U.S. Rep. Conyers (D-Mich.) said he wanted to host another teleco...
U.S. Rep. Conyers (D-Mich.) said he wanted to host another telecom roundtable discussion in Detroit April 23 in light of the great public interest generated by the forum he held last week at Wayne State U. (CD April 7…
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p6) Conyers, ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, was the only member of the committee to attend. Reps. Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) and Cannon (R-Utah) had planned to be there but cancelled at the last min. when the House remained in late session. After last week’s session, AT&T accused SBC of stacking the audience with members of the CWA, who loudly supported SBC’s anti-UNE positions, while SBC before the session had accused AT&T of stacking the program with panelists who favored the CLECs’ pro-UNE position. SBC denied stacking the forum audience, saying it had invited only 20 guests. SBC had only one speaker in last week’s session, Regional Vp George Ashford, who said SBC was being hurt by regulatory decisions that set UNE-P rates at levels below its cost. Meanwhile, IBEW officials clarified that their union supported the Telecom Act and all its paths to competitive entry including UNE-P because competition was creating new jobs in the industry.