Ronda Hauben

Name: Ronda Hauben

E-mail: rh120@columbia.edu

Organization: Columbia

City and State: New York, NY

Area of Employment: education

How I heard about Network Democracy:

Someone forwarded the information to a mailing list I am on.

My experience in this area:

I have been researching and writing about the history and impact of the Net for the past several years, and am a participant in the FCC universal service proceeding. The FCC needs much more understanding of the history and impact of the Internet and Usenet to be able to write their rules

What I hope to learn:

I hope to be able to participate in the rules making procedure and to help to open that procedure up to the public who will be affected by the rules and who should be able to provide input into the drafting of those rules

Additional comments:

It is important for participants to see that the FCC officials will take their comments and discussion into account in drafting rules on the issue of Universal Service as the NTIA online meeting on the future of the Net in Nov. 1994 made available important feedback that hasn't been considered yet.