Some basic rules of the road need to be established. As the information superhighway rolls up to the front door of every household and school and library in America, this bill will bring exciting, revolutionary, and new information technologies within the reach of every American. There has not been anything that I think is more exciting that has ever been developed than the information superhighway and what it is going to do to make more information and more education readily accessible to any who seek it.
Predictor: Exon, James
Prediction, in context:In 1995 Sen. James Exon, D-Neb., proposed an amendment to the Telecommunications Act. This is an excerpt from Exon’s statement, which is included the Congressional Record report from June 9, 1995: ”Some basic rules of the road need to be established. As the information superhighway rolls up to the front door of every household and school and library in America, this bill will bring exciting, revolutionary, and new information technologies within the reach of every American. There has not been anything that I think is more exciting that has ever been developed than the information superhighway and what it is going to do to make more information and more education readily accessible to any who seek it.”
Biography:James Exon, a U.S. senator from Nebraska, was the author of the Communications Decency Act, passed by the U.S. Senate in 1995. The controversial legislation contained sweeping language barring “obscene,” “indecent” or “harassing” communications online or via phone or fax. (Legislator/Politician/Lawyer.)
Date of prediction: June 9, 1995
Topic of prediction: Controversial Issues
Subtopic: Jurisdiction/Control
Name of publication: Congressional Record
Title, headline, chapter name: Communications Decency Act
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/F?r104:1:./temp/~r104Uzm12X:e46:
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