CABLE SERVICES BUREAU TELEPHONE CONTACT LIST NOVEMBER 1999 Area Code (202) Office of the Bureau Chief 418-7200 Bureau Chief Deborah A. Lathen Deputy Bureau Chief William H. Johnson Deputy Bureau Chief Adonis Hoffman Associate Bureau Chief Marjorie (Peggy) Greene Associate Bureau Chief for Disability Policy Meryl S. Icove Associate Bureau Chief To-Quyen Truong Special Advisor Vacant Special Advisor Jay Heimbach Legal Advisor Clint Odom Director, Media Relations Michelle Russo Office of Government and Public Outreach 418-7200 Assistant Bureau Chief Margo Domon Davenport Director, Government Outreach Michael Perko Office of Administrative Management 418-7081 Assistant Bureau Chief Ruth Dancey Deputy Assistant Bureau Chief for Management (Personnel) Ann Enoch Morgan Computer Specialist (Hardware) Carrie Weiss Program Analyst (Budget) Tasha Browning Admin Mgmt Specialist (Space Mgmt) Shontail Ennis Financial Analysis and Compliance Division 418-2317 Acting Division Chief Patrick Boateng Deputy Chief Vacant Consumer Protection and Competition Division 418-1041 Division Chief Deborah Klein Assistant Division Chief Ron Parver Deputy Chief Steve Broeckaert Policy and Rules Division 418-7034 Division Chief John Norton Deputy Chief Royce Dickens Acting Chief Economist Dan Hodes Engineering and Technical Services Division 418-7000 Division Chief John Wong Deputy Chief Michael Lance CABLE SERVICES BUREAU TELEPHONE CONTACT LIST (BY SUBJECT MATTER) NOVEMBER 1999 A La Carte Issues Consumer Prot. 418-1041 Accounting Issues Warren O'Hearn 418-2230 Patrick Boateng 418-2370 Aeronautical Frequency Issues Enforcement Rick Kalb 418-1055 Ron Parver 418-1037 Sunil Daluvoy 418-1032 Legal Rick Kalb 418-1055 Sunil Daluvoy 418-1032 Engineering Michael Lance 418-7014 John Wong 418-7012 Notifications Jerilyn Harris 418-7016 Priscilla Wu 418-7008 Priya Shrinivasan 418-7005 Michael Lance 418-7014 Usage/Cumulative Leakage Index (CLI)/Form 320 Bill Green 418-7009 Priscilla Wu 418-7008 Priya Shrinivasan 418-7005 Michael Lance 418-7014 Appeals of Local Rate Decisions Claudia Tillery 418-1059 Status of Bureau Rate Orders Jackie Coles 418-2318 Benchmark Patrick Boateng 418-2370 For Basic Rates and CPS Status Austin O'Connor 418-2293 Blackout of Programming Ron Parver 418-1037 Broadcast Signal Carriage Ben Golant 418-7111 Ron Parver 418-1037 Cable Antenna Relay System (CARS) Applications Status Gloria Conway 418-7001 Jerilyn Harris 418-7016 Technical Questions/Waivers Michael Lance 418-7014 John Wong 418-7012 Transfers/Assignments Rick Kalb 418-1055 Sunil Daluvoy 418-1032 Cable System Registrations Shirley Terry 418-7010 Carol Thomas 418-7004 Avis Mitchell 418-7011 Cable/Telco Issues Policy & Rules Division 418-7034 Andy Wise 418-7026 Closed Captioning in Video Programming ('96 Act) Marcia Glauberman 418-7046 Commercial Leased Access Lloyd Young 418-1051 Ron Parver 418-1037 Commercial Rates Nancy Stevenson 418-7039 Compatibility between Cable System and Consumer Equipment John Wong 418-7012 Alan Stillwell 418-2470 (Office of Engineering & Technology) Competition Report Marcia Glauberman 418-7046 Congressional Inquiries Mike Perko 418-7021 Margo Domon 418-2949 Copyright Copyright Office 707-3000 Must-Carry Ron Parver 418-1037 General (non-must-carry) Nancy Stevenson 418-7039 Cost of Service Issues Warren O'Hearn 418-2230 Cost Issues Kiran Duwadi 418-7053 Contact Representatives 418-7096 Customer Service Standards Contact Representatives 418-7096 Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) Industry/Penetration Andy Wise 418-7026 Licensing Rosalie Chiara 418-0754 (International Bureau) Lack of Local Signals Rosalie Chiara 418-0754 (International Bureau) Discounts (Bulk, Promo, MDU) Nancy Stevenson 