Draft Legislation for FL

MR - This is the old draft from the Broadband "coalition" - the new one
hasn't yet arrived and I want you to have something to forward to the Gov's
office. Make sure we can provide an updated version in the next week. I
don't anticipate many revisions from this version except for a stronger
emaphasis on enforcement of Sec. 253 of the Telecom Act (dealing with
barriers to entry). Also, I'm uncomfortable with the draft language on
state/munuicipal networks - it may go against our broader digital divide
rhetoric. We should portray this as the "Broadband Infrastructure
Improvement Act of 2001" with the following goals:

1. Favor and encourage private investment and private management of
high-speed competitive broadband infrastructure and associated
telecommunications and data services.

2. Prohibit excessive state and local charges for high-speed broadband
networks and competitive telecommunications and data services;

3. Continue to encourage that the content and commercial environment of the
Internet remain free from unnecessary regulations or monopolistic policies;
and

4. Encourage self-governance and public/private partnerships in addressing
the issues of the Digital Divide.

Let's discuss in greater detail tomorrow in NY.

ALL - EVERYONE'S COMMENTS/QUESTIONS ARE APPRECIATED. We'll have a more
detailed group meeting on this soon. Thanks.