roundtable: Senate Rejecting Public Interest in Telecom Bill

roundtable: Senate Rejecting Public Interest in Telecom Bill

Senate Rejecting Public Interest in Telecom Bill

Vigdor Schreibman - FINS (fins@access.digex.net)
Wed, 14 Jun 1995 12:11:13 -0400 (EDT) 

Date: Wed, 14 Jun 1995 12:11:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: Vigdor Schreibman - FINS <fins@access.digex.net>
To: Vigdor Schreibman - FINS <fins@access.digex.net>
Subject: Senate Rejecting Public Interest in Telecom Bill
Message-Id: <Pine.SUN.3.91.950614115913.14220B-100000@access1.digex.net>


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FINS SPECIAL REPORT                                     June 14, 1995
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SENATE REJECTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN TELECOM BILL
Consumer Representative on US Board Tabled

Washington, DC--The US Senate today voted 89 to 11 to cut off debate on
the Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act of 1995 [S.652].
The Senate also voted 55 to 45 to table an amendment (No. 1344) proposed
by Senator Robert Kerrey (D-NE) providing for a representative of
consumers on the Federal-State Joint Board on universal service.  With 
a long list of amendments still pending consideration (45 out of 67 
filed as of June 13) even with the cloture vote final vote on the measure 
may not come until Friday, unless other compromises by the leadership are 
agreed to.

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