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To: MangoBoy who wrote (7809)	8/16/1998 5:47:00 PM
From: Bernard Levy	Respond to of 12468

Hi Mark: I was aware of the committee/subcommittee structure of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. You are right that Conrad Burns is Chair of the subcommittee, but most FCC reviews seem to be conducted by the full committee, since C-Span has carried hearings where McCain and other committee members were chewing on William Kennard. The hearings I saw were concerned with the long distance surtax charged by IXCs in order to pay for Al Gore's pet project of connecting high schools to the Internet. The hearings did also raise concerns regarding the progress of HDTV and digital cable. McCain is clearly fed up with the FCC, and I think he will be receptive to letters regarding the FCC. In addition, I view him as a far more impressive Senator than Burns. Best regards, Bernard Levy PS: I also wrote to Bliley in the House. Since he is from Virginia, he may not want to go after TGNT, but clearly, he is not afraid of taking on the FCC.