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Several ISP executives and WorldCom Internet Senior Vp Vint Cerf will meet with FCC officials today (Tues.) to express their concerns with agency’s proposed broadband rulemakings. Meeting will include representatives of FCC Wireline Competition Bureau, 8th floor advisers and…

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Office of Plans & Policy, BroadNet Coalition Exec. Dir. Maura Colleton told us. BroadNet, funded by Earthlink and WorldCom and including dozens of small ISPs as members, is concerned that FCC will make it all but impossible for ISPs to interconnect with Bells to provide DSL service. Joining Cerf and Colleton at meeting will be Toad.net CEO David Troy, Contact Communications and Wyoming.com Vp Rich Hardt, Berkshire.net Pres. Mike Batherick and Speakeasy Vp-Gen. Counsel Brian Nelson. This is 2nd such fly-in of ISP executives BroadNet has held this year. After FCC meeting, Colleton said, ISP executives plan to visit offices of their congressional representatives.