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Senate won't quiz telecoms about NSA spying

June 6, 2006 Republican senator abandons pledge to call telecom CEOs to testify about surveillance, saying now's not the right time. TAGS: NSA, telecommunications, BellSouth Corp., committee, senator, Republican, Democrat, AT&T Corp., law, vice president

Senators target Net, phone taxes

June 28, 2006 Senate panel takes aim at Internet, mobile and local phone taxes. But Democrats say they'll oppose a permanent tax moratorium. TAGS: amendment, tax, Byron Dorgan, senator, Democrat, telecommunications, proposal, Sen., Republican, Internet access, cell phone, broadband

NSA telecom immunity still unsettled in Senate

November 16, 2007 Due to procedural oddity, question of whether to shield companies from suits alleging cooperation with the NSA won't be resolved until final floor vote. TAGS: immunity, Patrick Leahy, NSA, amendment, telecommunications, lawsuit, cooperation, telecommunications company, committee, Sen., bill, aide, Democrat, law, senator, AT&T Corp.

Senate deals blow to Net neutrality

June 28, 2006 Narrow vote complicates Internet companies' efforts to prompt Congress to enact new regulations. Chart: Congress' broadband battles TAGS: Net Neutrality, amendment, regulation, telecommunications, vote, Internet company, Democrat, broadband, Republican, Amazon.com Inc., senator, Verizon Communications, Google Inc., video

Democratic senator wants Net neutrality regulations

May 9, 2006 In repeat partisan split in House, a Democratic senator takes issue with Republican broadband proposal. TAGS: Net Neutrality, broadband provider, regulation, Democrat, lobbyist, Republican, senator, committee, aide, broadband, telecommunications, chairman
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