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Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Information Policy
Relating to: prohibiting cities, villages, towns, counties, school districts, technical college districts and cooperative educational service agencies from providing certain telecommunications services and Internet access services and from making certain transfers of telecommunications transmission facilities.
By Representatives Huebsch, Stone, Musser, Suder, Freese, Goetsch, Handrick, Kelso, Walker and Powers; cosponsored by Senators Shibilski, Breske and Moen.
February 10, 2000 Referred to committee on Information Policy.
March 8, 2000 PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (5) Representatives Hutchison, Montgomery, Spillner, Schneider and Kreuser.
Absent: (0) None.
Rep. Mike Huebsch
David Byers - MHTCNET
Tamara Dean - Berbee Information Networks
Ruth Sauter - Green Bay Online
Karl La Porte - GTE
Stephen Neils - Milwaukee
Christine Celley - Alpha dot net, Corp.
John Larkin - Powercom Corp., Beaver Dam
Paul Berg - Leunonweir Valley Telecommunications Co.
Ray Riordari - Wisconsin State Telecom Association
Todd Schafer - Frontier Communications
Joel Vohmeier - TDS Telecom
Dan Matson - GTE
Angela Keelan - Mid Plains, Inc.
Paul Gabriel & Lynn Meyer - Wisconsin Technical College
Bob Bocher - Department of Public Instruction
Tricia Yates - WEAC/NFT
Steve Nenonem - City of Fond du Lac
Jennifer Kammerud - School Administrator's Alliance
Pete Mann - City of Oconto Falls
Bill Cosh - Wisconsin Association of School Boards
Sherry Freiberg - Wisconsin Educational Media Association and Fond du Lac School District
Bob Smiley - Stoughton Area School District
Tom Bartz - Winnebago County
Carsen Culver - City of Richland Center - Alderman, Utilitiy Commission
Dan Dasho - City of Shawano
Reedsburg Mayor Carl Stolte & David Mikonowicz - Reedsburg Utility
Todd Shafer - Frontier Communication
Anita Gallucci - Municipal Electric Utilities of Wisconsin
Dave Benforado - MEUW
Norman Kratz - Mayor of Oconto Falls
Ed Huck - Wisconsin Alliance of Cities
John Nichols - Wnnefox Library System; Oshkosh Public Library, Wisconsin Library Association
Russ Schmidt - Mayor of Shawano
Richard Hess - Shawano/Gresham School District
Bruce Oradei - City of Sun Prairie, Dave Tobin - Water & Light, Larry Bocock - SP School District
Shawn Murphy - Prairie du sac Utilities
Dave Polashek - Oconto Falls Public Schools
Norma DeHaven - City of Fitchburg
Michael Rosen - Milwaukee Area Technical College
Steve Kuckuk - WSTA
George Friou, FerraCom,Inc. & WSTA
Jerold Johnson - Wood County Telephone Co.
Mark Weller - Access Wisconsin
Barbara Waxman - Madison
Michael Jense - Amery Telcom
Dana Olson - Farmers Ind. Telco
Mark Anderson - Clear Lake Telephone
Fran Diederich - WSTA
Maureen St. Germain - WSTA
Timothy Steffes - Century Tel
Larry Knegendorf - Baldwin Telecom
Carol Rochester - WSTA
Lorenzo Cruz - Ameritech
Diana La Pointe - Marquette - Adams TEC
Roxanne Larson - Marquette - Adams Telephone Corp.
Richard Kreslins - Cuba City Tel Exchange Co. & Belmont Telco
Graig Thompson - Wisconsin Counties Association
Mayor Joe Laux - City of Menasha (also representing: Joe Greco - Menomonee Falls, Michael Miller - West Bend)
Jerry Tetzlaff - Marshfield Electric & Water
Joe Pacovsky - City of Marshfield/Marshfield Electric & Water
Michael Kawleski - Network Engineering Technologies
Paul John Wood - Network Engineering Technologies
Dan Thompson - League of Municipalities
Patrick Curley - City of Milwaukee
Paul Nelson - Wisconsin Library Association
Jim O'Keefe - City of Madison
Don Stevens - WI CESA's
James L. Trierweiler - Marshfield Electric & Water
Jesus Garza - Wisconsin Technical College System Board
Senator Carol Roessler
Lisa Strand - Wisconsin Library Association
Biu McCorkle - Richland Center Utilities
Lionel J. Bushey II - Self Interest, Oconto Falls
Helga Kardoskee - Self interest, Oconto Falls
Bev Kratz - Self interest, Oconto Falls
James Kardoskee - Oconto Falls Water & Light Comm.
Patrick Drone - Prairie du Sac Utilities
Daniel Becker - Amelia Systems, Inc.
Bruce Rowell - Amelia System
Tom Minuea - Amelia Systems
Tony Studt - Waukesha County Municipal Executives
Beth Winters - City of Fitchburg
Loren Lloyd - Chair, Fitchburg Cable Commission
Eric Groene - Network Engineering Techologies
March 8, 2000
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Present: (5) Representatives Hutchison, Montgomery, Spillner, Schneider and Kreuser.
Absent: (0) None.
Moved by Representative Schneider, seconded by Representative Kreuser, that
Any municipalicity certified by the PSC at the effective date of the bill would be exempt from the restrictions of the bill
be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (2) Representatives Schneider and Kreuser.
Noes: (3) Representatives Hutchison, Montgomery and Spillner.
Absent: (0) None.
ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 2, Noes 3, Absent 0
Moved by Representative Hutchison, seconded by Representative Spillner, that
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1.
be recommended for introduction and adoption.
Ayes: (4) Representatives Hutchison, Montgomery, Spillner and Kreuser.
Noes: (1) Representative Schneider.
Absent: (0) None.
INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 4, Noes 1, Absent 0
Moved by Representative Hutchison, seconded by Representative Spillner, that
Assembly Bill 747
be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (3) Representatives Hutchison, Montgomery and Spillner.
Noes: (2) Representatives Schneider and Kreuser.
Absent: (0) None.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 3, Noes 2, Absent 0
Mike Taylor
Committee Clerk
