Expresses the Congressional finding that all persons providing common carrier telecommunications services should be subject to the same regulatory process, so that the nation will have a coordinated nationwide telephone network.
Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that no compensatory charges for or in connection with such communication service may be found to be unjust or unreasonable on the ground that it is too low. Prohibits the Federal Communications Commission from holding the charge of a carrier up to a particular level to protect the traffic or revenues from a communication service offered or provided by another carrier if such charge proposed by the carrier is compensatory.
Provides that the Commission shall not authorize any construction permit, station license, or certificate for construction, acquisition, or operation of any communication or transmission line or facility, or extension thereof, or any modification or renewal thereof, by any specialized carrier furnishing interstate communication service, or the operation of any telephone or telegraph common carrier unless the Commission finds, after an evidentiary hearing, that public convenience and necessity is served and the technical integrity and capacity for a coordinated nationwide telephone network is not significantly impaired.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
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