The House Committee on State Affairs 
         Subcommittee on Telecommunications 
         76th Legislature 
         May 10, 2000 
         10:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 7, 2000, the House  
         Committee on State Affairs, Subcommittee on Telecommunications,  
         met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair,  
         Representative Turner, Sylvester, at 10:06 a.m. 
          
         Present:  Representatives Turner, Sylvester; Brimer; Counts;  
                   Jones, Delwin; Longoria; Merritt (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Alvarado; Danburg; Hunter; Wolens (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Update on SB 560 Implementation 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Danburg now present.) 
          
         Potential Impediments to Local Telephone Competition 
          
         Testimony was taken on potential impediments raised by Consumers  
         Union (Agenda items A, M, Q, and S): billing problems, delays in  
         getting service, customer confusion; "make whole" provisions of  
         PURA; expanded local calling surcharges, rate group  
         reclassification; and market issues, deregulation preceding  
         competition, and mergers.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Testimony was taken on potential impediments raised by  
         Southwestern Bell (Agenda items B, E, and K): pricing  
         flexibility provisions, customer-specific pricing; tariff  
         filings versus same-day price lists; and lack of parity in  
         quality of service standards and reporting requirements.  (See  
         attached witness list.) 
          
         Testimony was taken on potential impediments raised by the CLEC  
         Coalition (Agenda items C, F, J, N, and P): affiliate issues,  
         discriminatory access or conduct by ILEC; LRIC and TELRIC  
         pricing, above-cost charges for switched access service; access  
         to compliance and performance data; ILEC bundling of regulated  
         and unregulated charges; and fallout of directory listings.   
         (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Testimony was taken on potential impediments raised by AT&T  
         (Agenda items D, G, L, and T): hot cuts; glue charges imposed  
         for combining unbundled network elements; access to multiple  
         dwelling units; and proposals to increase regulation of  
         non-dominant companies.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Testimony was taken on potential impediments raised by COVAD  
         (Agenda items H and O): ILEC performance in delivering copper  
         loops, and issues related to operations support systems and  
         other databases.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Danburg in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Turner, Sylvester in chair.) 
          
         At 1:30 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until 1:45 p.m., May 10, 2000. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 1:58 p.m. and was called to order by  
         Representative Turner, Sylvester. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:  Representative Turner, Sylvester (1). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Wolens; Alvarado; Brimer; Counts;  
                   Danburg; Hunter; Jones, Delwin; Longoria; Merritt (9). 
          
         Testimony was taken on potential impediments raised by COVAD  
         (Agenda items H and O): ILEC performance in delivering copper  
         loops; and issues related to operations support systems and  
         other databases.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Danburg now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken on potential impediments raised by Teligent  
         (Agenda item I): service outages and system performance issues.   
         (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Counts now present.) 
          
         Bringing Competition to Rural Texas 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Merritt now present.) 
          
         Wireless Facility Siting Policy 
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Counts in chair.) 
          
         At 5:41 p.m., on the motion of Representative Counts and without  
         objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the  
         chair. 
          
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         Rep. Turner, Chair 
          
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         Jeff Blaylock, Clerk