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From: Libraries for the Future, Libraries for the Fut <lff@phantom.com>

Action Alert!
July 1994

Telecommunications reform bills are about to reach the markup stage in the
Senate! Contact members of the Senate Subcommittee on Communications THIS
WEEK about S. 2195, a measure to reserve space for the public on the
information superhighway and provide funding for libraries and other
non-profit users. Libraries for the Future helped to word S. 2195 and to get
it introduced.

S. 2195, introduced by Senator Daniel K. Inouye of Hawaii, guarantees a
public right-of-way on emerging information networks. The bill would:

*call for 20% of the capacity on information superhighway (National
Information Infrastructure) to be designated for non-commercial traffic.

*establish a Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund a fund to provide
support for libraries and other non-profit network users.

Senator Inouye is trying to get the provisions of S. 2195 included in the
telecommunications reform bill, S. 1822, introduced by Senator Ernest
Hollings. S.1822 will soon be marked up by the Senate Subcommittee on
Communications, PROBABLY BEFORE JULY 29TH. Congress has heard plenty in this
debate from telecommunications and entertainment companies. NOW IT IS TIME
FOR THEM TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC.

HERES WHAT YOU CAN DO:

1.  Call Senator Hollings and the other members of the Senate Subcommittee on
Communications (Capitol Switchboard:202-224-3121). Urge them to promote
public space on the Information Superhighway by supporting the provisions of
S. 2195 as part of the Hollings Bill S. 1822.

2.  Call Senator Inouye to thank him and express your support. (202-224-9340)

3.  Call or write a letter to the Senators from your home state to express
support for the provisions of S. 2195. Their addresses and local phone
numbers are listed in the phone book. A sample letter is attached.

Members of the Senate Commerce, Science and Technology Committee:

*Ernest Hollings, D-SC (Chairman)    
*John McCain, R-AZ
*Daniel Inouye, D-HI (Subcomm. Chairman)
*Conrad Burns, R-MT
*Wendell Ford, D-KY    
*Slade Gorton, R-WA
*James Exon, D-NE    
 Trent Lott, R-MS
*John Rockefeller, D-WV    
 Judd Gregg, R-NH
*John Kerry, D-MA
*John Breaux, D-LA        *Communications Subcommittee members
Richard Bryan, D-NV
*Charles Robb, D-VA
Bryan Dorgan, D-ND
Bob Krueger, D-TX
John Danforth, R-MO (Ranking Republican)
*Bob Packwood, D-OR
*Larry Pressler, D-SD
*Ted Stevens, D-AK     

Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121




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