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Computer underground Digest    Tue  June 30, 1994   Volume 6 : Issue 59
                           ISSN  1004-042X

       Editors: Jim Thomas and Gordon Meyer ([e-mail])
       Archivist: Brendan Kehoe
       Retiring Shadow Archivist: Stanton McCandlish
       Shadow-Archivists: Dan Carosone / Paul Southworth
                          Ralph Sims / Jyrki Kuoppala
                          Ian Dickinson
       Coptic Idolator:       Ephram Shrewdlieu

CONTENTS, #6.59 (Tue, June 30, 1994)

File 1--California Electronic Government Information
File 2--WRITE CONGRESS for Public Lane on Info Highway
File 3--More commentary on "Ghost in the Modem" (Re CuD 6.58)

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Subject: California Electronic Government Information
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Date: Thu, 16 Jun 1994 10:32:57 -0700
From: Chris Mays <[e-mail]>
Subject: File 1--California Electronic Government Information

Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility, Berkeley Chapter
San Francisco State University

Table of Contents

     0. Introduction
     1. New in this edition
     2. California Electronic Government Information
           STATE
           CALIFORNIA INFORMATION FROM OTHER SOURCES
           CALIFORNIA POLITICIANS AND POLITICAL CANDIDATES
           OTHER STATE GOVERNMENTS
           REGIONAL
           MUNICIPAL
           PROPOSED, BUT NOT YET IMPLEMENTED

0. Introduction

Dear netizens,

I am gathering information on California government sources
of electronic information that are currently available to
the public, either by means of the Internet (ftp, gopher,
email, www, etc.), or by direct dial to a bulletin board
system. The most recent compilation follows. Sources of
electronic information such as these continually change and
evolve. Please send corrections, additions and comments to:
Chris Mays <[e-mail]> 496 Fairbanks Avenue, Oakland CA
94610. I will periodically update the list.

I assume all responsibility for errors and omissions. Please
distribute this list freely, with proper credit. This file
can be found at cpsr.org by anonymous ftp at
ftp.cpsr.org:/cpsr/states/california/940615.cal_gov_info_FAQ
(Login: anonymous, Password: (send Internet address)), or
via listserv and gopher. Those of you with Mosaic or Lynx
can access the list via World Wide Web at URL:
http://www.cpsr.org/cpsr/states/california/
940615.cal_gov_info_FAQ. If you do not have access to these
technologies, email Chris Mays <[e-mail]>, and I will
forward you a copy of the list.

This list was compiled for the California Electronic
Government Information (CEGI) Project, with the support of
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility, the
California Library Association Government Publications
Round Table, and help from subscribers to the calgovinfo
list. To subscribe to calgovinfo, send email to:
[e-mail], Subject: none, message: subscribe
calgovinfo <your name>

The point of collecting this information is to:

 o Make the availability of these resources more widely
known.

 o Start people thinking about what they want to see online,
and how they want to retrieve it.

 o Create a demand for a larger list.

 o Applaud those state and local agencies and organizations
who are providing electronic information services, and prod
the rest.

I will check the resources I hear about. Please make it easy
for everyone by mentioning, if possible, the:

 o Name of the agency/organization, and where it fits into
the structure of government. For example, if you have a
gopher address for the Office of Information Technology,
remind me that the OIT is part of the Department of Finance,
which is a cabinet-level department. It would be helpful to
know the formal, informal and acronymic names.

 o Name of the friendly, knowledgeable manager in charge of
the resource, and how to contact her. Beyond contact names,
I would like to know if the agency permits the public to
give it feedback on the services offered.

 o Path to the resource, including what it is (ftp,
gopher?), login, password, commands that must be issued
(e.g. California Legislative Information,
[e-mail], Subject: none, message:
connect leginfo.public.ca.gov <carriage return> help <cr>
quit <cr>), directories of interest, phone number, speed and
settings for BBS's, etc.

 o Nature of the information, perhaps in abstract form, so
that I can write a sentence or two describing it, or borrow
yours.

 o Dates of coverage. Note if the information source is an
archive of past postings, documents or records, or just
carries the latest.

