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This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action. See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D.C. Circ 1974). |
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CONSUMER/DISABILITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CDTAC) MEETING
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, SW, Room TW-C305, Washington, DC
Friday, November 30, 2001
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
A G E N D A
THE STATE OF THE TELECOM ACT OF 1996
HAS IT BENEFITTED CONSUMERS AND WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
Morning Session 9:00 – 9:05 A.M. Welcome and Call to Order, Shirley Rooker, CDTAC Chair 9:05 – 9:25 A.M. Remarks and introductions of Chairman Powell [schedule permitting], Commissioner Copps, and K. Dane Snowden, Chief, Consumer Information Bureau 9:25 – 9:30 A.M. Committee business, Shirley Rooker 9:30 – 10:45 A.M. Historical Perspectives on the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Panel: Historical Perspectives of Some of the Key Players Moderator: Edie Herman, Associate Managing Editor, Communications Daily Presenters: Howard Symons, Esq., Mintz Levin Cohn Ferns (former counsel to Representative Tim Wirth, former Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications) James Bradley Ramsay, General Counsel, National Association of RegulatoryUtility Commissioners Gene Kimmelman, Co-Director, Washington Office, Consumers Union Debra Berlyn, Executive Director, Competition Policy Institute Lauren J. Belvin, Vice President-Federal Policy and Law, Qwest Communications International 10:45 – 11:00 A.M. Break 11:00 – Noon Subcommittee Breakout Session I Noon – 12:45 P.M. Lunch 12:10 P.M. Commissioner Abernathy - remarks Afternoon Session 12:45 –3:15 P.M. Competition in the Local Exchange and Long Distance Markets. 12:45 – 1:00 P.M. Regulatory Framework: The Basics - John Stanley, Assistant Chief, Policy and Planning Division, Common Carrier Bureau 1:00 – 2:00 P.M. Panel: Perspectives on Local Exchange and Long Distance Competition Moderator: Tom Leithauser, Senior Editor, TRDaily Presenters: John Conroy, Vice President, Regulatory Matters, Verizon -- Massachusetts Allan Bausback, Director, Office of Communications, New York Public Service Commission Mark Cooper, Director of Research, Consumer Federation of America John Nakahata, Partner, Harris, Wiltshire and Grannis; Coalition for Affordable Local and Long Distance Service Carol Ann Bischoff , Executive Vice President & General Counsel, CompTel 2:00 – 3:15 P.M. Committee dialog With panelists 3:15 – 3:30 P.M. Break 3:30 – 4:30 P.M. Subcommittee Breakout Session II 4:30 – 4:45 P.M. Report back from Subcommittees 4:45 – 5:00 P.M. Comments from the public 5:00 P.M. Adjournment
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