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To: Dr. David Gleitman who wrote (26546)	7/23/1999 12:02:00 AM
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Open net if anyone is interested: Show your support for Open Access. by: AOL_the_King (35/M/other) 269606 of 269609 The final vote by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors is coming up on Monday July 26. At stake: competition, consumer choice, and the future of independent ISP's in the Bay Area. Your phone calls have been extremely helpful thus far. We hope you will take one last opportunity to make sure your voice is heard before the vote. All the information you need is included below. You might also want to check out or San Francisco Action page at opennetcoalition.org Thanks for your continued support! ================================================================= TAKE ACTION TO PRESERVE OPEN NETWORKS IN SAN FRANCISCO! _________________________________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS - What's Going On? - What Can You Do? _________________________________________________________________ WHAT'S GOING ON? This is your last chance to make your voice heard on Open Access in San Francisco! The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is poised to make a choice whether to provide equal access to high-speed cable lines for all Internet service providers. At stake: competition, consumer choice, and the future of independent ISP's in the Bay Area. On July 26, the Board of Supervisors will meet to decide upon a resolution that would allow competing ISPs to buy access to high speed cable networks. If approved, the resolution will prevent companies like AT&T/TCI from monopolizing all of the cable lines currently owned by TCI for high speed Internet access. This language will allow the dozens of ISPs to continue to do business in San Francisco and ensure consumer choice of ISPs in the high-speed Internet services market. Supporters of Open Access on the Board of Supervisors need your help to convince their colleagues to protect consumers choice, support the Bay Area's thriving Internet economy and stand up to corporate monopolies until 2005 when the franchise AT&T has with the City expires. Please take a moment to contact the Supervisors listed below. Urge them to protect consumer choice and competition in the broadband marketplace! This is your LAST chance to make a difference. ________________________________________________________________ WHAT CAN YOU DO? Please pick up the phone and call the Mayor's office and as many of the following key members of the Board of Supervisors as you can before July 26th: Mayor Willie L. Brown Jr. (415) 554-7111 Alicia Beccerril (415) 554-6488 Leslie R. Katz (415) 554-5335 Mark Leno (415) 554-7734 Mabel Teng (415) 554-4981 Michael Yaki (415) 554-7901 Show your Support: Attend the meeting in person! Details Date: Monday July 26, 1999 Time: 2:00 pm Location: San Francisco City Hall Legislative Chamber 1 Dr. Carlton B Goodlatt Place Between Van Ness and Polk PLEASE ALSO FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO YOUR FRIENDS IN THE BAY AREA! ________________________________________________________________ WHAT SHOULD I SAY? Urge the Mayor and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to support the open access resolution at the July 26th hearing to ensure consumer choice of ISPs in the high-speed Internet services market. If you are tongue-tied, try stressing the following points: * AT&T and TCI must not be permitted to monopolize the high-speed Internet service market in San Francisco. * Open, non-discriminatory access is vital to preserving competition diversity and consumer choice online. * All citizens should be able to obtain affordable, high-speed access to the Internet from the provider of their choice. (Voluntary Disclosure: Position- Long; ST Rating- Strong Buy; LT Rating- Strong Buy) BoardMark MemberMark Ignore Poster Report TOS Violation AOL Update Last 110 1/2 Chg. -4 9/16 % -3.97% Time 16:58 Detailed \| Real-Time Nasdaq delayed 15 minutes, 20 min. otherwise. Your $0.02 Wanted! Why just lurk? Get in the ring. Click Here