That being said, I guess I'd like to hear rumors of gold in
the hills, too, so send them along, and I'll check them out.

Thanks,

Chris Mays
Small Business Management student
San Francisco
State University
[e-mail]

_________________________________________________________

1. New in this edition

I will list the new entries at the top of the list, and
again in the body of the list.

I will make this document 60 characters wide, and end each
line with a carriage return, to keep the formatting readable
for certain systems. Thank you Joan Loftus for the
suggestion. Barbara Newcombe asks that the entries be dated
and more terse. I welcome your feedback.

TITLE: abagOnline, Access to Bay Area Governments Online
SOURCE: Association of Bay Area Governments
PATH: Mosaic or Lynx: http://www.abag.ca.gov
ABSTRACT: ABAG will act as host for cities' online presence,
or provide pointers to agencies with their own
Internet-based servers. Gopher accessibility planned.
CONTACT: ABAG: [phone]. Email to Dr. Eugene Leong,
[e-mail] or Terry Bursztynsky [e-mail]
ENTRY COMPILED: 940609

TITLE: Candidates for California Partisan Office, June 94.
SOURCE: California Democratic Council, from California
Secretary of State. Access through Silicon Valley Public
Access Link.
PATH: gopher to svpal.org /Government/Candidates for
California Partisan Office, June 94/
ABSTRACT: Information is provided for these races:
 o State-wide Offices.
 o US Senate.
 o US House.
 o State Senate.
 o State Assembly.
CONTACT: For more information or if any errors are found,
please e-mail to [e-mail]
DATES: Candidates for California Partisan Office, June 7,
1994 Gubernatorial Primary Election.
ENTRY COMPILED: 940615

TITLE: California Election Information.
SOURCE: California Secretary of State.
PATH: gopher to caelections.advantis.com
ABSTRACT: Election results for June 7, 1994 Gubernatorial
Primary Election. Introduction to other election night
services and statewide vote tabulation process. Results
reported for the statewide races and propositions only.
Server available for viewing election results until June 11.
CONTACT: Subscriptions to services offered by the Secretary
of State. Contact the California Legislative and Constituent
Service Office at [phone].
DATES: Election results for June 7, 1994 Gubernatorial
Primary Election.
ENTRY COMPILED: 940607

TITLE: Tom Hayden's Campaign for Governor.
PATH: [e-mail]
ABSTRACT: Message sent election day with request for
information yielded no response after several days.
ENTRY COMPILED: 940615

TITLE: City of Palo Alto Demonstration WWW Server.
SOURCE: City of Palo Alto and Digital Equipment Corporation.
PATH: Mosaic or Lynx http://www.city.palo-alto.ca.us
ABSTRACT: Home Page items include:
 o City Government: Home Page -- Phone numbers
 o City Council Agenda -- City Council Meeting schedule
 o Other Government: County -- State -- Federal -- Bay Area
 o Chamber of Commerce
CONTACT: Email to [e-mail], or
[e-mail]
ENTRY COMPILED: 940613

TITLE: Senate-News service.
SOURCE: California State Senate.
PATH: Email to: [e-mail], Subject: doesn't
matter, Text: HELP
ABSTRACT: Some California State Senators have established
email addresses for constituents, and mail-list and archive
facilities to distribute reports, press-releases, and other
information. To find your senator, gopher to sen.ca.gov;
under the Access Options directory, choose ZIP Code Area
Information. Electronic Mail Address Whitepages
(SEN/ACCESS/EMAIL.TXT) has instructions to find your state
senator's email address.
FEEDBACK: Questions problems to: [e-mail]
ENTRY COMPILED: 940615

TITLE: Pete Wilson's Campaign for Governor.
SOURCE: Pete Wilson Committee.
PATH: Email to [e-mail]
ABSTRACT: The Pete Wilson Committee will send information by
regular mail if you email them your street address.
ENTRY COMPILED: 940615

I have added Santa Monica's Public Electronic Network (PEN),
which is only available to residents of Santa Monica, people
who work in the city, or at the 35 public access terminals.
If someone who has access would supply me with an abstract
of services and connection details, I will include that
information here.

