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To: Steve Hausser who wrote (7573)	11/6/1999 12:40:00 AM
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Its very good for companies like ACTV. Innovaters will have less to fear. Message 11829243

To: Steve Hausser who wrote (7573)	11/6/1999 1:20:00 AM
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From RB: ACTV "hand-picked" by the Governor of Alabama Legislative panel approves contracts for Siegelman By BILL POOVEY The Associated Press 11/05/99 1:50 AM Eastern MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- A legislative panel agreed to spend $1.6 million on a New York consulting firm handpicked by Gov. Don Siegelman and to pay the chief promoter of Siegelman's failed lottery proposal $61,000 for five months of state publicity work. Rep. Alvin Holmes, D-Montgomery, was the lone member of the Legislature's Contract Review Committee to cast dissenting votes Thursday. "If there has ever been a giveaway program, this is a giveaway program," Holmes said of the $1.6 million state contract with ACTV's HyperTV Networks Inc. to provide computer software and basic computer training for teachers. Holmes said Alabama universities and colleges could provide the training instead. At the start of the meeting, Sen. Larry Dixon, R-Montgomery, also questioned paying out the money to a New York company. But teacher lobbyist Paul Hubbert urged the panel to approve the one-year deal. He said a delay would waste a year before any Alabama-based university or company could develop and furnish the computer software. The state's deputy superintendent of education, Joe Morton, told committee members that the New York firm was the only one the governor's office allowed the Department of Education to consider. Hubbert said at least half of Alabama's 43,000 public school teachers need basic computer instruction. He said HyperTV Networks would get about $675,000 to furnish the computer software and the remaining money would be used to coordinate the instruction through the the state's 11 teacher-training centers. Holmes then questioned State Finance Director Henry Mabry about the $61,000 contract for Rick Dent to provide publicity about the state's Y2K readiness. Holmes questioned the need to pay a consultant such a fee for five months of work, particularly the former lottery promoter, when the governor's press secretary is paid $71,000 annually. "You've got a press secretary. You've got a press office. This is politically rotten to its core," Holmes said. Dent, who operates a public relations firm in Georgia, said he has already been working with the Siegelman administration on the Y2K readiness of various agencies. "At the minimum we've done an audit of what's going on in those agencies," Dent said in a telephone interview. Dent said he also recommended the New York computer consulting firm to Siegelman. "They are actually a public relations client of mine," Dent said. He said they have provided similar services in Georgia, California, Texas and New York. Dent said Alabama schools have computers but many teachers don't know how to use them. "We do have computers out there but we know they are not being used. Out of 42,000 teachers, 18,000 don't know how to turn them on." Courtesy of Former T BoardMark MemberMark Ignore Poster Report TOS Violation IATV Update Last 16 3/4 Chg. + 1/4 % +1.52% Time 16:00 Detailed \| Real-Time Nasdaq delayed 15 minutes, 20 min. otherwise. Your $0.02 Wanted! Why just lurk? Get in the ring. Click Here Previous \| Next \| Post New \| Respond \| View Replies Favorite Boardmarks \| DGIV \| HIFN \| IATV \| WGAT \| WINK -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACTV (IATV) - News