CONTACT:
Charlotte Crystal, (804) 924-6858



U.VA. SOURCES FOR FOLLOW-UP STORIES
ON NEW TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAW

	If you plan follow-up stories on the recently signed
telecommunications bill, consider calling on experts at the
University of Virginia for help.

	Three professors, in particular, could shed light on
different aspects of the new law.

Yakov Haimes:	(804) 924-3803, office
			(804) 977-3006, home
			yyh4f@virginia.edu, e-mail  	

    	Haimes recently completed work on "VISION," a study of the
information superhighway in Virginia.  About two dozen major players
in Virginia's telecommunications industry were involved in the study
that researched the current shape of the state's fiber-optic cable
network and explored future needs.  Haimes is the Lawrence R.
Quarles Professor of Systems Engineering.  He will be available to
take media calls beginning on Feb. 19.

Bryan Pfaffenberger:	(804) 924-6098, office
				(804) 975-0575, home	
				bp@virginia.edu, e-mail 

	Pfaffenberger, an associate professor of technology culture
and communications, has researched privacy and censorship issues in
relation to the Internet.  In particular, he has looked into the
potential for censorship posed by the telecommunications bill that
President Clinton just signed.  He is immediately available and may
be best reached via e-mail.

D. Keith Hennett:		(804) 924-3796, office
				(540) 337-0844, home
				dkh5a@virginia.edu, e-mail

	Hennett is a lecturer with the McIntire School of Commerce's
master's degree program in management information systems.  He is
familiar with the impact the new law will have on doing business on
the Internet, making it easier for people to shop on-line and run
businesses from their home computers.	

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February 23, 1996