TITLE: Santa Monica Public Information Network (PEN).
SOURCE: City of Santa Monica.
PATH: Access limited to Santa Monica.
FEE:
ABSTRACT:
CONTACT: Keith Kurtz, City of Santa Monica, 1685 Main
Street, P.O. Box 2200, Santa Monica CA 90401,
1-310-458-8383.
DATES:
FEEDBACK:

_________________________________________________________

2. California Electronic Government Information


STATE

TITLE: California Department of Education Gopher: Goldmine.
SOURCE: California Department of Education (CDE).
PATH: gopher to: goldmine.cde.ca.gov
ABSTRACT: The Goldmine root directory includes:
 o California Department of Education - general info/
 o California School Districts/
 o Daily Report Card News Service/
 o BBN's National School Network Testbed/
ENTRY COMPILED: 940610

TITLE: California Election Information.
SOURCE: California Secretary of State.
PATH: gopher to caelections.advantis.com
ABSTRACT: Election results for June 7, 1994 Gubernatorial
Primary Election. Introduction to other election night
services and statewide vote tabulation process. Results
reported for the statewide races and propositions only.
Server available for viewing election results until June 11.
CONTACT: Subscriptions to services offered by the Secretary
of State. Contact the California Legislative and Constituent
Service Office at [phone].
DATES: Election results for June 7, 1994 Gubernatorial
Primary Election.
ENTRY COMPILED: 940607

TITLE: California Energy Commission Appliance Database.
SOURCE: California Energy Commission, Building and Appliance
Efficiency Office.
PATH: BBS: Call Dottie Horgan at 1-916-654-4304 to request
password. Then: 1-916-654-4069, 9600 bps, 8 bits, No parity,
1 stop bit.
ABSTRACT: Information on appliances certified to be sold in
California. Organized by eleven types of appliances. Shows
efficiency level of each model.
FEEDBACK: Building and
Appliance Efficiency Office of the California Energy
Commission at 1-916-654-5198.
ENTRY COMPILED: 940422

TITLE: Emergency Digital Information Service (EDIS).
SOURCE: Governor's Office of Emergency Services, Emergency
Digital Information Service (EDIS).
PATH: telnet to: oes1.oes.ca.gov 5501
ABSTRACT: News releases and bulletins.
ENTRY COMPILED: 940613

TITLE: Judicial Council of California BBS.
SOURCE: Judicial Council of California, Administrative
Office of the Courts (AOC), Technical Support Group.
PATH: Call 1-415-396-9277 to request user ID. When you
receive ID, all 1-415-904-9454, 2400 bps, 8 bits, No parity,
1 stop bit. Login ID: public <cr> terminal type: vt100 <cr>.
ABSTRACT: Full text of California Supreme Court slip
opinions, oral arguments calendar, Administrative Office of
the Court press releases, etc. Main Menu includes:
 o Opinions Posted Today
 o Opinions Posted Last 30 Days
 o Supreme Court Calendar
 o Supreme Court Minutes
 o Trial Court Coordination
 o Invitations to Comment
 o Rules of Court
 o News Releases
 o Job Announcements
CONTACT: Victor Chiles, Voice: 1-415-396-9268. They cannot
provide extensive technical assistance.
ENTRY COMPILED: 940330

TITLE: Labor Market Information Bulletin Board System.
SOURCE: State of California, Employment Development
Department, Labor Market Information Division (LMID).
PATH: BBS: 1-916-262-2227, 14400 bps, 8 bits, No parity, 1
stop bit. Choose a password and fill out brief
questionnaire.
ABSTRACT: Labor market information publications,
occupational descriptions, outlooks, etc.
CONTACT: System Operator (SYSOP): Scott Slotterbeck, Voice:
1-916-262-2236, or leave message online.
DATES: Latest editions of various bulletins.
FEEDBACK: Send and receive messages online.
ENTRY COMPILED: 940422

