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To: Paul Lee who wrote (5839)	4/7/1999 1:14:00 AM
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ITAA Calls for Passage of California Line Sharing Bill ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 1999--The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today sent a letter to California Assemblyman Lou Papan in support of his proposed bill AB 991, which would allow competitive telecommunications carriers the right to provide services through what is known in the telecommunications industry as ''line sharing.'' In ITAA's letter to Papan, ITAA President Harris Miller said, ''Competitive carriers should have the right to provide digital subscriber line (DSL) in precisely the same manner as the incumbent. That means that competitive carriers should also be able to provide their DSL service over an existing incumbent voice telephone line instead of running an unnecessary and costly second line.'' ITAA supports provisions to encourage competition among telecommunications providers, including facilitating entry by competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) and other providers into incumbent markets. The Association also believes essential safeguards are necessary to deter incumbents from using their monopoly power to impede the efforts of potential rivals. ''California consumers deserve telecommunication choice. Line sharing lets consumers have advanced digital subscriber line service without being forced to pay for unnecessary additional lines to get it. Citizens in a high tech state like California should demand the easiest possible access to modem speeds above 56 kilobytes per second,'' added ITAA Vice President and Counsel Mark Uncapher. To read questions and answers about the Papan bill, AB 991, visit http:/ www.itaa.org/isec/ab991.htm. ITAA consists of 11,000 direct and affiliate members throughout the U.S. which produce products and services in the IT industry. The Association plays a leading role in public policy issues of concern to the IT industry, including taxes and finance policy, intellectual property, telecommunications law, encryption, critical infrastructure protection, securities litigation reform, and human resources policy. ITAA members range from the smallest IT start ups to industry leaders in the software, services, systems integration, telecommunications, Internet, and computer consulting fields. Learn more about ITAA and its positions on the issues by connecting to its web site at itaa.org. biz.yahoo.com