Other technology issues
Beyond data breach notification, a handful of other technology-related issues have surfaced in Congress this year:
-- Digital TV transition: Congress seems poised to set a firm date for U.S. television stations to abandon analog signals in the 700 MHz radio spectrum band. Technology companies are asking Congress to set a firm date after nearly two decades of debate, because that chunk of spectrum could be used for a variety of wireless technologies.
Several concerns remain, including what would happen to the millions of U.S. TV sets still receiving over-the-air analog signals. But lawmakers want to move a bill forward, partly because spectrum auctions could bring billions of dollars to the federal budget.
-- Spyware: An antispyware bill passed through the House of Representatives in May, but the bill seems to be stalled in the Senate. Some critics have said the bill is overly broad, and technology vendors should be given more of a chance to deal with the problem.
-- Telecommunications reform: Several lawmakers have pushed for telecom reform, with some advocating a wide-ranging rewrite of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and others pushing for Congress to crave out exemptions to traditional telecom relations for VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol). It appears, however, that telecom reform will take a back seat to other issues until 2006.
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