TITLE: California Legislative Information.
SOURCE: California Legislative Data Center.
PATH: ftp: leginfo.public.ca.gov (Login: anonymous,
Password: (send Internet address)).
ABSTRACT: Complete texts of California Codes, California
Constitution, all statutes enacted on or after 1/1/93,
information regarding pending legislation. To retrieve files
directly from  Legislature, start with help files by
anonymous ftp at: leginfo.public.ca.gov /README_WELCOME,
/pub/README_FIRST (Login: anonymous, Password: (send
Internet address)). By ftpmail, email to:
[e-mail], Subject: none, message:
connect leginfo.public.ca.gov <carriage return> get
README_WELCOME <cr> cd pub <cr> get README_FIRST <cr> quit
(send the message). Also available at: 1. Silicon Valley
Public Access Link, gopher to: svpal.org
/Government/California Legislature, and 2. University of
California, Santa Cruz InfoSlug, gopher to: gopher.ucsc.edu
/The Community/Guide to Government--U.S., State and
Local/California Legislative Information
DATES: Statutes enacted on or after January 1, 1993.
FEEDBACK: email to: [e-mail]
ENTRY COMPILED: 940330

TITLE: Senate Rules Committee's Gopher.
SOURCE: California State Legislature, Senate Rules
Committee.
PATH: gopher to: sen.ca.gov; ftp: sen.ca.gov (Login:
anonymous, Password: (send Internet address)
ABSTRACT: The sen.ca.gov root directory includes:
 o Access Options for the California State Legislature/
 o General Reference Materials/
 o About the California Legislature Gopher/
 o California Penal Code Section 502.
 o California State Senate/
 o California State Assembly/
 o Access bill text and other information (at LDC)/
 o Other California Agencies, Gophers, and Information/
 o Other States & State Legislatures on the Internet/
By anonymous ftp, start with help file at
ftp://sen.ca.gov/0readme.txt (Login: anonymous,
Password: (send Internet address), get 0readme.txt). To find
out who your senator is, gopher to sen.ca.gov, and under the
Access Options directory, choose #8. ZIP Code Area
Information. Get file Electronic Mail Address Whitepages
(SEN/ACCESS/EMAIL.TXT) for instructions on how to find your
state senator's email address.
ENTRY COMPILED: 940613

TITLE: Senate-News service.
SOURCE: California State Senate.
PATH: Email to: [e-mail], Subject: doesn't
matter, Text: HELP
ABSTRACT: Some California State Senators have established
email addresses for constituents, and mail-list and archive
facilities to distribute reports, press-releases, and other
information. To find your senator, gopher to sen.ca.gov;
under the Access Options directory, choose ZIP Code Area
Information. Electronic Mail Address Whitepages
(SEN/ACCESS/EMAIL.TXT) has instructions to find your state
senator's email address.
FEEDBACK: Questions problems to: [e-mail]
ENTRY COMPILED: 940615

TITLE: (Unofficial) CalTrans District 03 ftpmail site.
SOURCE: (Unofficial) California Department of Transportation
District 03 Main Office, Marysville, CA.
PATH: ftpmail: To access, email to: [e-mail],
Subject: none, message: help
ABSTRACT: Send email for help information: email to:
[e-mail], Subject: none, message: help
CONTACT: Donald C. Stone, GIS Coordinator/Systems Analyst,
email: <[e-mail]> Voice: 1-916-741-4031.
ENTRY COMPILED: 940330


CALIFORNIA INFORMATION FROM OTHER SOURCES


CALIFORNIA POLITICIANS AND POLITICAL CANDIDATES

TITLE: Candidates for California Partisan Office, June 94.
SOURCE: California Democratic Council, from California
Secretary of State. Access through Silicon Valley Public
Access Link.
PATH: gopher to svpal.org /Government/Candidates for
California Partisan Office, June 94/
ABSTRACT: Information is provided for these races:
 o State-wide Offices.
 o US Senate.
 o US House.
 o State Senate.
 o State Assembly.
CONTACT: For more information or if any errors are found,
please e-mail to [e-mail]
DATES: Candidates for California Partisan Office, June 7,
1994 Gubernatorial Primary Election.
ENTRY COMPILED: 940615

