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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (10787)	6/8/1999 5:47:00 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

A little bit of old news, but interesting. Internet Ventures Battles for Leased Access internetnews.com March 9, 1999 By Patricia Fusco InternetNews.com Assistant Editor Internet Ventures, Inc. is filing formal complaints with the city attorneys of Grants Pass, Oregon regarding the failure of Falcon Cable to comply with leased access laws. Internet Ventures had applied for leased access carriage on the system Jan. 25, seeking to offer its its PeRKInet broadband Internet service in that market. IVI currently has applied for leased access in four West Coast markets. In the complaint, announced late Monday, IVI president Don Janke noted the failure of Falcon Cable to provide rates, sample contracts and information on channels available for leased access within the 30-day period prescribed by law. Janke asked that the city promptly use their power as the local franchising authority to assure that the cable company will comply with the letter and the spirit of the law. "Given the failure of Falcon to respond in a timely fashion, it is incumbent for the city involved to make sure that their local cable systems understand that this inaction will not be tolerated." Unlike the openNET Coalition, Internet Ventures contends that open access to cable systems is not at issue with the FCC, because leased access to the cable system networks is guaranteed under the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. IVI also announced that that GTE has responded to the company's request for information regarding leased access carriage on GTE's its Thousand Oaks, Calif., system only after threatening to file suite in California. In a letter dated March 1, GTE provided substantially all of the information required by the regulations, including expanded basic rates, sample contracts and information on channels available for leased access. Related stories: • ISP Group Lobbies FCC For Open Access to Cable