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Tauzin-Dingell Passes House

Posted by michael on from the baby-bell-bonus-bill dept.

TheMatt writes: "The House has just passed the Tauzin-Dingell telecom deregulation bill. This was previously discussed here yesterday." All of the reports seem to agree that there are enough Senators opposed to it that it's not likely to pass this session.

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  1. Minor Error in article... by leviramsey · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The article says:

    The House did come together to vote 427-1 in favor of an amendment that would increase fines for telecom companies that violate competition law.

    But, according to this page, the vote was 421-7. By the way, the seven who are firmly in the Bell's pockets are:

    • Richard Baker (LA)
    • Joel Hefley (CO)
    • Jones (NC)
    • Butch Otter (ID)
    • Ron Paul (TX)
    • Mike Simpson (ID)
    • Joe Skeen (NM)