U.S. Senate Committee to Hear Video Franchising Debate

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee has scheduled a debate for Wednesday, 15-February-2006 to consider new video franchising rules. The list of witnesses includes:



Panel 1


Mr. Ivan Seidenberg, CEO, Verizon Communications



Mr. Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., CEO, AT&T



Mr. Tom Rutledge, COO, Cablevision Systems Corporation



Ms. Lori Panzino-Tillery, President, National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors



Panel 2:



Mr. Brad Evans, CEO, Cavalier Telephone



Mr. Anthony T. Riddle, Executive Director, Alliance for Community Media



Mr. Gene Kimmelman, Senior Director OF Public Policy, Consumers Union



Ms. Gigi B. Sohn, President & Co-Founder, Public Knowledge



A webcast of the hearing will be available.http://commerce.senate.gov/hearings/witnesslist.cfm?id=1700