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The Motley Fool September 24, 2004 Rich Smith	Senate's Cellular Stand The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee approved a bill on the proposed "E411" cell phone directory. Considering that the directory has not even been created yet, the Commerce Committee's opt-in restriction may well kill the idea before it ever gets off the ground.
InternetNews March 9, 2007 Roy Mark	Bill Would Protect Call Records From Snoopers New legislation would have FTC write rules for stricter security standards for consumers' personal phone records.
InternetNews April 7, 2006 Roy Mark	House Subpoenas Phone Data Sites Web sites selling confidential consumer telephone data are refusing to comply with a U.S. House of Representatives' request for information, prompting the Energy and Commerce Committee to issue subpoenas to a dozen companies.
InternetNews February 2, 2006 Roy Mark	Feds Say: Ban All Sales of Phone Records The Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission suggest that new laws targeting online phone data brokers should also include carriers.
InternetNews June 16, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Senators Probing Wireless Device Deals Kerry, colleagues call on FCC for swift feedback on exclusivity agreements amid increasing talk of legislation to curb the practice.
InternetNews June 16, 2010	Sens. to Mark Up Cybersecurity Bill Next Week Leaders of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs pledge to bring week-old cybersecurity bill to a markup next week, hope for passage this year.
BusinessWeek October 6, 2003 Catherine Yang	Commentary: Wireless: Answer the Call New FCC rules could really expand cell-phone use -- if carriers play it right.
InternetNews January 9, 2007 Roy Mark	First Net Neutrality Bill Hits Congress Dorgan, Snowe introduce legislation to prohibit discriminatory treatment of Internet traffic by broadband carriers.
InternetNews September 29, 2006 Roy Mark	Telecoms Refuse to Endorse Pretexting Bill Wireless carriers today said pretexting for telephone records should be criminalized, but were silent when it came to backing a bill imposing additional requirements on carriers to protect consumer records.
Geotimes July 2007 Allyson K. Anderson	A Political Comment on ... The Life of a Bill A brief primer on bills originating in the Senate using S. 1321, the Energy Savings Act of 2007, a bill that the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources recently proposed.
InternetNews February 9, 2007 Roy Mark	House Delivers Package of Privacy Bills Members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee introduced a package of bills Thursday evening aimed at identity theft, pretexting, data security and breach notifications.
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InternetNews September 25, 2008 Judy Mottl	ISPs Vow Self-Regulation to Curb Data Misuse In the wake of the NebuAd uproar, Verizon, AT&T and Time Warner act before the government steps in, while pointing fingers at privacy abuses elsewhere.
InternetNews March 24, 2004 Erin Joyce	U.S. Carriers: 3G Has Caught Up Here In a rare gathering of executives of six wireless carriers, some agreement and lots of healthy jabs as providers say 3G will help boost their margins.
InternetNews January 19, 2006 Roy Mark	Lawmakers Move Against Phone Record Brokers New legislation targets the illegal selling of personal telephone record data.
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InternetNews March 31, 2006 Roy Mark	Senate Passes Phone Data Confidentiality Bill A U.S. Senate panel pushed out legislation yesterday that makes it illegal to acquire, use or sell a person's confidential phone records without affirmative written consent.
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InternetNews June 30, 2005 Roy Mark	Bill Targets Trafficking in Social Security Numbers Legislation requires companies to alert customers if their credit card information has been breached. The bill also prohibits requiring individuals to use Social Security numbers as their account numbers.
InternetNews March 8, 2006 Roy Mark	Second Phone Data Privacy Bill Approved Targeting both telephone data brokers and telecoms, a House panel today approved legislation that bans the sale, lease or rental of confidential telephone records.
InternetNews November 10, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Mobile Carriers to Adopt Ratings on Content The nation's largest mobile carriers have decided to rate content and explore filtering technology to help parents control access to objectionable material.
InternetNews October 31, 2007 Sean Gallagher	Senate Panel Blesses Community Broadband A Senate panel has approved legislation banning states' efforts to prevent local governments from providing community broadband access.
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InternetNews March 8, 2007 Roy Mark	Gates' Washington Trip a Privacy Affair Congress should pass 'milestone' national uniform privacy standard says Microsoft chairman.
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InternetNews July 27, 2005 Roy Mark	Major Reform of Telecom Act Proposed Legislation calls for eliminating many current state and federal rules for delivering advanced communications services.
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InternetNews March 9, 2006 Roy Mark	Phone Data Privacy Bill Heats Up in Senate Momentum for a telephone data privacy bill began building in the U.S. Senate Wednesday, with Sen. George Allen introducing legislation to outlaw the acquiring, selling or soliciting of someone else's phone records without their express consent.
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InternetNews April 27, 2004 Roy Mark	Senate Likely to Extend Net Access Tax Ban Urged by President Bush to permanently ban connection taxes, lawmakers are likely to extend new ban.
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Entrepreneur September 2004 Amanda C. Kooser	In the Book? A "white pages" for mobile phone users is on its way.
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PC Magazine January 10, 2007 Aaron Dalton	Washington's Net Change How the Democrat-controlled Congress could affect technology legislation.
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InternetNews February 6, 2007 Roy Mark	Concealment a Crime in Latest Data Breach Bill Additional legislation calls for criminal penalties for concealing breaches and consumer notification of 'significant' breaches.
InternetNews June 12, 2007 Roy Mark	Republicans Seek Delay in Patent Reform Bill Two days before a scheduled Senate Judiciary Committee markup of the Patent Reform Act of 2007, four Republican members of the panel are seeking a delay in the vote. The lawmakers said the controversial measure deserves further hearings.
InternetNews September 1, 2009	CTIA Brushes Off Concern Over Wireless Probe In the face of unprecedented regulatory interest in the wireless sector, it might seem a nervous time for the forces in the industry committed to opposing government oversight.
Investment Advisor September 2009 Melanie Waddell	Danger & Opportunity: Stitching Together Healthcare Reform The healthcare debate moved outside the beltway in August, as members of Congress headed back home to face constituents bent on voicing their opinions on healthcare reform during townhall meetings.
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InternetNews September 22, 2004 Roy Mark	Lawmakers OK Video Voyeurism Privacy Bill The U.S. House of Representatives joined the Senate Tuesday in passing privacy protections against video voyeurism. The House bill makes it a crime to engage in illicit photography or "cyber peeking" on federal property.
AFP eWire August 2, 2004	CARE Act's Fate on Hold Until September The U.S. Congress adjourned for its August recess before taking action on a key tax bill, leaving the fate of the Charity Aid, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Act unknown until after Labor Day, Sept. 6, 2004.
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