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- Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 05:04:20 GMT
- From: mcovingt@athena.cs.uga.edu (Michael A. Covington)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
- Subject: Re: Real Legislation, or Hoaxes?
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- In article <telecom12.689.9@eecs.nwu.edu> mcovingt@athena.cs.uga.edu
- (Michael A. Covington) writes:
-
- > I've been told that the following two pieces of legislation are before
- > the Senate, but cannot identify them from Congressional Record and
- > similar references. Can anybody fill me in?
-
- > (1) A ban on radio receivers that can tune cellular phone frequencies.
- > (Listening is already illegal but the receivers themselves aren't.)
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- I've been told that this is part of the FY 92 funding for the FCC, but
- have not yet confirmed it.
-
- > (2) A ban on private consulting in electronics, "S. 1706," recently
- > mentioned by a letter writer in Robert Pease's column in Electronic
- > Design. (There is a S. 1706, but it deals with import duties on
- > certain industrial chemicals.)
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- > [Moderator's Note: What is this 'ban on private consulting in electronics'?
- > Please tell more. When does private become public or legal? PAT]
-
- I've been told that this has to do with amending section 1706 of the
- Internal Revenue Code, and that a "ban on consulting" is not exactly
- what's involved ... but have yet to confirm this or get the details.
- At least now I have a scent to follow.
-
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- Michael Covington - Artificial Intelligence Programs - U of Georgia - USA
- Unless otherwise noted, these are private opinions, not official statements.
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