GEN: Telecom

[carlton martz <ac139@lafn.org>]

There is both good and bad news in the new Telecom law.  The bad
news is, of course, the *indecency* provisions which have sparked
lawsuits and the Blue Ribbon Campaign on the Web.  The good news
is that the Snowe amendment was included in the law that Clinton
signed.  I believe that this requires telecommunications companies
to provide Internet access to schools and libraries at reasonable
rates.  Will someone who has been monitoring this amendment
please post a report on the implications of this part of the new
telecom law to schools and libraries?

Carl Martz
Librarian, Yucaipa High School
Yucaipa, CA
ac139@lafn.org