Legislative Proposal for New Indecency Language in Telecom Bill.         I. Summary         Although the October 16, 1995 legislative proposal purports to regulate "computer pornography", the proposal contains fatal flaws which render the proposal at best counterproductive and at worst devastating to on-line communications. First, it prohibits, but fails to define, "indecent" speech to minors -- a dangerously vague, medium-specific, and, after decades of litigation, still undefined concept, which may include mere profanity. This may tie up successful prosecution …showed first 75 words of 2837 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2837 total…interim restrictions are based took ten years for constitutionally sustainable regulations to finally take effect. Thus, companies could be left without a defense for a decade or more, while the FCC attempts to fashion constitutional regulations -- which may be nevertheless prove useless to companies. Indeed, if the FCC regulations resemble the interim restrictions in the proposal, they will in fact be useless to most companies.         Legislative Proposal for New Indecency Language in                                     Telecom Bill.