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 PUBLIC LAW 104-104—FEB. 8, 1996 110 STAT. 103 violation or may make application in any district court of the United States of competent jurisdiction for an order enjoining such acts or practices or for an order compelling compliance with such requirement. "(f) SEPARATED AFFILIATE REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Any separated affiliate under this section shall file with the Commission annual reports in a form substantially equivalent to the Form 10-K required by regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. " (g) EFFECTIVE DATES.— "(1) TRANSITION. —Any electronic publishing service being offered to the public by a Bell operating company or affiliate on the date of enactment of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 shall have one year from such date of enactment to comply with the requirements of this section. "(2) SUNSET.— The provisions of this section shall not apply to conduct occurring after 4 years after the date of enactment of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. " (h) DEFINITION OF ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING.— "(1) IN GENERAL. —The term 'electronic publishing' means the dissemination, provision, publication, or sale to an unaffiliated entity or person, of any one or more of the following: news (including sports); entertainment (other than interactive games); business, financial, legal, consumer, or credit materials; editorials, columns, or features; advertising; photos or images; archival or research material; legal notices or public records; scientific, educational, instructional, technical, professional, trade, or other literary materials; or other like or similar information. " (2) EXCEPTIONS. —The term 'electronic publishing' shall not include the following services: "(A) Information access, as that term is defined by the AT&T Consent Decree. "(B) The transmission of information as a common carrier. "(C) The transmission of information as part of a gateway to an information service that does not involve the generation or alteration of the content of information, including data transmission, address translation, protocol conversion, billing management, introductory information content, and navigational systems that enable users to access electronic publishing services, which do not affect the presentation of such electronic publishing services to users. "(D) Voice storage and retrieval services, including voice messaging and electronic mail services. "(E) Data processing or transaction processing services that do not involve the generation or alteration of the content of information. "(F) Electronic billing or advertising of a Bell operating company's regulated telecommunications services. "(G) Language translation or data format conversion. "(H) The provision of information necessary for the management, control, or operation of a telephone company telecommunications system.

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