TITLE: Information on Kathleen Brown's campaign for Governor
of California.
SOURCE: Kathleen Brown for Governor.
PATH: Email to [e-mail], Subject: send <keyword>,
no message. For help, send with Subject: problem, message:
nature of request. By ftp: ftp.netcom.com /pub/katbrown
ABSTRACT: Information on Kathleen Brown's campaign for
Governor of California.
CONTACT: Kathleen Brown for Governor 12233 W. Olympic Blvd.
Suite 180 Los Angeles, CA 90064, (310)-207-7600.
ENTRY COMPILED: 940430

TITLE: Speaker Willie Brown's Press Releases and Radio
Feeds.
SOURCE: Speaker Willie L. Brown, Jr.
PATH: Email to [e-mail], Subject: none,
message: help
ENTRY COMPILED: 940613

TITLE: Tom Hayden's Campaign for Governor.
PATH: [e-mail]
ABSTRACT: Message sent election day with request for
information yielded no response after several days.
ENTRY COMPILED: 940613

TITLE: Pete Wilson's Campaign for Governor.
SOURCE: Pete Wilson Committee.
PATH: Email to [e-mail]
ABSTRACT: The Pete Wilson Committee will send information by
regular mail if you email them your street address.
ENTRY COMPILED: 940613


OTHER STATE GOVERNMENTS

A good look at what other state governments are providing,
or want to provide, can be had at LC MARVEL (the Library of
Congress Machine-Assisted Realization of the Virtual
Electronic Library). gopher to marvel.loc.gov /Government
Information/State and Local Government Information (U.S.)/


REGIONAL

TITLE: abagOnline, Access to Bay Area Governments Online
SOURCE: Association of Bay Area Governments
PATH: Mosaic or Lynx: http://www.abag.ca.gov
ABSTRACT: ABAG will act as host for cities' online presence,
or provide pointers to agencies with their own
Internet-based servers. Gopher accessibility planned.
CONTACT: ABAG: [phone]. Email to Dr. Eugene Leong,
[e-mail] or Terry Bursztynsky [e-mail]
ENTRY COMPILED: 940609

TITLE: SF Bay RWQCB BBS
SOURCE: San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board
PATH: BBS: Dial 1-510-286-0404, 14400 bps, 8 bits, No
parity, 1 stop bit. VT100 Emulation.
ABSTRACT: SF Bay Region is one of nine Regional Water
Quality Control Boards.
CONTACT: Sysop: Steve Morse, Leave message while online.
FEEDBACK: Send and receive messages while online.
ENTRY COMPILED: 940425


MUNICIPAL

TITLE: City Connection BBS
SOURCE: City Connection BBS, San Jose, CA. A Public Access,
Community Information Resource, Serving the Santa Clara
County Cities.
PATH: BBS: 1-408-272-3332, 14400 bps, 8 bits, No parity, 1
stop bit. FirstClass Bulletin Board: download  software to
allow graphical user interface. Choose a password, fill out
brief questionnaire, compose 'resume', to be validated for
longer daily access privilege.
ABSTRACT: Information about local communities and
organizations, local government, schools, businesses,
non-profits. Residents may provide information. Cities of
Cupertino, Milpitas, San Jose and Saratoga.
CONTACT: System Administrator (sysop): Robert Kim, Voice:
1-408-272-4185.
FEEDBACK: Validated members may send and receive messages
online.
ENTRY COMPILED: 940427

TITLE: CityNet BBS (Cupertino)
SOURCE: CityNet, Inc. "Advancing Community Through
Technology"
FEE: $20-$400/year, depending on type of account.
PATH: Register and pay annual fee before logging on.
ABSTRACT: Information from departments of Cupertino city
government, schools, businesses and community groups; the
ability to apply for permits & licenses; email, want ads,
sales information, etc.
CONTACT: CityNet, Inc. 20300 Stevens Creek Blvd., Suite 398,
Cupertino CA 95014, 1-408-777-7000.
ENTRY COMPILED: 940615