418-7039 Educational Access Channels Ben Golant 418-7111 CSB Contact Representatives 418-7096 Effective Competition Steve Broeckaert 418-1075 Ben Golant 418-7111 Emergency Alert Service Frank Lucia 418-1220 (Compliance & Information Bureau) Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Cable EEO Complaints Cassandra Queen 418-1450 (Mass Media Bureau) EEO Certification Status & Other Inquiries EEO Branch 418-1450 (Mass Media Bureau) Equipment Accounting for Austin O'Connor 418-2293 Legal Issues Katie Costello 418-2233 Aggregation of Cost ('96 Act) John Norton 418-7037 Equipment Compatibility Legal Questions Alan Stillwell 418-2470 (Office of Engineering & Technology) Technical Questions Michael Lance 418-7014 John Wong 418-7012 Filing Fees Fees Hotline 418-0220 Forms: Hard Copies Available 418-FORM (3676) Diskette Copies Available International Transcription Service (ITS) (202) 857-3800 Questions Regarding Computerized Versions Kiran Duwadi 418-7053 Questions Regarding OMB Approval of FCC Forms and Other Information Collections Bobby Brown 418-0539 Form 320 - Cumulative Leakage Index Bill Green 418-7009 Form 328 - Franchising Authority Certification Requests for Copies 418-FORM (3676) Steve Garner 418-1063 Form 325 (Annual Report) Requests for Copies 418-FORM (3676) Assistance Priya Shrinivasan 418-7005 Priscilla Wu 418-7008 Michael Lance 418-7014 Form 393 - Initial Rate Filing Requests 418-7092 Assistance for Basic Rates Austin O'Connor 418-2293 Forms 395-A, 395-M EEO Branch 418-1450 (Mass Media Bureau) FCC Form 1200 Series for Rate Regulation Hard Copies Available 418-FORM (3676) Form 1200 - Setting Maximum Initial Permitted Rates Accounting Patrick Boateng 418-2370 Legal Katie Costello 418-2233 Form 1201 - Facsimile Request for Necessary Info 418-FORM (3676) Form 1205 - "Equipment Form" Accounting Patrick Boateng 418-2370 Austin O'Connor 418-2293 Legal Katie Costello 418-2233 Form 1210 - "Update Form" (also for Going Forward) Accounting Patrick Boateng 418-2370 Legal Katie Costello 418-2233 Forms 1220 and 1225 - Cost of Service Filing Basic Tier and CPS Tier Status Warren O'Hearn 418-2230 Form 1230 - "Small Systems" Katie Costello 418-2233 Form 1240 - Updating of Maximum Permitted Rates for Regulated Cable Services Accounting Patrick Boateng 418-2370 Legal Katie Costello 418-2233 Form 1275 - OVS Certification Steve Broeckaert 418-1075 Carolyn Fleming 418-1026 Franchising Authority Assumption of Jurisdiction by Commission Katie Costello 418-2233 Cable Programming Service Tier (CPST) Rate Complaints ('96 Act) Gary Remondino 418-2298 Certification Steve Broeckaert 418-1075 Cost of Service for LFA Katie Costello 418-2233 Effective Competition Steve Broeckaert 418-1075 Withdrawal of Certification Steve Garner 418-1063 Franchise Fee Issues Ben Golant 418-7111 Going Forward Issues (Adding/Deleting Channels; Upgrades) Nancy Stevenson 418-7039 Governmental Access Channels Ben Golant 418-7111 CSB Contact Representatives 418-7096 Home Shopping Stations Licensing Paul Gordon 418-2130 (Mass Media Bureau) Home Wiring Legal Issues Policy & Rules Division 418-7034 Technical Issues John Wong 418-7012 Michael Lance 418-7014 Indecency/Obscenity Indecency Ron Parver 418-1037 Ben Golant 418-7111 Obscenity Office of General Counsel 418-1720 Industry Information Andy Wise 418-7026 Leakage, Signal Technical Issues Michael Lance 418-7014 John Wong 418-7012 Legal Issues Rick Kalb 418-1055 Sunil Daluvoy 418-1032 Leased Access, Commercial Legal Questions Lloyd Young 418-1051 Complaints Lloyd Young 418-1051 Ron Parver 418-1037 Local Franchising Authority Certification Steve Broeckaert 418-1075 Local Rate Orders, Appeals of John Norton 418-7037 MMDS - Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service "Wireless Cable" 418-1600 (Mass Media Bureau) Must-Carry Generally (Local Broadcast TV Signals on Cable) Ben Golant 418-7111 Ron Parver 418-1037 Area of Dominant Influence (ADI) Questions Ben Golant 418-7111 Ron Parver 418-1037 Digital Television Ben Golant 418-7111 Market Definition ('96 Act) Ben Golant 418-7111 Channel Position Ben Golant 418-7111 Ron Parver 418-1037 Copyright Ben Golant 418-7111 Ron Parver 418-1037 Low Power TV Stations Ben Golant 418-7111 Ron Parver 418-1037 Licensing of Mass Media Bureau 418-1640 Network Nonduplication/Syndex (Syndicated exclusivity) Ron Parver 418-1037 Noncommercial Stations Ron Parver 418-1037 Petitions for Special Relief/ Carriage Complaints Pam Pusey 418-1067 Ron Parver 418-1037 Significantly Viewed Status Pam Pusey 418-1067 Signal Strength Measurement Michael Lance 418-7014 John Wong 418-7012 Negative Option Billing Consumer Prot. 418-1041 Open Video Systems (OVS) ('96 Act) Steve Broeckaert 418-1075 OVS Filings Status Steve Garner 418-1063 Substantive Questions Steve Broeckaert 418-1075 Carolyn Fleming 418-1026 Over the Air Reception Devices ('96 Act) Contact Representatives 418-7096 Declaratory Ruling Requests and Waiver Requests Darryl Cooper 418-1039 Eloise Gore 418-1066 Ron Parver 418-1037 Ownership of Cable Systems Ron Parver 418-1037 Anti-trafficking ('96 Act) Ron Parver 418-1037 Cross Ownership ('96 Act) Ron Parver 418-1037 Petitions for Special Relief-Generally-Status Pam Pusey 418-1067 Pole Attachments (Utility Poles) Legal Issues Katie Costello 418-2233 Cheryl King 418-2284 Accounting Issues Warren O'Hearn 418-2230 Austin O'Connor 418-2293 Policy and Rules Division General Inquiries Linda Senecal 418-7044 Policy and Rules Division Project Tracking and Status Bobby Brown 418-0539 Political Cablecasting Robert Baker 418-1440 (Mass Media Bureau) Press Inquiries Michelle Russo 418-2358 Price Study Kiran Duwadi 418-7053 Program Access Issues Steve Broeckaert 418-1075 Program Content Indecency Ron Parver 418-1037 Ben Golant 418-7111 Obscenity Office of General Counsel 418-1720 Program Ratings/V-Chip Nancy Stevenson 418-7039 Public, Educational and Governmental (PEG) Access Channels Ben Golant 418-7111 CSB Contact Representatives 418-7096 Rate Complaint Status (FCC Form 329) Gary Remondino 418-2298 Reference Information Center 418-0270 Regulatory Fees Fees Hotline 418-0220 Retransmission Consent (Negotiations) Ron Parver 418-1037 Ben Golant 418-7111 Satellite Antennas and Zoning Preemption Contact Representatives 418-7096 Satellite Master Antenna System (SMATV) If microwave authorizations involved, refer to (717) 337-1421 (Private Radio Bureau) Scrambling Adult Programming ('96 Act) Rick Kalb 418-1055 Decoder Box Requirement Ron Parver 418-1037 Technical Questions John Wong 418-7012 Legal Questions Ron Parver 418-1037 Set-Top Boxes Legal Ron Parver 418-1037 Technical Michael Lance 418-7014 John Wong 418-7012 Descrambling Equipment Lawrence Clance 418-1027 Signal Leakage Technical Issues Michael Lance 418-7014 John Wong 418-7012 Legal Issues Rick Kalb 418-1055 Sunil Daluvoy 418-1032 Signal Quality Standards Michael Lance 418-7014 John Wong 418-7012 Significantly Viewed Status Pam Pusey 418-1067 Small Systems . Policy & Rules Division 418-7034 Sports Programming Blackouts Rick Kalb 418-1055 Ron Parver 418-1037 Stays and Appeals of Local Rate Orders John Norton 418-7037 Surveys/Studies Marcia Glauberman 418-7046 Kiran Duwadi 418-7053 Dan Hodes 418-7041 Commercial Surveys/Studies Andy Wise 418-7026 FCC Surveys/Studies Dan Hodes 418-7041 Marcia Glauberman 418-7046 Kiran Duwadi 418-7053 Technical Questions Priscilla Wu 418-7008 Priya Shrinivasan 418-7005 Michael Lance 418-7014 John Wong 418-7012 Technical