WITNESS LIST

              SB 980

              Senate Committee Report

              Business & Commerce

              March 15, 2011 - 8:00 AM

                        FOR:

                                          Bell, Spencer    (also providing written testimony)  (Rio Grande Valley Partnership),

                                          Harlingen, TX

                                          Digneo, Bob    (also providing written testimony)  (AT & T), Austin, TX

                                          Erhart, Carl    (also providing written testimony)  (Verizon), Austin, TX

                                          Gartman, Donald    (also providing written testimony)  (Galveston County Economic

                                          Alliance), Texas City, TX

                                          Herrera, Gene    (also providing written testimony)  (Board of the Alliance of Minority

                                          Contractors of Houston), Houston, TX

                                          Howden, Robert    (also providing written testimony)  (Texans for Economic Progress),

                                          Austin, TX

                                          Jurey, Wes    (Arlington Chamber of Commerce), Arlington, TX

                                          Lopez, Al    (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Economic Growth Business

                                          Incubator), Austin, TX

                                          Peacock, Bill    (also providing written testimony)  (Texas Public Policy Foundation),

                                          Austin, TX

                                          Richardson, Glenn    (also providing written testimony)  (Voice on the Net Coalition),

                                          Washington, DC

                                          Roth, John    (also providing written testimony)  (Self) , Lipan, TX

                        AGAINST:

                                          Gillan, Joseph    (also providing written testimony)  (Texas Cable Association and TW

                                          Telecom of Texas), Daytona Beach, FL

                                          Land, Charles    (TEXALTEL), Austin, TX

                        ON:

                                          Givens, Sheri   Public Counsel  (Office of Public Utility Counsel), Austin, TX

                                          Gray, Weldon    (Eastex Telephone Cooperative and Texas Statewide Telephone

                                          Cooperative), Henderson, TX

                                          Smitherman, Barry T.   Chair  (Public Utility Commission), Austin, TX

                                          Whittington, Pam    (Public Utility Commission of Texas), Austin, TX

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                        For:

                                          Chiodo, Dana    (Technology Association of America), Austin, TX

                                          Connett, Brent    (Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute), Austin, TX

                                          Dewitt, Cathy    (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX

                                          Haverlah, Sandra    (Texas Consumer Association), Austin, TX

                                          Mock, Bill    (Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce), San Antonio, TX

                                          Wurzel, Geoff    (Technet), Austin, TX

                        Against:

                                          Ince, Kristie    (TW Telecom of Texas), Plano, TX

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