US Congress House Bill 5583 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on June 23 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-06-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Cell Phone Early Termination Fee, Transparency, and Fairness Act or the Cell Phone ETF Act - Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promulgate regulations requiring, at a minimum, that providers of commercial mobile service: (1) prorate any early termination fee over the term of a subscriber's contract; and (2) link the fee to the cost to the provider of the handset provided to the subscriber, reduced by the price paid by the subscriber for the handset at the start of a subscriber's contract. Prohibits construing this Act to preempt related state or local laws.

Cell Phone Early Termination Fee, Transparency, and Fairness Act

Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-23		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

SB2825 (Same As) 2009-12-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/5583/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr5583/BILLS-111hr5583ih.pdf