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Copyright © 1999, Congressional Information
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99 CIS H 27165
TITLE: Access to
Buildings and Facilities by Telecommunications Providers
CIS-NO:
99-H271-65
SOURCE: Committee on Commerce. House
DOC-TYPE:
Hearing Retrieve
the full text of testimony
DATE: May 13, 1999
LENGTH:
iii+109 p.
CONG-SESS: 106-1
ITEM-NO: 1019-A-01; 1019-B-01
SUDOC: Y4.C73/8:106-22
SUMMARY:
Committee Serial No. 106-22. Hearing before the Subcom on
Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection to review FCC implementation
of Telecommunications Act of 1996 provisions to promote
competition in the telecommunications industry, including a proposal to allow
non-incumbent cable TV providers to access inside wiring in multiple dwelling
units (MDUs) to provide competitive telecommunications services to residents.
Supplementary material (p. 85-93, 101-103, 105-109) includes
submitted statements and correspondence.
CONTENT-NOTATION: Cable TV providers competitive access
to multiple dwelling unit telecommunications wires, issues review
DESCRIPTORS:
SUBCOM ON
TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TRADE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION. HOUSE; CABLE
TELEVISION; FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION; TELECOMMUNICATION REGULATION;
APARTMENT HOUSES; CONSUMERS; TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT; COMPETITION
99-H271-65 TESTIMONY NO: 1 May 13, 1999. q p. 6-85,
93-101
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
SUGRUE, THOMAS J. (Chief, Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau, FCC)
BURNSIDE, SCOTT (Senior Vice President,
Regulatory and Government Affairs, RCN Corp)
WINDHAUSEN,
JOHN D., JR. (President, Association for Local Telecommunications Services)
ROUHANA, WILLIAM J., JR. (Chairman and CEO, WinStar
Communications, Inc)
BITZ, BRENT W. (Executive Vice
President, Charles E. Smith Commercial Realty; representing Building Owners and
Managers Association International)
HEATWOLE, ANDREW
(representing National Association of Realtors and Institute of Real Estate
Management)
CASE, JODI (Manager, Ancillary Services,
AvalonBay Communities; representing National Multi Housing Council, American
Seniors Housing Association, and National Apartment Association)
PESTANA, LARRY (Vice President, Engineering, Time Warner
Cable)
PRAK, MARK J. (Special Counsel, National
Association of Broadcasters)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Importance of providing competitive access to
facilities-based telecommunications wiring; difficulties encountered by RCN
Corp. and WinStar Communications in attempting to secure MDU wire-sharing and
building access rights with incumbent cable providers; negative effects of
non-competitive telecommunications services on consumers.
Differing views on the need for Federal building access
regulation to promote facilities-based telecommunications competition (related
docs, p. 35-39); concerns that mandatory building access and wire-sharing
proposals would violate building owner and incumbent provider property rights.
Criticism of FCC implementation of
Telecommunication Act of 1996 provision which prohibits State
and local restrictions on over-the-air TV antenna use, with details on related
case law; elaboration on MDU cable service provider competition issues.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Cable TV providers
competitive access to multiple dwelling unit telecommunications wires, issues
review
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
SMITH,
CHARLES E., COMMERCIAL REALTY; RIGHT OF PROPERTY; FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS;
FEDERAL-LOCAL RELATIONS; CASE LAW 
