Congressman
Terry understands the City of Omaha is a major
center for telecommunications services. Tens of
thousands of jobs—and billions of dollars
in economic activity—are dependent on this
sector of the local Omaha economy. Here are several
of Lee’s priorities in this key area:
- SPAM (S. 877) -gives parents and children
strong protection against unwanted, and often
pornographic, e-mails. The legislation also
outlaws false and fraudulent subject lines in
e-mails. It also gives consumers the right to
opt-out of all unwanted and unsolicited commercial
e-mail by requiring a valid return e-mail address.
Federal prosecutors will now have the authority
to seek prison terms of up to five years, and
fines and damages of up to $2 million, (up to
$6 million in fines for repeat offenders).
- Universal Service Fund (H.R. 1582) -Congressman
Terry introduced this legislation on April 10,
2003 because of inequities that exist in the
distribution of financial support from the Federal
Universal Service Fund ("FUSF"). Today,
73 members of both parties agree that there
is a problem with the way the Non-Rural High
Cost Carrier Fund ("NRHCCF") is distributed
and that it needs to be fixed. Currently, only
eight states receive support under the present
FUSF formula.
- Do-Not-Call (H.R. 3161) - Congressman
Terry was one of eight Members who voted against
the bill. He did so for a simple reason: it
will cost jobs in the Omaha area. (At least
forty businesses employ about 39,000 people
in the telecommunications and telemarketing
field.)
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