[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 19805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9102]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3264]


Advisory Committee on International Communications and 
Information Policy; Meeting Notice

    The Department of State is announcing a special meeting of its 
Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information 
Policy. The Committee provides a formal channel for regular 
consultation and coordination on major economic, social and legal 
issues and problems in international communications and information 
policy, especially as these issues and problems involve users of 
information and communication services, providers of such services, 
technology research and development, foreign industrial and regulatory 
policy, the activities of international organizations with regard to 
communications and information, and developing country interests.
    This special meeting will take the format of a hearing to solicit 
and receive testimony on the subject of ``best practices'' used by 
telecommunications regulators, competition authorities, and 
legislatures, etc. outside the United States that facilitate 
competition in the provision of telecommunications services and/or 
networks.
    The purpose of the Advisory Committee soliciting this testimony is 
to develop a list of these best policies implemented by countries 
outside the United States that will be helpful to the Department of 
State and the U.S. Government more broadly in recognizing and promoting 
pro-competitive telecommunications practices abroad. The intent is that 
these will provide concrete examples of where and how 
telecommunications competition has been implemented successfully. These 
``best practices'' may take the form of the adoption of general 
policies, particular sets of rules, particular pricing regimes, 
specific enforcement intiatives, a particular form of regulation or 
specific transition requirement in moving from a monopoly situation to 
a competitive environment.
    The target audience from whom the Advisory Committee would like to 
solicit this testimony includes the telecommunications and information 
technology industries, consumer groups, academia, lawyers, and 
consultants, as well as from the general public.
    The Advisory Committee requests that interested parties provide 
written submissions, not to exceed two pages for each best practice 
(not counting attachments), that answer the following questions:

Best Practice

    1. What is the best practice? (Describe it. What competitive issues 
does it address? How has the practice been pro-competitive?)
    2. Who implemented the practice and how transferable does the 
submitter think it will be to other countries?
    3. What next steps can be taken to improve this practice?
    4. Identify your name, organization, and contact information (phone 
number and e-mail address). Please state whether someone from your 
organization is willing to attend the meeting scheduled for May 15, 
2000 at the Department of State in Washington to briefly present this 
suggestion (3-5 minute presentation depending upon the number of 
suggestions submitted).
    Written material must be submitted electronically to the Executive 
Secretary of the Advisory Committee, Timothy C. Finton, at 
[email protected]> no later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on 
Wednesday, May 3. Additionally, hardcopies of submissions may be mailed 
to Timothy C. Finton at EB/CIP, Room 4826, U.S. Department of State, 
2201 C Street, NW., Washington, DC to be received by May 3.
    The meeting will be held on Monday, May 15, 2000, from 9:30 a.m.-
11:30 a.m. in Room 1107 of the Main Building of the U.S. Department of 
State, located at 2201 ``C'' Street, NW., Washington, DC 20520.
    Members of the public may attend these meetings up to the seating 
capacity of the room. While the meeting is open to the public, 
admittance to the State Department Building is only by means of a pre-
arranged clearance list. In order to be placed on the pre-clearance 
list, please provide your name, title, company, social security number, 
date of birth, and citizenship to Timothy C. Finton at 
[email protected]>. All attendees for this meeting must use the 23rd 
Street entrance. One of the following valid ID's will be required for 
admittance: any U.S. driver's license with photo, a passport, or a U.S. 
Government agency ID. Non-U.S. Government attendees must be escorted by 
State Department personnel at all times when in the State Department 
building.
    For further information, contact Timothy C. Finton, Executive
    Secretary of the Committee, at (202) 647-5385 or 
[email protected]>.

    Dated: April 4, 2000.
Timothy C. Finton,
Executive Secretary of the Advisory Committee on International 
Communications and Information Policy, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 00-9102 Filed 4-11-00; 8:45 am]
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