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
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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
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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?