Committee Hearings, Legislation and Regulations Affecting the
Deployment of Broadband Technology / Long Distance Data Services
This page contains testimony given before Congressional committees related
to this issue. Note that many organizations giving testimony before committees
also have statements and information available on their own webpages. That material
is available under organizational statements.
This page contains all abstracts from hearings, but only selected transcripts
released electronically by the relevant committee.
Abstracts:
- House
Commerce Committee, Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee,
3/17/99
- House
Commerce Committee, Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee,
5/13/99
- House
Commerce Committee, Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee,
5/25/00
- House
Commerce Committee, Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee,
6/22/00
- House Commerce
Committee, Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee,
7/27/00
- House Judiciary
Committee, 6/30/99
- House Judiciary
Committee, 7/18/00
- Senate
Judiciary Committee, Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition Subcommittee,
2/25/99
Testimony:
- William
E. Kennard - Federal Communications Commission, House Appropriations Committee,
Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Subcommittee, 4/14/99
- William
E. Kennard - Federal Communications Commission, House Appropriations Committee,
Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Subcommittee, 3/21/00
- William
E. Kennard - Federal Communications Commission, House Appropriations Committee,
Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Subcommittee, 3/29/00
- William
E. Kennard - Federal Communications Commission, House Commerce Committee,
Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, 3/17/99
- Gloaria
Tristani - Federal Communications Commission, House Commerce Committee, Telecommunications,
Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, 3/17/99
- Larry
Irving - National Telecommunications and Information Administration, House
Commerce Committee, Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee,
5/11/99
- Irma
Muse Dixon - Louisiana Public Service Commission, House Commerce Committee,
Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, 5/20/99
- Bob
Rowe - National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, House Commerce
Committee, Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee,
5/20/99
- Russ
Daggatt - Teledesic, LLC, House Commerce Committee, Telecommunications, Trade,
and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, 6/24/99
- Glenn
Falcao - Nortel Networks, House Commerce Committee, Telecommunications, Trade,
and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, 6/24/99
- Howard
A. Lenox - SBC Telecommunications, Inc., House Commerce Committee, Telecommunications,
Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, 6/24/99
- Alex
V. Netchvolodoff - Cox Communications, House Commerce Committee, Telecommunications,
Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, 6/24/99
- Kirby
G. Pickle - Teligent, House Commerce Committee, Telecommunications, Trade,
and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, 6/24/99
- Dave
Scott - Birch Telecom, Inc., House Commerce Committee, Telecommunications,
Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, 6/24/99
- Tom
Tauke - Bell Atlantic, House Commerce Committee, Telecommunications, Trade,
and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, 6/24/99
- Mary
Beth Vitale - RMI.NET, House Commerce Committee, Telecommunications, Trade,
and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, 6/24/99
- George
Vradenburg - America Online, Inc., House Commerce Committee, Telecommunications,
Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, 6/24/99
- Peter
F. Harter - EMusic.com, Inc., House Commerce Committee, Telecommunications,
Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, 4/11/00
- Jonathon
D. Linkous - American Telemedicine Association, House Commerce Committee,
Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, 4/11/00
- Gene
Vuckovich - Montana Rural Development Partners, Inc., House Commerce Committee,
Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, 4/11/00
- Rep.
Thomas, Bliley, House Commerce Committee, Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer
Protection Subcommittee, 4/12/00
- Rep.
John D. Dingell, House Commerce Committee, Telecommunications, Trade, and
Consumer Protection Subcommittee, 4/12/00
- Rep.
Thomas Bliley, House Commerce Committee, Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer
Protection Subcommittee, 5/25/00
- Melvin
Malone - Tennessee Regulatory Authority, House Commerce Committee, Telecommunications,
Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, 5/25/00
- Rep.
William J. Tauzin, et al., House Commerce Committee, Telecommunications, Trade,
and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, 5/25/00
- David
Cole - CenturyTel, Inc., House Commerce Committee, Telecommunications, Trade,
and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, 7/20/00
- Rep.
William J. Tauzin, et al., House Commerce Committee, Telecommunications, Trade,
and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, 7/20/00
- James
D. Ellis - SBC Communications, Inc., House Commerce Committee, Telecommunications,
Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, 7/27/00
- Rep.
William J. Tauzin, et al., House Commerce Committee, Telecommunications, Trade,
and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, 7/27/00
- Rep.
