[Congressional Bills 103th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5112 Introduced in House (IH)] 103d CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5112 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require resellers of long distance telephone services to disclose their relationship to the carriers from which such services are acquired, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 27, 1994 Mr. Gejdenson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require resellers of long distance telephone services to disclose their relationship to the carriers from which such services are acquired, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. DISCLOSURE BY RESELLERS OF LONG DISTANCE SERVICES. (a) Amendment.--Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 229. DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS OF RESELLERS OF INTEREXCHANGE SERVICES. ``(a) Definitions.--As used in this section, the term `toll service reseller' means any person who is engaged in the business of reselling telephone toll service. ``(b) Disclosure Required.--Any toll service reseller shall disclose to any person to whom it provides, or offers to provide, telephone toll services-- ``(1) the identity of the common carrier or carriers whose facilities such reseller uses in the provision of telephone toll services to such person; and ``(2) the nature of the toll service reseller's affiliation with such common carrier, including any ownership or other equity interest held by such carrier in such reseller, or that such reseller is not so affiliated with such carrier. ``(c) Timing of Disclosures.--Any toll service reseller shall make the disclosures required by subsection (b)-- ``(1) in any advertisement or solicitation offering such services; ``(2) in writing not less than 10 days before authorizing any provider of telephone exchange services to alter any connection for the provision of telephone toll services; and ``(3) within 10 days after any change in the identity of the common carrier whose facilities such reseller uses in the provision of telephone toll services, or after any change in the information required to be disclosed under subsection (b)(2). ``(d) Penalties.--Any toll service reseller who violates any provision of this section-- ``(1) shall be subject to the same penalties and forfeitures as are available under this Act with respect to a violation of this Act by a common carrier; and ``(2) may be ordered by the Commission or a State commission to pay the expenses of any person affected by such violation in obtaining reconnection to another reseller or carrier. <all>