Tauzin-Dingell Clearinghouse SUMMARY OF CONYERS-CANNON & CANNON-CONYERS BILLS Conyers-Cannon Title I ·Does not allow Bell Operating Companies ("BOCs") to escape market-opening requirements of Section 271 of the 1996 Telecommunications Act ("1996 Act") if the BOC has a monopoly (more than 85% of residential or business customers) in the telephone market. Title II Prohibits the imposition of discriminatory taxes on broadband services. Prohibits states and localities from imposing higher taxes on telecommunications carriers for use of public rights-of-way than the states and localities impose on BOCs. Creates a $3 billion loan program to provide incentives for the rollout of broadband services in rural and underserved areas. Cannon-Conyers Title I Clarifies that the antitrust laws apply to the telecommunications industry and that they are not superseded by the 1996 Act. Makes violations of pro-competitive requirements of the 1996 Act (sections 251, 252, 271, and 272) per se violations of the antitrust laws. Prohibits BOCs from, among other things, jointly marketing broadband services with other phone services if the BOC violates the antitrust laws. Title II Creates mandatory alternative dispute resolution ("ADR") process to provide efficient resolution of disputes that arise under interconnection agreements. The ADR decision is binding on the parties; however, it does not limit the authority of the FCC and state regulatory bodies to enforce the 1996 Act.