W8SDZ@SIMTEL20.ARPA (Keith Petersen) (08/16/87)
TO: Telenet Customers FROM: Phil Walker SUBJECT: Sample Format for Letters to the FCC Regarding the Access Charge Proceeding A number of Telenet customers have requested information concerning the proper format for letters to the FCC regarding the access charge issue, Docket 87-215. We ask that you write to Commissioner Dennis Patrick, copy each of the other FCC Commissioners, and send copies of your FCC correspondence to your Congressional representatives and to the chairmen of the Telecommunications Subcommittees in both the House and Senate. I have enclosed a sample format for letters to be sent to the FCC, including names and addresses (Attachment 1), and a sample cover letter for you to send to your Congressional representatives with copies of your FCC correspondence (Attachment 2). Attachment 3 is a listing of Senators by state. The name of your Congressional representative can be obtained from your local public library or local Chamber of Commerce. Your letter to the FCC should include a description of your organization, the enhanced services that you provide and/or use (such as VAN network service, electronic mail, data base access, remote computing), the structure of your customer base, current service usage levels, projected growth rates, and the probable impact of access charges on your costs, on the price you charge to end users, and on the development and growth of your business. Charts, tables, histograms, price lists, market studies, etc. can all be used as attachments if you choose. Your letter to Congressional representatives ought to reference your FCC submission (attach a copy), urging your Representative to take action to defeat the access charge proposal. Also, please send us a blind copy of whatever documents or letters you prepare, so we will be aware of it in our lobbying efforts. A self-addressed envelope is enclosed for this purpose. Please feel free to give me a call at (703)689-5656 if you have any questions. Attachments (3) ATTACHMENT 1 [Your letterhead] [Date] The Honorable Dennis R. Patrick, Chairman Federal Communications Commission 1919 M Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 RE: CC Docket 87-215, Amendments of Part 69 of the Commission's Rules Relating to Enhanced Service Providers Dear Chairman Patrick: [Insert text. Content should be similar to that suggested for formal comments, but perhaps less detailed. Begin with a short description of your organization and the enhanced services you provide/use. Emphasize impact of the FCC proposal upon your business, your users, etc. Discuss other policy arguments against the FCC proposal, such as the discrimination against computer services and their users which it would create.] Sincerely, cc: The Honorable James H. Quello The Honorable Mimi Weyforth Dawson The Honorable Patricia Diaz Dennis Gerald Brock, Chief, Common Carrier Bureau Thomas Sugrue, Chief, Policy Division, Common Carrier Bureau Office of the Secretary, for inclusion in Docket file [NOTE: Addresses for all these individuals are the same as shown above.] ATTACHMENT 2 [Your letterhead] [Date] Separate letters addressed to each of the following: 1. Your Congressman: The Honorable United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 2. Each of your two Senators: The Honorable United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 3. Each of the subcommittee chairmen: The Honorable Edward J. Markey, Chairman Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance