Communication Bills Pass
The House easily passed two communications-related bills late Wednesday -- one designed to ensure the accuracy of caller identification information, and the second to pave the way for the licensing of potentially thousands more low-power radio stations. In an effort to curb harassment and criminal activity, the caller ID bill, introduced by Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., would make it illegal to falsify identifying information related to a phone call, with violations punishable by a fine or up to five years imprisonment. It now goes to the Senate.
The other bill, sponsored by Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pa., enables low-power FM radio stations to operate closer on the dial to full-power stations, based on the FCC's 2004 finding that such close proximity does not interfere with full-power signals. A companion bill in the Senate, sponsored by Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., has been awaiting action by the Senate Commerce Committee.
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