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Broadcast flags pass Committee markup, net neutrality to be voted on tomorrow.
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 18:49:02 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Ethan Ackerman <eackerma () u washington edu> Date: June 27, 2006 5:02:59 PM EDT To: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>, David Farber <dave () farber net>Subject: Broadcast flags pass Committee markup, net neutrality to be voted on tomorrow.
As the markup of the Senate's telecom reform bill wraps up another day, the controversial broadcast and audio flag provisions made it through committee mark-up unscathed, lending strength to fears that it will be law before the year's end. 'Net Neutrality' amendments escaped attention for yet another day, but, according to Chairman Stevens, will be voted on tomorrow morning. The Senate Commerce Committee has closed that portion of the mammoth bill that contains the broadcast and audio flags, and no amendments were offered to remove them. The only Senator who publicly expressed strong opposition to the flags, Sen. Sununu of NH, withdrew his amendments. The Senator did express an intent to bring up the issue again before the whole Senate, but as it stands now, the flags are in the bill. Even though this is a very important step, the bill, S. 2686, still has to pass the full committee after all amendments are offered, and then pass the full Senate and House. (And the President has to sign, or at least not veto, it...) Minimal hearing details here:http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm? FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=1778
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