roundtable: KEEP THE HEAT ON TELECOM CONFEREES

roundtable: KEEP THE HEAT ON TELECOM CONFEREES

KEEP THE HEAT ON TELECOM CONFEREES

CBLOVE@aol.com
Wed, 13 Dec 1995 17:55:43 -0500 

Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1995 17:55:43 -0500
From: CBLOVE@aol.com
Message-Id: <951213175536_132510221@mail06.mail.aol.com>
To: telecom@cosn.org, roundtable@cni.org, SallyMac@aol.com
Subject: KEEP THE HEAT ON TELECOM CONFEREES


I am resending this e-mail to you because Burns' staffer, Brett Scott 
told me this afternoon that the Telecommunications Conferees did not 
yet get to Section 304.  In fact they won't get to it until at least 
Friday, December 15.  SO, THERE IS STILL TIME TO CONTACT THESE KEY 
PEOPLE.  It sounds as if the major roadblocks are Bliley, Fields, 
Dingell, Hyde, and Conyers.  Any additional pressure you can put on 
them in particular would be terrific.  Brett also indicated that the 
Conference is not going well and that the Conferees might even decide 
to ignore the agreed-upon staff  recommendations.
 

PLEASE KEEP UP THE PRESSURE!!!

Carolyn Breedlove
<cblove@aol.com>

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Date: 95-12-11 18:47:31 EST

PLEASE REPOST THIS MESSAGE TO GET MAXIMUM GRASSROOTS COMMUNICATION INTO THE
HOUSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFEREES BEFORE 2PM TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12.

Late Monday afternoon, I spoke with Brett Scott, Senator Burns'
telecommunications staff person.  He told me that the Members of the Telecom
Conference Committee will meet Tuesday at 2pm to vote on "Member
Issues"--those which have not been resolved by telecommunications staff.
 Section 304(b) of the Senate telecommunications bill (S. 652) (sometimes
known as the "Inquiry" provision), offered by Senators Burns (R-MT) and
Kerrey (D-NE), provides an essential mechanism to ensure that advanced
telecommunications capability and distance learning are deployed to
elementary and secondary schools and classrooms in a timely fashion.
 Translated--this means that after 2 years or so a study will be done to
determine whether advanced services are actually being deployed to schools
and classrooms.  If they are NOT and state regulations are frustrating this
deployment, the FCC can PREEMPT those state laws or regulations that are
preventing timely deployment.  

This preemption clause is crucial because it puts teeth in a provision that
will provide broadband connections to schools.  Broadband connections will
vastly improve the capabilities of distance learning.  Broadband will enable
the instantaneous transfer of complicated graphics (which either cannot be
transmitted or are extraordinarily slow in their transmission over narrowband
connections).  It will enable students at distant sites to work on projects
together over their computers.  The possibilities are endless.  But the House
is very resistant to this provision--professing that it is designed to line
the pockets of the Corning Corporation which makes fiber.  Senator Burns'
position is that we don't care how the broadband connections are made (fiber,
coaxial, satellite), we just need access to them.  House Conferees are also
concerned about the state preemption clause, but that's what makes the
provision so invaluable.  Senator Kerrey's staff person, Carol Ann Bischoff,
brought this issue to our attention last week and continues to work hard to
retain Section 304(b) .  Because of the work of Senators Burns and Kerrey,
Senate Members seem solidly behind this provision, however the House needs a
MAJOR influx of calls, faxes and e-mails in support of keeping Section 304(b)
in the final bill. 

Please activate your fields to get calls into the House Conferees ASAP.   For
your convenience, information on how to reach the House Conferees is shown
below:

HOUSE CONFEREES

Congressman Robert Barr
U.S. House of Representatives
1607 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-1007
ph: (202) 225-2931
fax: (202) 225-2944
e-mail: 

Congressman Joe Barton
U.S. House of Representatives
2264 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-4306
ph: (202) 225-2002
fax: (202) 225-3052
e-mail: barton06@hr.house.gov

Congressman Howard L. Berman
U.S. House of Representatives
2231 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-0526
ph: (202) 225-4695
fax: (202) 225-5279
e-mail: 

Congressman Thomas J. Bliley Jr.
U.S. House of Representatives
2241 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-4607
ph: (202) 225-2815
fax: (202)225-0011
e-mail: 

Congressman Rick Boucher
U.S. House of Representatives
2245 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-4609
ph: (202) 225-3861
fax: (202) 225-0442
e-mail: ninthnet@hr.house.gov

Congressman Sherrod Brown
U.S. House of Representatives
1019 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-3513
ph: (202) 225-3401
fax: (202) 225-2266
e-mail: 

