PUBLIC INTEREST COMPUTER ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
FCC PROPOSED REGULATION

September 9, 1987
Washington, DC

The FCC has announced its intention to lift an exemption of
access fee payments by value added networks - in other words -
providers of information services. This could mean that
online data services could cost an additional $5/hour in 1988.

The Public Interest Computer Association (PICA) is sponsoring
a conference on the FCCUs proposed on-line access fee
regulations on Wednesday, September 9, from 9 am to 1 pm in
the Phillips Ballroom of the Omni Georgetown Hotel, 2121 P
Street, NW, Washington, D.C.

The conference will:

* promote informed public-interest participation in the FCC
rule-making process and bring together public interest
organizations, individual on-line users, and representative
from the on-line industry.

* develop an end-user perspective through discussions on the
role of on-line communications and information distribution
in the future, an overview of the FCC proposal, debates
between on-line service providers and on-line users,

* and end with a review of effective involvement strategies
so you can make your views heard in this debate.

Speakers:

Sam Simon, Issues Dynamic, Inc.
Steve Bell, Legal Counsel for Tymnet
Ron Patterson, Pacific Bell
Micheal Greelis, Special Net and National Systems Management,
Inc.
Steve Rose, Human Care Network and United Way of America
Robert Loeb, Telecommunications Cooperative Network (TCN)
Representative from the American Library Association
Others to be announced

Conference Cosponsors:

American Library Association
Apple Computer, Inc.
April Trust
Bell Atlantic
Electronic Mail Association
Issues Dynamics, Inc.
Pacific Telesis

Registration:
The conference is free to members of the Public Interest
Computer Association;
$20 for nonprofit representatives, students and individuals;
$75 for business and trade representatives.

Conference Proceedings will be available - $10.00 for
nonprofits and $30.00 for others.

To register or purchase the conference proceeding - contact
PICA: FCC Conference, Public Interest Computer Association,
2001 O St. NW, Washington, DC 20036. (202) 775-1588