Political Quotes

“I rise in support of the manger's amendment and passage of the bill. The bill is important because it will promote competition in all telecommunications markets, with attendant benefits for consumers and for the Nation's economy. The cable television market will be made fully competitive as telephone companies are given the right to offer cable television services. The local telephone market will be made fully competitive as cable companies and others are given the right to offer local telephone service. The long distance and telecommunications equipment markets will be made more competitive as the seven Bell operating companies are free to enter these markets. Increased competition in all telecommunications markets will provide long-term consumer benefits. Consumers will see many new services, lower prices, and greater choices. The bill will also encourage new investments by telecommunications companies, building for our Nation the much heralded National Information Infrastructure. As telephone companies seek to offer cable television service, they will need to install broadband facilities-- fiber optic or coaxial lines--between their central offices and the premises of their users. Likewise, if cable companies desire to offer local telephone and data services, they will need to install switches to make their current broadband architecture interactive and two-way in nature.…”