TITLE: Community Access BBS
SOURCE: City of Antioch (Unofficial).
PATH: BBS: 1-510-777-1314, 1200-28800 bps, 8 bits, No
parity, 1 stop bit. VT100 Emulation. Choose a password, fill
out brief questionnaire.
ABSTRACT: Antioch City Hall - Public Information Menu
includes:
 o Monthly News Letter
 o Bid-Line
 o Job Hot-Line
 o **AGENDA** City Council / Redevelopment Agency
 o **NOTICE** of Public Hearing
 o City Council Information
 o Purchasing Dept. Information
 o **MINUTES** City Council / Redevelopment Agency
CONTACT: Sysop: Mark Liddington. LIDDVIDD Productions, Home
of CAbbs-Net: P.O. Box 4703 Antioch, CA 94531-4703 Voice:
1-510-706-7511, [e-mail]
ENTRY COMPILED: 940412

TITLE: INFOACCESS BBS.
SOURCE: City of Oakland.
PATH: BBS: 1-510-238-6561, 2400 bps, 8 bits, No parity, 1
stop bit. VT100 Emulation. Choose a password, fill out brief
questionnaire.
ABSTRACT: The InfoAccess Bulletin Menu includes:
 o InfoAccess Menu
 o Library Menu
 o City Council/ORA Menu
 o City Planning Menu
 o Permit Processing Menu
 o Emergency Services Menu
 o Oakland School Board Meeting Agenda
 o Cultural Arts Menu
 o Energy Crisis Intervention Program
 o Oakland Police Menu
 o City Phone Menu
 o Special Services
ENTRY COMPILED: 940613

TITLE: City of Palo Alto Demonstration WWW Server.
SOURCE: City of Palo Alto and Digital Equipment Corporation.
PATH: Mosaic or Lynx http://www.city.palo-alto.ca.us
ABSTRACT: Home Page items include:
 o City Government: Home Page -- Phone numbers
 o City Council Agenda -- City Council Meeting schedule
 o Other Government: County -- State -- Federal -- Bay Area
 o Chamber of Commerce
CONTACT: Email to [e-mail], or
[e-mail]
ENTRY COMPILED: 940613

TITLE: City of San Jose
SOURCE: City of San Jose: Access through Silicon Valley
Public Access Link.
PATH: gopher to: svpal.org /Government/City of San Jose
ABSTRACT: Experimental service. City of San Jose Directory
includes:
 o SJ Employee Directory/
 o SJ Government Directory.
 o San Jose City Council Agenda.
 o San Jose City Job Opportunities.
ENTRY COMPILED: 940613

TITLE: Santa Monica Public Information Network (PEN).
SOURCE: City of Santa Monica.
PATH: Access limited to Santa Monica.
CONTACT: Keith Kurtz, City of Santa Monica, 1685 Main
Street, P.O. Box 2200, Santa Monica CA 90401,
1-310-458-8383.


PROPOSED, BUT NOT YET IMPLEMENTED

Look for a FirstClass Bulletin Board System in Mountain
View. It's being tested now.

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 21 Jun 1994 15:25:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: email list server <[e-mail]>
Subject: File 2--WRITE CONGRESS for Public Lane on Info Highway

                          *** ACTION ALERT! ***
          ***  WRITE TO YOUR SENATORS TO SUPPORT S. 2195! ***

                 Help create public space in cyberspace.
      Prevent the NII from becoming simply an electronic shopping mall.

  An unprecendented coalition of nonprofit, educational, arts, service,
  labor, civil rights, consumer, public broadcasting, religious, community,
  public interest, civic, and cultural organizations are working to get
  Congress to designate a public lane on the information highway.

  Toward this goal, an important new bill has just been released that
  would open up media and communications networks to a wide range of
  information and service providers. S. 2195 would ensure that television
  and other media will have democratic and diverse offerings for the
  public in the next decade.

  But in the face of tough odds, the coalition needs _your_ help.

* Please write to your Senators ASAP in support of S. 2195:
  The National Public Telecommunications Infrastructure Act of 1994.

