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EN BANC HEARING
ON AMERICA ONLINE, INC. AND TIME WARNER, INC.
APPLICATIONS FOR TRANSFER OF CONTROL
CS DOCKET NO. 00-30

AGENDA

1:00-1:15pm           







INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
Chairman William E. Kennard - 1:00 - 1:03pm - Bio - Remarks
Commissioner Susan Ness - 1:03 - 1:06pm - Bio - Remarks
Commissioner Harold Furchtgott-Roth - 1:06 - 1:09pm - Bio - Remarks
Commissioner Michael K. Powell - 1:09 - 1:12pm - Bio - Remarks
Commissioner Gloria Tristani - 1:12 - 1:15pm - Bio - Remarks
(3 minutes each)
 
1:15-1:25pm




THE APPLICANTS’ OPENING STATEMENTS
Steve Case, Chairman and CEO, America Online, Inc. - 1:15 - 1:20pm - Bio - Remarks
Gerald Levin, Chairman and CEO, Time Warner Inc. - 1:20 - 1:25pm - Bio - Remarks
(3 minutes each)
 
1:25-1:55pm


Q & A
(30 minutes)

 
2:00-2:10pm



THE MERGER IN CONTEXT
Esther Dyson, Chairman, EDventure Holdings - 2:00 - 2:05pm - Bio - Remarks
Barry Nalebuff, Professor, Yale University - 2:05 - 2:10pm - Bio - Remarks
 
2:10-2:30pm


Q & A
(20 minutes)

 
2:35-3:00pm









PANEL I
Impact of the Merger on Diversity and Competition: Consumer Perspectives
Barry Orton, Professor, University of Wisconsin - 2:35 - 2:40pm - Bio - Remarks
Mark Cooper, Director of Research, Consumer Federation of America - 2:40 - 2:45pm
    - Bio - Remarks
Manuel Mirabal, Chair, Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility and
     Chair, National Hispanic Leadership Agenda 2:45 - 2:50pm - Bio - Remarks
James Love, Director, Consumer Project on Technology - 2:50 - 2:55pm
    - Bio - Remarks
 
2:55pm





Cathy Cunningham, City Attorney, Irving, Texas - Bio - Remarks

(They will not give a presentation, however, they will participate in the Q & A session)
Richard D. Parsons, President, Time Warner Inc. - Bio - Remarks
Barry Schuler, President, AOL Interactive Services Group - Bio - Remarks
 

3:00-3:35pm


Q & A
(35 minutes)

 
3:35-3:45pm

SESSION BREAK
 
3:45-4:10pm















PANEL II
Impact of the Merger on Diversity and Competition: Industry Perspectives
William F. Reddersen, Executive Vice President, BellSouth Corporation - 3:45 - 3:50pm
    - Bio - Remarks
Preston Padden, Exec. Vice President, Disney/ABC - 3:50 - 3:55pm - Bio - Remarks
Steven Weed, Vice-Chairman, American Cable Association - 3:55 - 4:00pm
    - Bio - Remarks
Ross Bagully, CEO, Tribal Voice Inc. - 4:00 - 4:05 - Bio - Remarks
Christopher Melcher, Vice President and General Counsel, RMI.NET- 4:05 - 4:10pm
    - Bio - Remarks
(5 minutes each)

(They will not give a presentation, however, they will participate in the Q & A session)
Richard D. Parsons, President, Time Warner Inc. - Bio - Remarks

Barry Schuler, President, AOL Interactive Services Group - Bio - Remarks
 

4:10-5:00pm


Q & A
(55 minutes)