Statement by
                          Reed E. Hundt, Chairman
                     Federal Communications Commission
                           regarding passage of
                 H.R. 1555, The Communications Act of 1995

                              August 4, 1995


The House of Representatives' passage of H.R. 1555, The Communications
Act of 1995, reflects the widespread recognition that changing technologies and 
markets require changes in telecommunications regulation.  I commend
Chairmen Bliley and Fields and Ranking Members Dingell and Markey for
their dedicated efforts over a period of many years to update the nation's
communications laws.

H.R. 1555, like its Senate counterpart, would substantially expand the
Commission's workload in the short run and impose very tight deadlines on
Commission actions.  I will work with the Congress to ensure that the deadlines
imposed on the Commission are reasonable and, if the bill becomes law, to see
that the Commission has adequate resources to fulfill its responsibilities. 

I specifically want to commend Representatives Lofgren, Morella, Orton and
Ney for advocating the importance of providing access to the information
superhighway for our schools and libraries.  I appreciate Chairman Bliley's
commitment to working in conference to include language that insures such
access.  While this bill attempts to do many things, in the long run, it is
connecting the classrooms that will pay the greatest dividends to America's
future.