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| Committee: | House State Affairs | |
| Title: | Interim report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Report to the Texas House of Representatives, 77th Legislature / Committee on State Affairs. | |
| Subjects: | Aircraft Pooling Board | Broadband infrastructure | e-commerce | Ethics Commission, Texas | General Services Commission, Texas | Human Rights, Texas Commission on | Incentive and Productivity Commission, Texas | Information Resources, Texas Department of | Internet | Lobbyists | Privacy | Public Utility Counsel, Office of | Revolving door policies | Social Security numbers | Telephone deregulation | Telephone service | Television stations | Veterans Commission, Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.76 st29h | |
| Session: | 76th R.S. (1999) | |
| Online version: | View report [250 pages File size: 1,105 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Study the authority of state and local governments to require cable television companies to provide access to competitors and to affect the rates, terms and conditions under which access is provided. Consider the speed of change in the telecommunications industry and the implications of the state assuming new regulatory responsibilities in this industry, including the question of whether any or all providers of broadband service should be required to provide access to competitors. | |
| 2. | Review the current state of privacy laws in Texas as they relate to businesses' or government's ability to disseminate personal information without prior written permission. | |
| 3. | Study the nature and extent of lobby influence on the legislative process. | |
| 4. | Conduct active oversight of the agencies under the committee's jurisdiction, including monitoring the implementation of SB 560, 76th R.S., and changes in telecommunications markets resulting from the legislation. | |
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