A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding fair access to Japanese telecommunications facilities and services.

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14240-14241)

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Oct 27, 1999

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the appropriate executive branch officials should implement the call for Japan to undertake a major regulatory reform in the telecommunications sector, namely the Telecommunications Big Bang; (2) the Telecommunications Big Bang must address fundamental legislative and regulatory issues within a defined timeframe, including putting competition first in order to encourage new and innovative businesses to enter the Japanese telecommunications market; (3) the Government of Japan should ensure that Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) and its affiliates (the NTT Group) are prevented from using their dominant position in the wired and wireless market in an anticompetitive manner; and (4) the Government of Japan should take specified steps to ensure that competitive carriers have reasonable, cost-based, and nondiscriminatory access to the rights-of-way, facilities, and services controlled by NTT, the NTT Group, other utilities, and the Government of Japan.

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Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] · D–MT

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Finance Committee

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Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]

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Nov 8, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14240-14241)
Oct 27, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 27, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13288-13289)
Oct 27, 1999
Introduced in Senate

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Discuss S.Res.207, 106th Congress: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding fair access to Japanese telecommunications facilities and services.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-resolution/207

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1999-10-27.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/106/bills/sres207/BILLS-106sres207is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T19:07:08Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.Res.207, 106th Congress: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding fair access to Japanese telecommunications facilities and services.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-resolution/207

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1999-10-27.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/106/bills/sres207/BILLS-106sres207is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T19:07:08Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.Res.207, 106th Congress: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding fair access to Japanese telecommunications facilities and services.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-resolution/207

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1999-10-27.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/106/bills/sres207/BILLS-106sres207is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T19:07:08Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Examine S.Res.207 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.