Committee on Energy and Commerce U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, Chairman Subcommittee on Communications Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Congressman [or Senator ]: [Explain briefly who you are, and that you are concerned with the FCC's proposal to impose carrier access charges on enhanced service providers. Note that you have filed comments with the FCC opposing this proposal, and that a copy of your filing is attached. Briefly summarize the key points from your FCC filing, and urge the Member of Congress to express his concern to the FCC.] Sincerely, [Attach copy of your FCC filing] ATTACHMENT 3 U.S. SENATORS ALABAMA Heflin, Howell (Dem.) Shelby, Richard C. (Dem.) ALASKA Murkowski, Frank H. (Rep.) Stevens, Ted (Rep.) ARIZONA DeConcini, Dennis (Dem.) McCain, John (Rep.) ARKANSAS Bumpers, Dale L. (Dem.) Pryor, David H. (Dem.) CALIFORNIA Cranston, Alan (Dem.) Wilson, Pete (Rep.) COLORADO Armstrong, William L. (Rep.) Wirth, Timothy E. (Dem.) CONNECTICUT Dodd, Christopher J. (Dem.) Weicker, Lowell P. (Rep.) DELAWARE Biden, Joseph R. (Dem.) Roth, Jr., William V. (Rep.) FLORIDA Chiles, Lawton (Dem.) Graham, Bob (Dem.) GEORGIA Fowler, Jr., Wyche (Dem.) Nunn, Sam (Dem.) HAWAII Inouye, Daniel K. (Dem.) Matsunaga, Spark M. (Dem.) IDAHO McClure, James A. (Rep.) Symms, Steve (Rep.) INDIANA Lugar, Richard G. (Rep.) Quayle, Dan (Rep.) ILLINOIS Dixon, Alan J. (Dem.) Simon, Paul (Dem.) IOWA Grassley, Charles E. (Rep.) Harkin, Tom (Dem.) KANSAS Dole, Robert J. (Rep.) Kassebaum, Nancy L. (Rep.) U.S. Senators Page 2 KENTUCKY Ford, Wendell H. (Dem.) McConnell, Mitch (Rep.) LOUISIANA Breaux, John B. (Dem.) Johnston, J. Bennett (Dem.) MAINE Cohen, William S. (Rep.) Mitchell, George J. (Dem.) MARYLAND Mikulski, Barbara A. (Dem.) Sarbanes, Paul S. (Dem.) MASSACHUSETTS Kennedy, Edward M. (Dem.) Kerry, John F. (Dem.) MICHIGAN Levin, Carl M. (Dem.) Reigle, Donald W. (Dem.) MINNESOTA Boschwitz, Rudy (Rep.) Durenberger, Dave (Rep.) MISSISSIPPI Cochran, Thad Stennis, John C. (Dem.) MISSOURI Bond, Christopher S. (Rep.) Danforth, John C. (Rep.) MONTANA Baucus, Max S. (Dem.) Melcher, John (Dem.) NEBRASKA Exon, J. James (Dem.) Karnes, David (Rep.) NEVADA Hecht, Chic (Rep.) Reid, Harry M. (Dem.) NEW JERSEY Bradley, Bill (Dem.) Lautenberg, Frank R. (Dem.) NEW HAMPSHIRE Humphrey, Gordon J. (Rep.) Rudman, Warren (Rep.) NEW MEXICO Bingaman, Jeff (Dem.) Domenici, Pete V. (Rep.) NEW YORK D'Amato, Alfonse M. (Rep.) Moynihan, Daniel Patrick (Dem.) NORTH CAROLINA Helms, Jesse A. (Rep.) Sanford, Terry (Dem.) U.S. Senators Page 3 NORTH DAKOTA Burdick, Quentin N. (Dem.) Conrad, Kent (Dem.) OHIO Glenn, John (Dem.) Metzenbaum, Howard M. (Dem. OKLAHOMA Boren, David L. (Dem.) Nickles, Don (Rep.) OREGON Hatfield, Mark O. (Rep.) Packwood, Bob (Rep.) PENNSYLANIA Heinz, John (Rep.) Specter, Arlen (Rep.) RHODE ISLAND Chafee, John H. (Rep.) Pell, Claiborne (Dem.) SOUTH CAROLINA Hollings, Ernest F. (Dem.) Thurmond, Strom (Rep.) SOUTH DAKOTA Daschle, Thomas A. (Dem.) Pressler, Larry (Rep.) TENNESSEE Gore, Albert, Jr. (Dem.) Sasser, Jim (Dem.) TEXAS Bentsen, Lloyd (Dem.) Gramm, Phil (Rep.) UTAH Garn, Jake (Rep.) Hatch, Orrin G. (Rep.) VERMONT Leahy, Patrick J. (Dem.) Stafford, Robert T. (Rep.) VIRGINIA Trible, Paul S. (Rep.) Warner, John W. (Rep.) WASHINGTON Adams, Brock (Dem.) Evans, Daniel J. (Rep.) WEST VIRGINIA Byrd, Robert C. (Dem.) Rockefeller, John D. IV (Dem.) WISCONSIN Kasten, Bob (Rep.) Proxmire, William (Dem.) WYOMING Simpson, Alan K. (Rep.) Wallop, Malcolm (Rep.) Action?