[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2804]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                     TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996

  (Mr. WHITFIELD asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. WHITFIELD. Mr. Speaker, it has been 4 years since the enactment 
of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; and I am pleased to report that 
cable companies are responding to that Act and are delivering state-of-
the-art telecommunication services in Kentucky's First Congressional 
District, as well as throughout the country.
  Charter company has wired Murray State University with cable modems, 
giving students and faculty high-speed access to the Internet. Charter 
is also deploying cable modems in the town of Murray, Kentucky, and 
will offer residential services there in April.
  In addition, Mediacom is offering cable modems in Marshall and 
Calloway counties and continues to upgrade its infrastructure with 
interactive fiber/coaxial cable facilities.
  I am pleased that cable companies throughout the country are helping 
to fulfill the vision of the Telecommunications Act, which was designed 
to bring competition, expanded investment, and the delivery of 
broadband services to all Americans.

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