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Arizona Telecommunications & Information Council (ATIC)
Multitenant Building Telecommunications Access Study
Table of Contents published March, 2000 Executive Summary Summary of Recommendations The Multitenant Building Environment Varying Points of View Map of the Stakeholder Universe Telecommunications Service Providers (TSPs) Building Managers and Owners Tenants and Economic Development Interests The Other Open Access/Forced Access Issue - ISP over Cable The Evolving Telecommunications Landscape Basics of Telecommunications Connectivity The Rise of the Internet and the Great Convergence Telecommunication Markets at the End of the 20th Century National Regulatory Precedents and Trends United States Congress Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Federal Judicial Proceedings State Regulatory Precedents and Trends State Legislatures State Public Utility Commissions (PUCs) Arizona Telecommunications Regulatory Overview Summary of State Legislative and Regulatory Actions Affecting Multitenant Building Access	This policy study was developed by the Arizona Telecommunications and Information Council (ATIC) to review and address issues relative to competitive telecommunications access to the multitenant building environment, sometimes known as the "last hundred feet." ATIC is an Infrastructure Foundation of the Governor's Strategic Partnership for Economic Development (GSPED) and Arizona's recognized and authoritative apolitical source of information and expertise on telecommunications and information technology infrastructure for enhanced economic development and quality of life. Please communicate your feedback, corrections, and further suggestions to us at the contact information below.
Appendices Appendix 1: National Organizational Resources Telecommunications Providers Related Resources Telecommunications Contractors Related Resources Building Managers and Owners Related Resources Consumer Action and Advocacy Organizations National High Technology Industry Organizations Policy and Economic Development Interests Regulatory Agencies, Legislative Bodies, and Related Organizations Appendix 2: Arizona Organizational Resources Telecommunications Providers Related Resources Telecommunications Contractors Related Resources Building Managers and Owners Related Resources Tenants and End-Users Related Resources Consumer and Citizen Action Groups Policy & Economic Development Interests State Regulatory Agencies, Legislative Bodies, and Related Organizations Appendix 3: Bibliography of Articles and Publications Appendix 4: Submitted Position Statements Appendix 5: Excerpts from Selected Resource Documents This entire document is available in Adobe Acrobat format [387k PDF file] http://www.researchedge.com/MBTAS/ATIC_MBTAS.pdf

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Acknowledgements

Arizona Telecommunications and Information Council (ATIC)

Oris Friesen, Chairman and the Multitenant Building Access Committee members:

John Badal, Sourav Bhattacharya, Tom Campbell, Ralph Gierish, Mark Goldstein

Arizona Competitive Telecommunications Coalition (ACTC), Phoenix, AZ

John Badal, Executive Director; Gary Yaquinto/GST, Chairman

Association of Local Telecommunications Services (ALTS), Washington, DC

The Real Access Alliance, Washington, DC

DW Turner & Company, Albuquerque, NM

The Tech Oasis Committee, Tempe, AZ

Lewis and Roca LLP, Phoenix, AZ

Ater Wynne LLP, Seattle, WA

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Arizona Telecommunications & Information Council

Multitenant Building Telecommunications Access Study
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