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	Federal-State Joint Conference on Advanced Services Gulf States and Southeastern Regional Field Hearing in Miami, Florida Release Date: May 26, 2000 The Federal-State Joint Conference on Advanced Telecommunications Services (Joint Conference) will hold a field hearing on June 9, 2000, from 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Wyndham Miami Beach Resort in Miami, Florida. The field hearing will be hosted by Joint Conference members FCC Commissioner Gloria Tristani, Louisiana Public Service Commission Chair Irma Dixon, Public Utility Commission of Texas Commissioner Brett Perlman, North Carolina Utilities Commission Chair Jo Anne Sanford and Florida Public Service Commission Chairman Joe Garcia. The agenda of the field hearing is as follows: 8:45 a.m. 9:10 a.m. 9:15 a.m. 9:30 a.m.           10:30 a.m.               11:30 a.m.                 12:30 a.m. Registration Welcoming Remarks By Florida Public Service Commission Chairman Joe Garcia Introductory Remarks By FCC Commissioner Gloria Tristani Panel One: Fixed Wireless Moderator - Texas Commissioner Brett Perlman AT&T & Fixed Wireless - Stephen Pallen, Product Manager Nortel Fixed Wireless DSL - Bill Paradise, Director, Business Development & Marketing MCI MMDS Trial in Louisiana - John Stupka, President, MCI WorldCom Wireless Panel Two: Deployment To Rural and Urban Multicultural Communities Moderator - Louisiana Chair Irma Dixon BellSouth IFITL / Charter School Grants - Joe Lacher, President BellSouth Florida Florida Internet Technology Taskforce - Julia Johnson, Chairperson Community Access Centers - Dr. Pat Hadley, Florida State University Glasgow Kentucky Story - William Ray, P.E. Spanish Search Engines - Andre Vanyi-Robin, CEO Visualcom Panel Three: Public-Private Partnerships Moderator - North Carolina Chair Jo Anne Sanford North Carolina Department of Commerce - Secretary Rick Carlisle Florida Division of Management Services - Roy Cales, Director, Executive Office of the Governor, Information Services NAP / Florida Internet Coast Accris Corporation - Jeff Kline, CEO MediaOne Group - Ms. Lorine Card, Director Congressional Affairs Texas Library Association - Peggy Rudd, Executive Director 12:30 p.m. Adjourn Transcripts of this meeting will be posted on the Joint Conference's web site: www.fcc.gov/jointconference. FCC Contact: Emily Hoffnar (202) 418-0940 TTY: (202) 418-0484. Florida PSC Contact: John Mann 850-413-6976. -- FCC --