February 22, 1994 COMMISSION ISSUES CABLE SERVICES BUREAU CONTACT LIST In order to assist callers in receiving prompt, accurate answers to their cable television questions, the Cable Services Bureau has developed the following staff contact list. Most calls will be handled by members of a specific regional "team". The states within each region, and the names of Bureau staff members for each regional team, are listed below. In addition, specific telephone numbers are listed for several topics. The Cable Services Bureau staff will answer all calls as quickly as possible. The contact list will be updated as necessary. --- FCC --- February 22, 1994 CABLE SERVICES BUREAU CONTACT LIST For questions about: o Cable rates o Cable rate complaints o Programming o Customer service o Home wiring o Indecency and obscenity o Leased access o Program access o Must-carry and retransmission consent o Ownership Call the regional team for the state in which the cable system is located: Region 1 -- Northeastern United States: CALL (202) 416-0859. [Includes Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.] Ask for: Mark Bollinger, Maura Cantrill, Lynn Crakes, Paul Glenchur, Lisa Higginbotham, Diane Hofbauer, John Norton, Jeffrey Steinberg, Larry Walke, Steve Weingarten or Mary Woytek. Region 2 -- Southern United States: CALL (202) 416-0860. [Includes Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.] Ask for: John Adams, Libby Beaty, Hugh Boyle, Julia Buchanan, Paul Gallant, Angela Green, Leora Hochstein, Eli Johnson, Joel Kaufman, Nina Sandman or John Spencer. Region 3 -- Central United States: CALL (202) 416-0876. [Includes Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.] Ask for: Daren Benzi, Paul D'Ari, Rebecca Dorch, Carolyn Fleming, Richard Kalb, Mindy Littell, Brent Olson, Frank Stillwell, Brett Tarnutzer or Amy Zoslov. Region 4 -- Western United States: CALL (202) 416-0953. [Includes Washington, Montana, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and the Marshall Islands.] Ask for: Barrett Brick, Susan Cosentino, Kathy Franco, Aaron Goldschmidt, Ed Hearst, Meryl Icove, JoAnn Lucanik, David Roberts, Alan Thomas or Andrea Williams. For questions about: o Equipment compatibility o Signal leakage Call Michael Lance or John Wong at (202) 416-0903. For questions about the Commission's cable television seminars, call: o Boston seminar: Fran Renehan, (617) 770-4023 #7 o Chicago seminar: Chris Jelinek, (708) 298-5401 o Kansas City, MO seminar: Karen Raines, (816) 353-8201 o San Francisco seminar: Amy Freundlich or Kate Hora, (510) 732-9046 o Washington, D.C. regional seminar program contact: Cynthia Ward Jeffries, (202) 416-0902 To request cable programming service rate complaint forms, franchising authority certification forms, and FCC Form 393, call: o Cable Reference Room, (202) 416-0919. For assistance in completing subscriber cable programming service rate complaint forms, call: o Customer Assistance Hotline, (202) 416-0902. For assistance with franchising authority certification questions, call: o Franchising Authority Hotline, (202) 416-0940.