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1975 Senate Hearing on Satellite Rate Integration for Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico

Original title: Domestic satellite rate integration of Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico: hearing before the Subcommittee on Communications of the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, Ninety-fourth Congress, first session, on S. Res. 318 ... December 9, 1975.

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What This Bill Does

This document is a transcript of a 1975 U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Communications hearing regarding S. Res. 318. The hearing focused on the integration of rates for Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico to ensure equitable telecommunications pricing.

Why it matters

The hearing addressed whether residents and businesses in non-contiguous U.S. territories and states should pay the same satellite communication rates as those in the continental United States.

Who It Affects

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Directly affected

Residents of Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico

The proposed rate integration would determine the costs for satellite-based telecommunications services in these regions.

Directly affected

Telecommunications providers

Providers operating satellite services to these regions would be subject to new rate structures if the resolution were enacted.

Key Facts

  • The hearing was held on December 9, 1975, by the Senate Subcommittee on Communications.
  • The primary subject was S. Res. 318, concerning domestic satellite rate integration.
  • The scope of the hearing included telecommunications pricing structures for Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.
  • The goal of the discussion was to evaluate the feasibility and impact of integrating satellite rates for these specific geographic areas with the continental U.S. rate structure.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the purpose of S. Res. 318?
It aimed to address the integration of rates for Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.
Why were these specific locations chosen for the hearing?
These locations are non-contiguous to the continental United States and faced unique challenges regarding satellite telecommunications pricing at the time.

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Early Telecommunications Equity

The hearing highlights an early federal effort to address the 'digital divide' for non-contiguous U.S. regions through satellite rate regulation.

AlaskaHawaiiPuerto Rico

Connected Entities

Alaska, Subcommittee on Communications of the Committee on Commerce, Hawaii and 1 more
locationAlaska“One of the regions subject to the proposed rate integration.”Map →
OrganizationSubcommittee on Communications of the Committee on Commerce“The Senate body conducting the hearing.”Map →
locationHawaii“One of the regions subject to the proposed rate integration.”Map →
locationPuerto Rico“One of the regions subject to the proposed rate integration.”Map →

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  • Controversy40
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