William J. Tauzin, et al., House Commerce Committee, Telecommunications, Trade,
and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, 10/6/00
- Michael
D. Fleisher, House Government Reform Committee, Government Management, Information,
and Technology Subcommittee, 10/2/00
- Jeffrey
A. Eisenach - Progress & Freedom Foundation, House Government Reform Committee,
Government Management, Information, and Technology Subcommittee, 10/6/00
- William
P. Barr - GTE Corporation, House Judiciary Committee, 6/30/99
- Scott
C. Cleland - Legg Mason Precursor Group, House Judiciary Committee, 6/30/99
- Tod A.
Jacobs - Sanford C. Bernstein & Company, House Judiciary Committee, 6/30/99
- Gene
Kimmelman - Consumers Union, House Judiciary Committee, 6/30/99
- Mark
C. Rosenblum - AT&T, House Judiciary Committee, 6/30/99
- Michael
Salsbury - MCI WorldCom, Inc., House Judiciary Committee, 6/30/99
- George
Vradenburg, III - America Online, Inc., House Judiciary Committee, 6/30/99
- Ken Wasch
- Software & Information Industry Association, House Judiciary Committee,
6/30/99
- John
Windhausen - Association for Local Telecommunications Services, House Judiciary
Committee, 6/30/99
- Roy Neel
- United States Telecom Association, House Judiciary Committee, 11/3/99
- Dave Baker
- EarthLink, Inc., House Judiciary Committee, 7/18/00
- Leonard
J. Cali - AT&T, House Judiciary Committee, 7/18/00
- Rep. Anna
G. Eshoo, House Judiciary Committee, 7/18/00
- John B.
Hayes - Charles River Associates, House Judiciary Committee, 3/21/00
- Rep.
Henry Hyde, et al., House Judiciary Committee, 7/18/00
- Glenn Ivey
- National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, House Judiciary
Committee, 7/18/00
- William
E. Kennard - Federal Communications Commission, House Judiciary Committee,
7/18/00
- Randall
B. Lowe - Prism Communication Services, Inc., House Judiciary Committee, 7/18/00
- Mike
McCurry - iAdvance, House Judiciary Committee, 7/18/00
- Robert
Sachs - National Cable Television Association, House Judiciary Committee,
7/18/00
- Thomas
J. Tauke - Verizon Communications, House Judiciary Committee, 7/18/00
- Rep.
William J. Tauzin, House Judiciary Committee, 7/18/00
- Rep.
Constance Morella, et al., House Science Committee, Technology Subcommittee,
4/13/00
- Guy
T. Christiansen - SkyBridge, LP, House Science Committee, Technology Subcommittee,
10/5/00
- David
F. Freeman - Ace Communications Group, House Science Committee, Technology
Subcommittee, 10/5/00
- Harris
N. Miller - Information Technology Association of America, House Small Business
Committee, 5/26/99
- Maureen
Lewis - Alliance for Public Technology, House Small Business Committee, Empowerment
Subcommittee, 7/27/99
- Kathleen
M.H. Wallman - Wallman Strategic Consulting, LLC, House Small Business Committee,
Regulatory Reform and Paperwork Reduction Subcommittee, 6/8/00
- Gregory
L. Rohde - Department of Commerce, Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Committee, 2/3/00
- William
E. Kennard - Federal Communications Commission, Senate Appropriations Committee,
Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Subcommittee, 3/25/99
- James
O. Robbins - Cox Communications, Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Committee, 4/13/99
- William
L. Schrader - PSINet, Inc., Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee,
4/13/99
- Solomon
J. Trujillo, Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, 4/13/99
- William
E. Kennard - Federal Communications Commission, Senate Commerce, Science,
and Transportation Committee, 5/26/99
- Susan Ness
- Federal Communications Commission, Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Committee, 5/26/99
- Michael
K. Powell - Federal Communications Commission, Senate Commerce, Science, and
Transportation Committee, 5/26/99
- Gloria
Tristani - Federal Communications Commission, Senate Commerce, Science, and
Transportation Committee, 5/26/99
- Sen.
Chip Pickering, Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, 9/9/99
- Gregory
L. Rohde - Department of Commerce, Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Committee, 9/9/99
- Roy Neel
- United States Telecom Association, Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Committee, 11/4/99
- Rick
Tidwell - Birch Telecom, Inc., Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Committee, 11/4/99
- Paul
Glenchur - Schwab Washington Research Group, Senate Commerce, Science, and
Transportation Committee, 11/8/99
- William
E. Kennard - Federal Communications Commission, Senate Commerce, Science,
and Transportation Committee, 11/8/99
- Gene
Kimmelman - Consumers Union, Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Committee, 11/8/99
- Sen.