  Included in this post:  * Fact Sheet on S. 2195
                          * Sample Letter to Your Senators

  Please distribute this information widely.


--


PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY LEGISLATION (S. 2195)

        Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Chairman of the Communications
Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce, Transportation and Science
Committee, has introduced important legislation to require the
reservation of capacity on advanced telecommunications networks
for non-commercial educational and informational services and
civic discourse.

        Telecommunications infrastructure legislation is generally
believed to have the potential to transform education, self-governance,
civic discourse and artistic expression.  However, this promise will
not be fulfilled unless there is a guaranteed right-of-way for the
public to share non-commercial educational, cultural, civic and
informational services.  Senator Inouye's legislation seeks to address
this problem by reserving up to twenty percent of the capacity on
advanced telecommunications networks for use by state and local
governments, educational institutions, public broadcasters, libraries
and nonprofit organizations organized for the purpose of providing
public access to noncommercial, educational, informational, cultural
civic and charitable services. The legislation is not, however,
intended to cover the Internet.  Nor is it intended to cover point
to point telephone communications that are not intended for the public.

        While many people contemplate that at some point in the future
there will be ample capacity on these "switched" networks so that
technological and economic barriers to access would disappear, this bill
would insure such uses in the interim.  If and when adequate capacity is
available, the legislative requirement to reserve space would be phased
out or terminated.  The legislation also includes a funding mechanism to
give those entities for which the capacity is being reserved sufficient
economic support to use the capacity.

        Absent legislation, the telecommunications industry is
unlikely to provide adequate, affordable, non-discriminatory access
to communications networks, and could potentially control the ideas
and information we all now receive and send over computer networks.
Information technologies are already having a profound impact on the
way we communicate with each other, keep abreast of and disseminate
important information, educate ourselves, receive health care, expand
our cultural horizons, and engage in political and civic discourse.
Politicians and members of the telecommunications industry have all
recognized the potential of the "information superhighway" expand the
delivery of noncommercial educational services and contribute to a
new era of democratic self-governance and to enrich the lives of
those people that have traditionally been left out.  Senator
Inouye's legislation will provide the mechanism for the information
superhighway to realize these goals.

        We need to support public right-of-way legislation.  We encourage
you to begin lobbying efforts by writing letters to your Senators
immediately.


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SAMPLE LETTERS IN SUPPORT OF PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY BILL (S. 2195)

* Please write your Senators as soon as possible on this urgent matter.
  If you can, also write Senator Inouye and Senator Hollings.


The Honorable [your senator]
___ Senate ________ Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

Dear Senator ____________:

We are writing to encourage you to support the legislation
(S.2195) introduced by Senator Inouye to provide space for
non-commercial uses on the "information superhighway." We
hope that you will recognize the importance of this
legislation and consider becoming a co-sponsor.  Congress must
ensure that as the legal landscape for the provision of
telecommunications services changes dramatically, those
organizations committed to providing informational,
educational, cultural and charitable services to the public
are not left out.

Congress has an historic opportunity to shape the nation's
communications system for the future.  But the promise of
economic development, educational reform and enhanced
democracy will not happen if the new technologies are
utilized principally for home shopping and movies on demand.
It is crucial that any such legislation provides for the
reservation of capacity for open, non-discriminatory use by
state and local governments, libraries, schools,
public broadcasters, and other nonprofit entities. [If
applicable, please state potential uses for your
organization.]

Sincerely,

--


The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye
Chairman, Subcommittee on Communications,
  Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation
722 Senate Hart Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

Dear Mr. Chairman:

We are writing to commend your efforts to ensure that space
is provided for non-commercial uses on the "information
superhighway."  We support your proposal (S.2195) regarding
the reservation of capacity and hope that your proposal will
be considered simultaneously with the Senate's debate on the
broader telecommunications reform bill, S. 1822.

