H.R. 2120 — Broadband Antitrust Restoration and Reform Act

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Broadband Antitrust Restoration and Reform Act - Amends the Clayton Act to prohibit a Bell operating company (BOC) or an affiliate thereof from providing interLATA service in any of its in-region States under the authority of any amendment to the Communications Act of 1934 enacted after June 13, 2001: (1) unless it files with the Attorney General an application to provide such service; and (2) until the Attorney General either approves or fails to act on such application within 90 days.

Authorizes the Attorney General to issue rules to establish requirements applicable to the form and contents of applications, and to make recommendations regarding withdrawal of applications or the filing of an application subsequent to withdrawal.

Prohibits the Attorney General from approving an application upon determining that the applicant: (1) has monopoly power in the local exchange market; and (2) is using or is likely to use its monopoly power in order to engage in exclusionary or other anti-competitive conduct. Authorizes the Attorney General, upon making such determination, to reinstate with respect to such applicant any Federal regulation in effect as of June 13, 2001, which the Attorney General determines was designed to protect against exclusionary conduct or other abusive monopoly power.

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H.R. 1697Broadband Competition and Incentives Act of 2001
2001-06-13For Further Action See H.R.2120.
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H.R. 1698American Broadband Competition Act of 2001
2001-06-13For Further Action See H.R.2120.
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2001-06-12
Introduced in House
2001-06-12
Introduced in House
2001-06-12
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2001-06-12
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2001-06-12
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2001-06-13
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2001-06-13
Motion to Report Measure Defeated by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 19.
2001-06-25
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

Broadband Antitrust Restoration and Reform Act

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