John McCain, et al., Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee,
11/8/99
- John
W. Sidgmore - MCI WorldCom, Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee,
11/8/99
- Roy Neel
- United States Telecom Association, Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Committee, 3/28/00
- Larry
Morton - Community Broadcasters Association, Senate Commerce, Science, and
Transportation Committee, 6/14/00
- Sen.
Sam Brownback, et al., Senate Commerce, Science, and Transporation Committee,
7/26/00
- William
E. Kennard - Federal Communications Commission, Senate Commerce, Science,
and Transportation Committee, 7/26/00
- Peter
Pitsch - Information Technology Industry Council, Senate Commerce, Science,
and Transportation Committee, 7/26/00
- Sen.
John McCain, Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, Communications
Subcommittee, 4/13/99
- Royce
Holland - Association for Local Telecommunications Services, Senate Commerce,
Science, and Transportation Committee, Communications Subcommittee, 11/4/99
- Charles
S. Houser - TriVergent Communications, Inc., Senate Commerce, Science, and
Transportation Committee, Communications Subcommittee, 11/4/99
- Jerry
Berman, et al., Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, Communications
Subcommittee, 3/2/00
- John
S. Fitzpatrick - Touch America, Inc., Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Committee, Communications Subcommittee, 3/28/00
- Timothy
J. Regan - Corning, Inc., Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee,
Communications Subcommittee, 3/28/00
- Bob Rowe
- National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, Senate Commerce,
Science, and Transportation Committee, Communications Subcommittee, 3/28/00
- David
M. Woodrow - Cox Communications, Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Committee, Communications Subcommittee, 3/28/00
- Roy
J. Stewart - Federal Communications Commission, Senate Commerce, Science,
and Transportation Committee, Communications Subcommittee, 6/14/00
- Steven
C. Gray - McLeodUSA, Inc., Senate Commerce Committee, Telecommunications,
Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, 3/28/00
- Rep.
William J. Tauzin, Senate Commerce Committee, Telecommunications, Trade, and
Consumer Protection Subcommittee, 3/28/00
- Ronald
K. Poropatich - American Telemedicine Association, Senate Commerce, Science,
and Transportation Committee, Science, Technology, and Space Subcommittee,
9/15/99
- C.
Michael Armstrong - AT&T, Senate Judicary Committee, 7/14/99
- Bernard
J. Ebbers - MCI WorldCom, Senate Judicary Committee, 11/4/99
- Sen.
Russ Feingold, Senate Judiciary Commitee, 11/4/99
- Gene
Kimmelman - Consumers Union, Senate Judiciary Commitee, 11/4/99
- Sen. Patrick
Leahy, Senate Judiciary Commitee, 11/4/99
- Reed
E. Hundt, Senate Judicary Committee, Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition
Subcommittee, 2/25/99
- William
E. Kennard - Federal Communications Commission, Senate Judicary Committee,
Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition Subcommittee, 2/25/99
- Joel
I. Klein - Department of Justice, Senate Judicary Committee, Antitrust, Business
Rights, and Competition Subcommittee, 2/25/99
- Sen.
Patrick Leahy, Senate Judicary Committee, Antitrust, Business Rights, and
Competition Subcommittee, 2/25/99
- Larry
Pressler, Senate Judicary Committee, Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition
Subcommittee, 2/25/99
- Ronald
J. Binz - Competition Policy Institute, Senate Judicary Committee, Antitrust,
Business Rights, and Competition Subcommittee, 4/13/99
- H.
Russell Frisby, Jr. - Competitive Telecommunications Association, Senate Judicary
Committee, Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition Subcommittee, 4/13/99
- Sen.
Mike DeWine, Senate Judicary Committee, Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition
Subcommittee, 7/14/99
- Gene
Kimmelman - Consumers Union, Senate Judicary Committee, Antitrust, Business
Rights, and Competition Subcommittee, 7/14/99
- Anna-Maria
Kovacs - Janney Montgomery Scott, Senate Judicary Committee, Antitrust, Business
Rights, and Competition Subcommittee, 7/14/99
- Alex
J. Mandl - Teligent, Inc., Senate Judicary Committee, Antitrust, Business
Rights, and Competition Subcommittee, 7/14/99
- Kevin
M. Moore - Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown, Senate Judicary Committee, Antitrust,
Business Rights, and Competition Subcommittee, 7/14/99
- Bill
Schrader - PSINet, Inc., Senate Judicary Committee, Antitrust, Business Rights,
and Competition Subcommittee, 7/14/99
- Ivan
G. Seidenberg - Bell Atlantic Corporation, Senate Judicary Committee, Antitrust,
Business Rights, and Competition Subcommittee, 7/14/99