necessary to address market failure and consumer harm; and
(2) not prohibit network management from addressing quality of service or measures to prevent unauthorized or illegal activity, including copyright infringement. Requires the FCC to enforce any such regulation on a nondiscriminatory basis between and among broadband network providers, service providers, application providers, and content providers.

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Organizations Opposing H.R.166

  • American Association of Law Libraries
  • Save the Internet.com Coalition
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12/19/11
The Dumbest Tech Bills Congress Introduced In 2011

It has been stuck in committee since February. The American Association of Libraries opposes this bill. H.R. 166: Internet Investment, Innovation, and Competition Preservation Act The bill's stated goal: To prohibit the Federal Communications ...

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04/26/12
Is This the Same Thing as a Skunk Turd? | The Transadvocate

(1975); HR 166, 94th Cong., 1st Sess. (1975) and HR 2667, 94th Cong., 1st Sess. (1975). Seven have been presented to the 95th Congress: HR 451, 95th Cong., 1st Sess. (1977); HR 2998, 95th Cong., 1st Sess. (1977); HR 4794, 95th Cong., ...

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04/26/12
Is This the Same Thing as a Skunk Turd? | The Transadvocate

(1975); HR 166, 94th Cong., 1st Sess. (1975) and HR 2667, 94th Cong., 1st Sess. (1975). Seven have been presented to the 95th Congress: HR 451, 95th Cong., 1st Sess. (1977); HR 2998, 95th Cong., 1st Sess. (1977); HR 4794, 95th Cong., ...

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04/26/12
Is This the Same Thing as a Skunk Turd? | The Transadvocate

(1975); HR 166, 94th Cong., 1st Sess. (1975) and HR 2667, 94th Cong., 1st Sess. (1975). Seven have been presented to the 95th Congress: HR 451, 95th Cong., 1st Sess. (1977); HR 2998, 95th Cong., 1st Sess. (1977); HR 4794, 95th Cong., ...

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