Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 878
115th Congress(2017-2018)
A bill to establish privacy protections for customers of broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications services.
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Apr 6, 2017
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Apr 6, 2017
Latest Action
Apr 6, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
878
Congress
115
Policy Area
Science, Technology, Communications
Science, Technology, Communications
Primary focus of measure is natural sciences, space exploration, research policy and funding, research and development, STEM education, scientific cooperation and communication; technology policies, telecommunication, information technology; digital media, journalism. Measures concerning scientific education may fall under Education policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Massachusetts
Democrat
Massachusetts
Democrat
Minnesota
Democrat
New Mexico
Democrat
New Mexico
Democrat
Oregon
Democrat
Wisconsin
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promulgate customer privacy regulations that require telecommunications services, broadband Internet access services, and interconnected VoIP services to:

  • notify a customer about the collection, use, and sharing of customer proprietary information that is individually identifiable customer proprietary network information, personally identifiable information, or the content of communications;
  • obtain opt-in approval from a customer to use and share sensitive customer proprietary information about financial or health information, children, Social Security numbers, precise geolocation, content of communications, call detail information, web browsing or application usage history, or other customary proprietary information that the FCC determines to be sensitive;
  • not refuse to serve a customer who does not consent to the use and sharing of customer proprietary information for commercial purposes under a "take-it-or-leave-it" offer;
  • develop data security practices; and
  • notify customers of security breaches.

The FCC must also implement strong protection for de-identified customary proprietary information to prevent re-identifying such information.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
04/06/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
04/06/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
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