ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss Broadband Bill.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2002 TOPIC: A controversial Internet deregulation bill is receiving opposition from the National Governor's Association and trade groups, as reported by Newsbytes.com. The bill, nicknamed "Tauzin-Dingell" for its sponsors, would make it easier for Baby Bells to enter the high-speed Internet market and would allow broadband services to be made available to more Americans in rural areas. Those who oppose the bill say it would disrupt the authority of state regulators and would no longer hold the Bells accountable for poor customer service, the article says. The House is expected to make a decision on the bill today. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Mr. Robert Shanahan, co-founder, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , brings close to 20 years of telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. experience in management, sales, operations, finance, and regulatory to Conversent. Prior to Conversent Shanahan served as a Regional Vice President of Brooks Fiber Communications (WorldCom The former name of MCI. Based in Jackson, MS, WorldCom, Inc. was a major, international telecommunications carrier. It was founded in 1983 by Bernard Ebbers as Long Distance Discount Service (LDDS), a reseller of AT&T WATS lines to small businesses. ). During his tenure at Brooks, Shanahan was an active member of a service delivery task force, OSS Oss (ôs), city (1994 pop. 62,141), North Brabant prov., S Netherlands; chartered 1399. It is a significant industrial center. Manufactures include meat products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, and metalware. task force, engineering standards committee and marketing and sales compensation committee. PR: Kathy O'Donnell, 617/443-9933 x328, kodonnell@rasky.com. Professor Barbara Cherry, of Michigan Michigan (mĭsh`ĭgən), upper midwestern state of the United States. It consists of two peninsulas thrusting into the Great Lakes and has borders with Ohio and Indiana (S), Wisconsin (W), and the Canadian province of Ontario (N,E). State, is an expert regarding telecommunications and public utility regulation. 517/432-8003 Professor Jim Speta, of Northwestern University Northwestern University, mainly at Evanston, Ill.; coeducational; chartered 1851, opened 1855 by Methodists. In 1873 it absorbed Evanston College for Ladies. , School of Law, can share his expertise on law and telecommunications. 312/503-8470 ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource, a collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/expertsource. Business Wire's Media Resource Center provides working journalists many free media services. Please visit the BW Media Resource Center at (www.businesswire.com/media) for more information. |
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