Congress has an historic opportunity to shape the nation's
communications system for the future.  But the promise of
economic development, educational reform and enhanced
democracy will not happen if the new technologies are
utilized principally for home shopping and movies on demand.
It is crucial that any telecommunications reform legislation
provides for the reservation of capacity for open, non-
discriminatory use by state and local governments, libraries,
schools, public broadcasters, and other nonprofit entities.
[If applicable, please state potential uses for your
organization.]

Sincerely,

--


The Honorable Ernest F. Hollings
Chairman Committee on Commerce, Science
  and Transportation
125 Senate Russell Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

Dear Mr. Chairman:

We are writing in support of legislation (S.2195) introduced
by Senator Daniel Inouye to ensure that space is provided for
non-commercial uses on the "information superhighway."

You have been a leader in telecommunications reform efforts.
Senator Inouye's important legislation would advance your
objectives by insuring that the information superhighway
provides more than home shopping and movies on demand.  We
hope that you will help ensure that S.2195 is included in the
current debate on telecommunications reform and considered
contemporaneously with S. 1822.

Congress has an historic opportunity to shape the nation's
communications system for the future.  But the promise of
economic development, educational reform and enhanced
democracy will not happen if the new technologies are
utilized principally for home shopping and movies on demand.
It is crucial that any such legislation provides for the
reservation of capacity for open, non-discriminatory use by
state and local governments, libraries, schools,
public broadcasters, and other nonprofit entities. [If
applicable, please state potential uses for your
organization.]

Sincerely,

--


A copy of the "public space" bill (S. 2195), and other supporting
materials will be placed online shortly.

Please distribute this post widely. Thank you for your support.

                                  --
Anthony E. Wright                       [e-mail]
Coordinator, Future of Media Project    Center for Media Education

                                  --
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organization of people concerned about the impact of technology on society.
For automatic or live info email to [e-mail]; you may also contact
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Your membership, participation, and support is welcome.

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Date: Wed, 29 Jun 94 09:56:58 PDT
From: [e-mail](Mike Van Pelt 4282)
Subject: File 3--More commentary on "Ghost in the Modem" (Re CuD 6.58)

In Cu Digest, #6.58, <[e-mail]> wrote

>In Cu Digest #6.51, Bryce Wilcox wrote:
>-=>      I would like to take this opportunity to state that I
>-=>      believe egalitarianism, in regard to information technology
>-=>      as elsewhere, is an irrational, immoral, and dangerous
>-=>      ideal.
>You don't leave much to comment on, but I'm curious what your
>reasoning is for your position. I agree with you on the second to
>last paragraph, that policies and programs that are, or could be,
>destructive should be opposed, but I don't understand the connection
>between the ideal that every citizen that cares to connect up and
>start surfing the net should be allowed to and a policy that's
>destructive to either the "cyberspace" that we keep hearing about or
>the real society in which we live.
>
>Maybe I'm misunderstanding your position, but you seem to favour a
>"status quo" position that only the technologically knowledgable
>should be allowed to use the networks. A sort of nerd-priesthood, if
>you will, paying homage to the net.gods. If this is, in fact, your
>position, how would one go about joining this priesthood? What sort
>of controls will have to be implemented to keep out the
>non-initiated?

I can't speak for Bryce, but my understanding of his reasoning when I
sent him private email agreeing with and supporting his position is
that today, "eglatarianism" usually means a government requirement for
identical results, not equality of opportunity.

Forcing "cyberspace" to become some kind of vast new government
entitlement will be destructive -- more destructive than the visions
of "information robber barons" dreamed up by those who seem to be
advocating such a government entitlement.

Furthermore, if design of the "information superhighway" is dumbed down
to make sure the lowest common denominator can get the full value of it
with no learning curve, then what of value will be left?

I certainly don't understand from Bryce's message any intention to do
anything to keep people out.  Those who can summon up the motivation to
learn to use the "infobahn" will do so.  Those that just want results
without putting a shred of effort into obtaining the results will have
less success.  It is always so.

Make it easier to use, yes, but not at the expense of limiting
its power and functionality.  Don't dumb it down.

And *definitely* don't turn it into some kind of welfare-statist
entitlement where making a profit is forbidden.  That will turn it
into the information equivalent of Cabrini-Green.

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