It should be noted that the Tauzin-Dingell bill has little chance of success in the Senate.

Jim Thomas wrote:

> Top stories collected here: http://www.infoeng.net/news/022002.htm
> or individually here:
> 
> Broadband Legislation Set for House Debate
> http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=581&u=/nm/20020225/tc_nm  
> /congress_broadband_dc_2
> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hotly contested legislation that would give
>   regional telephone giants a boost in the high-speed Internet market is 
> set
>   to be considered in the U.S. House of Representatives this week.
> 
> Plan Could Give Bells Broadband Clout
> http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=530&u=/ap/20020225/ap_on  
> _hi_te/broadband_battle_3
> "You cannot run a business with a 5 percent margin and take all the risk," 
> said Weatherington, whose Altamonte Springs-based FusionNT.com, is so 
> small, he answers the phone himself. "If someone stiffs you for $100 or 
> $200 on his DSL bill, you're stuck."
> 
> Tauzin, Dingell Accept Line-Sharing, Pricing Amendment
> Sponsors of a controversial Internet deregulation bill plan to support an 
> amendment that would
>  guarantee competing telecom providers continued access to the networks of 
> the regional Bell
>  operating companies, according to sources.
> http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/174755.html
> 
> Don't Let Phone Companies Bar Internet Competition
> http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-vpint262603060feb26.story
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jim Thomas
> Information Engineering, Inc.
> 
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