http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2919.html#45438 The communication companies are paid for providing the Internet service. Limiting or restricting the contest of traffic is limitation of the First Amendment. It is practiced in such dictator-ruled countries as Belarus. This should not take place in the US.... 45438@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2919.html#39870 Unless all calls are wireless to wireless, they need the PSTN infrastructure to complete the call. In order to maintain the PSTN network, the wireline companies need to receive the monies for completing the calls. It's not that difficult to understand. Take away the infrastructure and try to place a call using the PSTN.... 39870@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2919.html#39472 The issue at hand is not whether we should embrace the future, it is that the companies who have built the wireline network should be paid for the investment and infrastructure that are currently being used free of charge by the "innovative" voice providers. They are, in effect, stealing by not paying access fees.... 39472@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_2919.html?rev=26937 <p>S. 2919 would promote the accurate transmission of network traffic identification information.</p> <h2 id="toc0"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>Signaling Modernization Act of 2008 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require a telecommunications service or IP-enabled voice service provide to ensure that all voice communications service traffic originating on its network contains the signaling information reasonably needed to facilitate intercarrier billing in accordance with industry standards. Requires a provider that transports or transits traffic between voice communications service providers to forward the signaling information it receives from another provider (without altering such signaling information) that is reasonably needed to facilitate intercarrier billing in accordance with industry standards, except as otherwise permitted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc1"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 4/24/2008: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc2"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc3"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 26937@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2919.html#37603 This is a bad idea. When Senator Stevens introduced this so called “Phantom Traffic” legislation, he said rural phone companies should be allowed to block your ability to use VoIP and innovative voice tools because they don’t have a telephone number always associated with the web site, button, or facebook application. We should be embarcing the future, not trying to make the future looks like yesterday. This one is a looser.... 37603@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_2919.html?rev=22732 <p>S. 2919 would promote the accurate transmission of network traffic identification information.</p> <h2 id="toc4"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc5"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to update the status of the bill!)</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc6"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc7"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 22732@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_2919.html?rev=22733 <p>S. 2919 would promote the accurate transmission of network traffic identification information.</p> <h2 id="toc8"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc9"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 4/24/2008: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc10"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc11"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 22733@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2919.html 4/24/2008: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 34998@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT