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NTIA will be holding hearings in Sunnyvale on May 13th. You are invited
to attend; Smart Valley, Inc. will be one of the presenters. Previous
hearings were held in Alberquerque, LA, Washington DC and next week 
another is scheduled for Duke, in North Carolina. Summaries of hearings
are available from the NTIA Gopher (gopher.ntia.doc.gov).

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 1994 15:33:45 -0400
From:CFRANZ@ntia.doc.gov
Subject: NTIA Silicon Valley Hearing

CONTACT:  Larry Williams           U.S. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF      
                                   COMMERCE
(202)482-1551                      DAVID BARRAM TO LEAD          
                                   DELEGATION TO
                                   "SILICON VALLEY," CALIFORNIA  
                                   FOR HEARING

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                            

WASHINGTON D.C --  Deputy Secretary of Commerce David Barram will
lead the U.S. government delegation in a public hearing on
"Innovation and the Public Interest:  Open Access to the
Information Society" Friday, May 13th, 1994, from 8:00 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. at the city of Sunnyvale Community Center (Ballroom),
550 East Remington Drive, Sunnyvale, California.

     Assistant Secretary of Commerce Larry Irving, FCC
Commissioner Andrew Barrett will also represent the federal
government.  Commissioners Norman Shumway and Jesse Knight of the
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will also
participate.  The public hearing will be sponsored jointly by the
U.S Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA) and the CPUC.

     Through this hearing, NTIA and the CPUC will seek public
comment on the following questions: 

o    Who has access and who doesn't?;

o    What factors would help or hinder network access for         
     information providers and users?; and

o    What is government's role in ensuring access and spurring
     innovation?

     There will also be demonstrations of advanced
telecommunications technologies held from 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
in the Neighborhood Room.

     NTIA has held a series of hearings across the United States
seeking public input and discussing government universal service
and open access policy.  NTIA's first two hearings focused on
extending the Universal Service policy to reflect changes in
telecommunications technology and markets.  The third hearing,
scheduled to be held April 27th, will examine the access that
information providers and transport providers should have in
order to meet the needs of consumers in an evolving information
marketplace.  This hearing, to be held in "Silicon Valley," will
further examine the open access issue and the effect the current
regulatory environment has on innovation and the public interest
in the NII.  The hearing is open to the press and public, but
space is limited.  To register in advance please provide NTIA
with your name, company, address, phone and fax number, and
whether you will be submitting written testimony for the record.

     Voice Mail          -    202/273-3366  or
     Bulletin Board      -    202/482-1199  or
     Internet Mail       -    nii@ntia.doc.gov                   

     This hearing is physically accessible to people with
disabilities.  Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Joe Gattuso or Cynthia Nila
at the numbers identified below.

     If you have any questions or require additional information,
please contact Joe Gattuso or Cynthia Nila at 202/482-1880
(voice) or 202/482-6173 (fax).

April 21, 1994