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To: Czechsinthemail who wrote (1067)	9/15/2000 2:43:25 PM
From: Rob Preuss	Respond to of 1762

[FCC says SBPP vote to take place within 2 weeks.] (DMIC, er STXN, is a member of the SBPP) FCC Chairman Kennard Reassures America's Consumers on Real Choice for Telecommunications Providers FCC Commits to Vote within Two Weeks 'Consumers should be heartened,' says Smart Buildings Policy Project (SBPP) WASHINGTON, Sep 14, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring consumer access to the telecommunications provider of their choice when it announced that the vote on nondiscriminatory access requirements to multi tenant buildings would take place within the next two weeks. In his remarks, Chairman Kennard urged his fellow commissioners to act on this item in the next two weeks and specifically thanked Commissioner Furchtgott-Roth for his commitment to vote on this important issue within that time frame. Commissioner Furchtgott-Roth had requested that the vote be temporarily deferred. In his remarks addressing the nondiscriminatory access item, Chairman Kennard stated that, "It's a very important item because it will provide tenants in office and apartment buildings real choice in telecommunications providers." The Chairman went on to state that, "The issues in this proceeding are complex, but American consumers deserve the benefits of competition as quickly as possible." "American consumers everywhere should be heartened by the Chairman's positive remarks that consumers should have real choice when selecting a telecommunications provider," said Tom Cohen, spokesman for the SBPP, a growing coalition of competitive carriers, consumer groups, software providers, and telecommunications equipment providers. "We believe these remarks demonstrate the FCC's commitment to consumer interests, and we are optimistic that the FCC will take the appropriate steps to ensure consumer choice when selecting a telecommunications provider." About the SBPP The Smart Buildings Policy Project is a growing coalition of telecommunications carriers, equipment manufacturers, and organizations that support nondiscriminatory telecommunications carrier access to tenants in multi-tenant environments. The SBPP presently includes Alcatel, the Association for Local Telecommunications Services (ALTS), AT&T Corp, the Commercial Internet Exchange, the Competition Policy Institute, CompTel (Competitive Telecommunications Association), Digital Microwave Corporation, Focal Communications, The Harris Corporation, the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), the International Communications Association (ICA), Lucent Technologies, NEXTLINK Communications, Nokia Inc., Telecommunications Industry Association, P-Com Inc., Siemens, Teligent, Inc., Time Warner Telecom, Winstar Communications, Inc., Wireless Communications Association and WorldCom. For more information visit www.buildingconnections.org.