Congressman John Bryant
U.S. House of Representatives
2330 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-4305
ph: (202) 225-2231
fax: (202)225-0327
e-mail: 

Congressman Steve Buyer
U.S. House of Representatives
326 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-1405
ph: (202) 225-5037
fax: 
e-mail: 

Congressman John Conyers Jr.
U.S. House of Representatives
2426 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-2214
ph: (202) 225-5126
fax: (202) 225-0072
e-mail: jconyers@hr.house.gov

Congressman John D. Dingell
U.S. House of Representatives
2328 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-2216
ph: (202) 225-4071
fax: (202) 225-4637
e-mail: 

Congresswoman Anna Eshoo
U.S. House of Representatives
308 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-0514
ph: (202) 225-8104
fax: (202) 225-8890
e-mail: annagram@hr.house.gov

Congressman Jack Fields
U.S. House of Representatives
2228 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-4308
ph: (202) 225-4901
fax: (202) 225-2772
e-mail: 

Congressman Michael Patrick Flanagan
U.S. House of Representatives
1407 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-1305
ph: (202) 225-4061
fax: (202) 225-3128
e-mail: 

Congressman Daniel Frisa
U.S. House of Representatives
1529 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515
ph:  (202) 225-5516
fax:  (202) 225-3187
e-mail:  

Congressman Elton Gallegly
U.S. House of Representatives
2441 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-0523
ph: (202) 225-5811
fax: (202) 225-1100
e-mail: 

Congressman Bob Goodlatte
U.S. House of Representatives
123  Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-4606
ph: (202) 225-5431
fax: (202) 225-9623
e-mail: talk2bob@hr.house.gov

Congressman Bart Gordon
U.S. House of Representatives
2201 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-4206
ph: (202) 225-4231
fax: (202) 225-6887
e-mail: 

Congressman J. Dennis Hastert
U.S. House of Representatives
2453 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-1314
ph: (202) 225-2976
fax: (202) 225-0697
e-mail: dhaster@hr.house.gov

Congressman Martin Hoke
U.S. House of Representatives
212  Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-3510
ph: (202) 225-5871
fax: (202) 226-0994
e-mail: hokemail@hr.house.gov

Congressman Henry J. Hyde
U.S. House of Representatives
2110 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-1306
ph: (202) 225-4561
fax: (202) 226-1240
e-mail: 

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee
U.S. House of Represenatives
1520 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515
ph:  (202) 225-3816
fax:  (2020 225-3317
e-mail:  

Congressman Scott Klug
U.S. House of Representatives
1113 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-4902
ph: (202) 225-2906
fax: (202) 225-6942
e-mail: badger02@hr.house.gov

Congresswoman Blanche Lambert Lincoln
U.S. House of Representatives
1204 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-0401
ph: (202) 225-4076
fax: (202) 225-4654
e-mail: 

Congressman Edward J. Markey
U.S. House of Representatives
2133 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-2107
ph: (202) 225-2836
fax: (202) 226-0340
e-mail: 

Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead
U.S. House of Representatives
2346 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-0527
ph: (202) 225-4176
fax: (202) 226-1279
e-mail: 

Congressman Michael G. Oxley
U.S. House of Representatives
2233 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-3504
ph: (202) 225-2676
fax: (202) 226-1160
e-mail: 

Congressman Bill Paxon
U.S. House of Representatives
2436 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-3227
ph: (202) 225-5265
fax: (202) 225-5910
e-mail:  bpaxon@hr.house.gov

Congressman Bobby L. Rush
U.S. House of Representatives
131 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-1301
ph: (202) 225-4372
fax: (202) 226-0333
e-mail:  brush@hr.house.gov

Congressman Dan Schaefer
U.S. House of Representatives
2353 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-0606
ph: (202) 225-7882
fax: (202) 225-7885
e-mail:  schaefer@hr.house.gov

Congresswoman Patricia Schroeder
U.S. House of Representatives
2307 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-0601
ph: (202) 225-4431
fax: (202) 225-5842
e-mail: 

Congressman Robert C. Scott
U.S. House of Representatives
501  Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-4603
ph: (202) 225-8351
fax: (202) 225-8354
e-mail: 

Congressman Cliff Stearns
U.S. House of Representatives
2352 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-0906
ph: (202) 225-5744
fax: (202) 225-3973
e-mail:  cstearns@hr.house.gov

Congressman Rick White
U.S. House of Representatives
116 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515-4701
ph: (202) 225-6311
fax: (202) 225-3524
e-mail:  repwhite@hr.house.gov

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