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Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs
Relating to: regulating large price-regulated telecommunications utilities, wholesale telecommunications service, small business telecommunications rates, telecommunications sales practices, and cross subsidization by small telecommunications providers; requiring mandatory credits for certain telecommunications customers; allowing the public service commission to order payments by certain telecommunications providers; requiring the public service commission to report on telecommunications competition; extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; providing an exemption from rule-making procedures; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation.
By Senator Jauch.
February 20, 2002 Referred to Committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
February 27, 2002 PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (8) Senators Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, M. Meyer, Cowles, S. Fitzgerald and Lazich.
Absent: (1) Senator Rosenzweig.
· Senator Bob Jauch
· Steve Hiniker, CUB
· Joan Campion, MCI Worldcom
· Pamela Sherwood, Time Warner Telecom
· Drew Peterson, TDS Metrocom
· Dan Lipschultz, McLeod USA
· Jim Leonhart, AT&T
· Jim Radtke, BCEDC
· Ruthann Nelson, WI Federation of Coops
· David Benforado, MEUW
· Dan Dasho, Shawano Municipal Utilities
· Roger Hermsen, Bayland Telephone
· David Byers, Mt. Horeb Telephone Co.
· Fred Weier, Tri-County Telephone Coop
· Rob Riordan, Green Bay
· Rick Vergin, Chibardan Tel
· Doug Johnson, WI Merchant Fed./Midwest Hardware Assn.
· John Dudley, Verizon
· Dick Bohling, Verizon
· Tom Hanson, WI Cable Comm Assn.
· Bob Steichen, Bonduel Cable TV
· George Walls, CWA
· Jonathan Trams, CWA
· Carrie Zoke, CWA
· Peggy Brown, CWA
· Sandra Henke, CWA
· Ann McNeary, CWA Political Council
· Holly Reed, Ameritech, SBC Ameritech
· Jordan Hemaidan, SBC Ameritech
· Ann Crump, CWA International
· Rich Hinderholtz, Racine
· Lorenzo Cruz, CenturyTel
· Ray Riordan, WI State Telecom Assn.
· Chet Gerlach, Sprint
· Tony Driessen, WorldCom
· Pete Mann, City of Washburn
· Ryan Block, SBC Ameritech
· Brandon Scholz, WI Grocers Assn.
· Michael Ehr, SBC Ameritech
· Joanne Ricca, WI State AFL-CIO
· Bill Smith, NFIB
· Jeff Bentoff, Milwaukee
· Phil Neuenfeldt, WI AFL-CIO
· Julie Tonkoritz, Brookfield
· Jill Collins, Mukwonago
· Marc Jones, CWA
· Thomas Verkuilen, SBC Ameriech
· Joy Roberts, CWA
· Mike Kudlewski, CWA 4603
· Chris Stapelfeldt, CWA 4603
· Cindy Wade, CWA
· Jim Donlevy, CWA
· Angela Jonas, CWA
· Richard Jorgensen, CWA
· Michael Goebel, CWA 4611
· Jane Forseth, CWA
· Lisa Ellington, CWA Ameritech
· Holly Sherard, CWA/SBC Ameritech
· James Courchane, CWA Local 4603
· Mary Jo Avery, CWA 4603
· Diane Fisher, CWA
· Tim Vowell, Charter Communications
March 15, 2002
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.
Committee Clerk