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IP: Fields statement on Telecom Bill (via Bell Atlantic)
From: Dave Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 1995 13:35:21 -0500
Thursday, December 21, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: BRYAN WIRWICZ FIELDS SAYS THERE'S "NO DEAL" YET TON TELECOM REFORM WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Jack Fields, chairman of the House Telecommunications and Finance Subcommittee, has denied widespread media reports that a deal has been reached between House and Senate conferees and the White House on the telecommunications reform bill conference report. "Talks are continuing, and I'm hopeful and agreement can be reached soon. But there's no deal yet," Fields said Thursday morning following a meeting with the House Republican leadership. Vice President Al Gore reportedly announced an agreement had been reached Wednesday evening. "That is not accurate," Fields added. "While everyone wants toreach an agreement as soon as possible, there are fundamental principles to which the House conferees are committed -- principles which we are not wiling to abandon simply to reach a deal. We are interested in reaching a good agreement -- not just any agreement." "House conferees have still not had an opportunity to review theproposed conference report, and before they have that opportunity,any claim of an agreement is premature," Fields added. _______________________________________________________________________________ | W. Curtiss Priest, Ph.D., Director *********************** | | Center for Information, Technology, & Society * Improving humanity * | | * through technology * | | 466 Pleasant Street *********************** | | Melrose, MA 02176-4522 BMSLIB () MITVMA MIT EDU | | Voice: 617-662-4044 | | Fax: 617-662-6882 WWW: gopher://gopher.eff.org/hh/Groups/CITS | _____________________________________________________________________________|
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