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Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Information Policy and Technology
Assembly Bill 889
Relating to: creating a wireless 911 board; imposing a surcharge on wireless telephone customers; making grants for wireless 911 emergency telephone service; allowing adjustments in telecommunications utility rates for expenses in supporting wireless 911 emergency telephone service; requiring wireless number portability; jurisdictional and enforcement authority of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection; construction and ownership of telecommunications facilities by local units of government; services provided by telecommunications providers; authority of the public service commission regarding area codes and telephone numbers; allowing for adjustments in incentive-regulated telecommunication utility rates; requesting the joint legislative council to study retail and wholesale telecommunications services; granting rule-making authority; and making appropriations.
By Representative Montgomery and Pettis.

March 4, 2002 Referred to Committee on Information Policy and Technology.

February 28, 2002 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (4) Representatives Pettis, Montgomery, Schneider and Plouff.

Absent: (1) Representative Hoven.

Appearances for
· Bill G. Smith, National Federation of Independent Business
· John Dudley, Verizon
· Lorenzo Cruz, CenturyTel
· Chet Gerlach, Sprint
· Jay Maritz, APCO & NENA
· Ray Riordan, WSTA
· Holly Reed, SBC/Ameritech

· Brandon Scholz, Wisconsin Grocers Association

Appearances against
· Sarah Diedrick-Kasdorff, Wisconsin Counties Assn.
· Ed Huck, Wisconsin Alliance of Cities
· Bob Duffy, City of Oconomowoc
· David J. Benforado, Municipal Electrical Utilities of Wisconsin
· Dan Lipschultz, McCould USA
· Drew Peterson, TDS Metrocom
· Joan Campion, MCI WorldCom

· Jim Leonhart, AT&T

Appearances for Information Only
· David Walsh, Wisconsin Cable Communication Association
· Tim Vowell, Charter Communications
· Rep. Dan Schoof
· David Ghilardi, DATCP
· Jason Kay, AARP

· Carrie Cox, Charter Communications

Registrations for
· Jeff Bentoff, SBC/Ameritech

· Carol Rochester, WSTA

Registrations against
· Jim Leonhart, AT&T
· Eric Greene, Sun Prairie Water & Light/Abacus Technologies
· Michael Kawleski, Abacus Technologies
· Phil Boutwell, Rock County
· Tony Driessen, MCI WorldCom
· Amy Boyer, Wisconsin Economic Development Association
· Curt Witynski, League of Wisconsin Municipalities
· Tom Pierce, Waukesha County Municipal Executives
· Matt Pagel, Brown County
· Mickey Beil, Dane County
· David Krahn, Waukesha County
· Michael J. Serpe, Kenosha County
· Patrick T. Curley, City of Milwaukee
· Mark Wadium, Outagamie County

· Drew Petersen, TDS Metrocom

March 5, 2002 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (5) Representatives Pettis, Hoven, Montgomery, Schneider and Plouff.

Absent: (0) None.

Moved by V Hoven, seconded by Representative Montgomery, that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1

be recommended for introduction.

Ayes: (5) Representatives Pettis, Hoven, Montgomery, Schneider and Plouff.
Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

INTRODUCTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 0, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Schneider, seconded by V Hoven, that Assmebly Amendment 1

be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (3) Representatives Hoven, Schneider and Plouff.
Noes: (2) Representatives Pettis and Montgomery.

Absent: (0) None.

ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 3, Noes 2, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Schneider, seconded by Representative Plouff, that Assembly Amendment 2

be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (2) Representatives Schneider and Plouff.
Noes: (3) Representatives Pettis, Hoven and Montgomery.

Absent: (0) None.

ADOPTION NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 2, Noes 3, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Schneider, seconded by Representative Montgomery, that Assemby Amendment 3

be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (4) Representatives Pettis, Montgomery, Schneider and Plouff.
Noes: (1) Representative Hoven.

Absent: (0) None.

ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 4, Noes 1, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Schneider, seconded by V Hoven, that Assembly Bill 889

be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (2) Representatives Schneider and Plouff.
Noes: (3) Representatives Pettis, Hoven and Montgomery.

Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 2, Noes 3, Absent 0

March 14, 2002 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Committee Clerk