Standards and Related Issues Michael Lance 418-7014 John Wong 418-7012 Telecommunications Act 1996 ('96 Act) - Implementation Margo Domon 418-2949 Mike Perko 418-7021 Tier Buy-through Ron Parver 418-1037 Ben Golant 418-7111 Theft of Service Lawrence Clance 418-1027 User Fees Fee Hotline 418-0220 Vertical and Horizontal Integration Policy & Rules Division 418-7034 Video Description (Visual Disabled) in Video Programming ('96 Act) Marcia Glauberman 418-7046 Wireless Cable (MMDS) Mass Media Bureau 418-1600 Antennas and Zoning Preemption Contact Representatives 418-7096 Eloise Gore 418-1066 Ron Parver 418-1037 Darryl Cooper 418-1039 Zoning DBS, TV and MMDS ('96 Act) Contact Representatives 418-7096 Larger Satellite Dishes International Bureau 418-0729 Satellite Receiver International Bureau 418-0753 TV and MMDS Antennas ('96 Act) Contact Representatives 418-7096 TELEPHONE DIRECTORY CABLE SERVICES BUREAU NOVEMBER 1999 Name Telephone Allmon-Stewart, Tiffany 418-2368 Alvarenga, Jon 418-0003 Becker, Mark 418-7523 Black, Winsel O. 418-2356 Boateng, Patrick 418-2370 Bright, Ann 418-2248 Briscoe, Glenda 418-1040 Broeckaert, Steve 418-1075 Bromery, Regena 418-7034 Brown, Bobby 418-0539 Browning, Tasha 418-7088 Clance, Larry 418-1027 Clarke, Nancy 418-2365 Coles, Jackie 418-2318 Conway, Gloria 418-7001 Cooper, Darryl 418-1039 Costello, Katie 418-2233 Curtis, Steve 418-7007 Daluvoy, Sunil 418-1032 Dancey, Ruth 418-7085 Danjuma, Lucille 418-2385 Dickens, Royce 418-7030 Domon Davenport, Margo 418-2949 Duwadi, Kiran 418-7053 Ellis-Cheek, Imani 418-1028 Ennis, Shontail 418-7087 Fleming, Carolyn 418-1026 Frenette, Jane 418-2245 Garner, Steve 418-1063 Glauberman, Marcia 418-7046 Golant, Ben 418-7111 Gore, Eloise 418-1066 Green, Bill 418-7009 Greenaway, Sonia 418-2396 Greene, Peggy 418-2389 Gupta, Nand 418-2279 Harris, Jerilyn 418-7016 Heimbach, James 418-0055 Hercules-Udeh, Trudy 418-2288 Herring, Linda 418-2246 Hodes, Daniel 418-7041 Name Telephone Hoffman, Adonis 418-0429 Horan, Tom 418-2486 Icove, Meryl 418-7200 Jackson, Dana 418-2247 Jackson, Steve 418-0526 Johnson, Claudette 418-2386 Johnson, William 418-2388 Kalb, Rick 418-1055 Kandutsch, Carl 418-7051 Keats, Jim 418-7020 King, Cheryl 418-2284 Kinsey, Therresa 418-2397 Klein, Deborah 418-1058 Kornegay, Cheryl 418-7948 Kosar, Karen 418-1053 Lance, Michael 418-7014 Lathen, Deborah 418-7200 Levine, Anne 418-7027 Lewis, Michael 418-0064 Lombre, Katrina 418-2375 Lott, Robin 418-2398 Lyle, Angella 418-1041 Marple, David 418-1083 McKee, Wayne 418-2355 Mebane, Michelle 418-2934 Mercer, Karen 418-2647 Merritt, Demetrius 418-2648 Middleton, LaTashia 418-7251 Miller, Mary 418-7006 Mitchell, Avis 418-7011 Morgan, Ann Enoch 418-1929 Norton, John 418-7037 O'Connor, Austin 418-2293 Odom, Clint 418-7163 O'Hearn, Warren 418-2230 Parver, Ron 418-1037 Perko, Mike 418-7021 Phillip, Brandon 418-0925 Plummer, Alexia 418-7079 Pusey, Pam 418-1067 Remondino, Gary 418-2298 Name Telephone Richardson, Terrell 418-7080 Robinson, Esther 418-7015 Rodas, Roberto 418-1024 Russo, Michelle 418-2358 Schwartz, Bill 418-0011 Scott, John 418-1528 Scott, Michael 418-2362 Senecal, Linda 418-7044 Shrinivasan, Priya 418-7005 Slappy, Kelly 418-1043 Spriggs, Donald 418-7249 Stallings, Vanessa 418-2367 Stevenson, Nancy 418-7039 Suarez, Carmen 418-2228 Terry, Shirley 418-7010 Thomas, Carol 418-7004 Tillery, Claudia 418-1059 Tremont, Treg 418-1031 Truong, To-Quyen 418-1941 Villatoro, Jobany 418-2239 Ward, Donnajean 418-7028 Weiss, Carrie 418-7090 Whitehead, Deidra 418-2366 Wise, Andrew 418-7026 Wong, Helena 418-2282 Wong, John 418-7012 Wu, Priscilla 418-7008 Young, Lloyd 418-1051 November 5, 1999 November 5, 1999 November 5, 1999 November 5, 1999 November 5, 1999 November 5, 1999