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Federal Document Clearing House
Congressional Testimony
April 12, 2000, Wednesday
SECTION: CAPITOL HILL HEARING TESTIMONY
LENGTH: 787 words
HEADLINE:
TESTIMONY April 12, 2000 THOMAS BLILEY REPRESENTATIVE BROARDBAND SERVICES
HOUSE COMMERCE telecommunications, trade and consumer
protection BROADBAND TECHNOLOGIES
BODY:
April 11,
2000 "Today's hearing is an interesting twist from the traditional debate over
the deployment of broadband services. The witnesses will discuss how they use or
apply broadband technologies to bring new services to the marketplace. "These
types of companies and organizations provide a new perspective on the issue,
which expands beyond the simple deployment of broadband technologies. "However,
I am interested to hear views on the important issues surrounding deployment as
well. I am hopeful that at the end of the day we will have a broad, balanced
discussion of all issues from all the relevant parties on this subject. " I
believe that if we are to have hearings on this subject that we need to hear
from the vast number of companies - from competitive providers to equipment
manufacturers - that are flourishing from the explosion in the
telecommunications and electronic commerce marketplaces. It is an exciting time
to be in these industries. "Much of this success is due to the great work we did
to establish the legal rules-of-the-road by enacting the
telecommunications Act of 1996. "I also hope to hear as well
from the incumbent providers on how they are complying with their obligations -
ones they agreed to - in the Telecom Act. Further, I hope to hear how they are
taking advantage of the marketplace to roll-out broadband services. It seems
that almost every day I am hearing about a new merger - I mean a new broadband
service - from one of the Bell Companies. These folks seem to be doing quite
well in the marketplace notwithstanding any restrictions they see as
unnecessary. "Today's witnesses will talk about how they use broadband
technologies in their product or service offerings. They are examples of the
creative and innovative forces making the potential of the Internet and
electronic commerce a reality. "And some very creative people are using such
technologies to bring products and services to under-served populations. The
Internet truly provides an digital opportunity for all Americans. Some people
have argued that services and products will only come to rural or urban centers
if the federal government forces or mandates that it occur. I think that today's
witnesses are only a small slice of the examples of companies and organizations
that are trying to solve any perceived deployment disparity problem rather than
look for a federal government program."
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