Fw: Open High Speed Internet Access

[Victor Eskenazi]

----- Original Message -----
From: <Cofen99 at aol.com>
To: <Cfjhammond at aol.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 1999 12:41 PM
Subject: Open High Speed Internet Access


> Dear friend of open access:
>
> Earlier this year you sent a message to the King County Council supporting
> open access to the Internet on AT&T/TCI's cable television system.  (Your
> e-mail address was obtained from public records.)  I am part of a
coalition
> supporting open access and want to let you know of an important
development.
>
> Last February, the Council appointed an Expert Review Panel to study
whether
> open access was technically feasible and whether allowing AT&T to
exclusively
> use their affiliated provider (Excite at Home) would be anti-competitive.
Open
> access is feasible and AT&T's monopoly is anti-competitive!  But the panel
> might find otherwise.  It is being lobbied hard by AT&T.  Panel members
need
> to hear from consumers who support open access.  The panel's work is
almost
> complete and they will make recommendations to the County Council soon.
The
> panel's recommendations could have national implications as other
> jurisdictions and the FCC is watching what is happening here.
>
> The panel is holding a public hearing on Monday, October 18th, at 6:00
p.m.
> in the County Council Chambers, 10th Floor, King County Courthouse, 516
Third
> Ave., Seattle.  Please attend and make your views known.  It will make a
> difference!
>
> If you cannot attend, send an e-mail to the panel's consultant: Ernie Ting
at
> erniet at aya.yale.edu
>
> This is the only message you will be sent.  If you want to be kept up to
date
> as this issue evolves, please reply.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jim Hammond
>

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