[9641] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
bill text: Telecommunications Competition Act
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (adam fast)
Sat Jan 15 02:40:25 1994
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 1994 23:39:49 -0800 (PST)
From: adam fast <adamfast@u.washington.edu>
To: com-priv@psi.com, communet@uvmvm.BITNET, nii_agenda@civicnet.org,
In-Reply-To: <9401141835.AA28144@avalle.insoft.com>
folks,
here is the actual text of the bill, direct from the Code Revisers'
office. i had to type it in from a fax so there might be a few typos.
(there is no public access to the legislative informations systems here
in Washington State, as yet--)
any comments regarding the bill, especially specific comments on what
is wrong with it, how to improve it, implications, problems with the
language, etc., are greatly appreciated!
adam
Adam Feuer
adamfast@u.washington.edu
voice: (206) 996-0794
fax: (206) 782-5776
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AN ACT Relating to information transport; adding new sections to
chapter 80.36 RCW; and creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. It is the intent of the legislature to:
(1) Stimulate competition in the information industry by
separating information transport from information content, while
simultaneously coordinating and facilitating interconnection of
competing networks to increase overall internetwork efficiency; and
(2) Ensure economic development opportunities though
competitively priced access to the information highway in communities
thoughout the state.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. Unless the context clearly requires
otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout sections
2 through 4 of this act.
(1) "Commercial point of presence" means a place where
interconnections between local and interlocal networks are made.
(2) "Information content provider" means an entity or part of an
entity that creates, owns, or distributes intellectual proberty,
including but not limited to a newspaper, television, and multimedia company.
(3) "Information transport provider" means an entity or part of an
entity that owns, rents, or leases network infrastructure and equipment,
regardless of whether the provider is a land-based or wireless provider,
including but not limited to a telephone company, cable company, and
Internet provider.
(4) "Interlocal network" means infrastructure designed to link
commercial points of presence together or to other networks.
(5) "Local network" means infrastructure designed to link
residents and businesses to commercial points of presence.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. Sections 2 through 4 of this act apply to:
(1) A business and residential customer's access to information;
(2) An information provider of voice, video, or data
telecommunications service to the public or to a public agency or group of
agencies; and
(3) An information transport provider, even if that provider is
within a company or other entity that provides services other than
information transport.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. The commission shall adopt rules that:
(1) Require information transport providers to interconnect their
network with other networks for seamless transmission of voice, video,
and data at compensatory rates developed under subsection (8) of this
section;
(2) Require network interconnection specifications to be published
by the commission in cooperation with information transport providers;
(3) Facilitate the implementation and operation of commercial
points of presence in this state;
(4) Require open access at commercial points of presence so the
points cannot be controlled by a single provider or group of providers at
the exclusion of others;
(5) Specify the process for the location of commercial points of
presence, in accordance with chapter 36.70A RCW, at neutral sites that
are not owned or occupied by information transport providers;
(6) Provide for the collocation of voice, video, and data network
connections in a single community commercial point of presence, serving
communities of a maximum of ten thousand users per commercial point of
presence;
(7) Provide an application process under which information users or
providers may create new commercial points of presence; and
(8) Develop a pricing mechanism to recover the costs of commercial
points of presence and network providers.
NEW SECTION. Sec 5. Sections 2 through 4 of this act are each
added to chapter 80.36 RCW.
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