Date: Mon, 14 Mar 1994 19:46:41 -0500
Subject: Advisory Committee Members


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                   CONTACT CAROL L. HAMILTON
JANUARY 6, 1994                          202-482-6001



U.S. SECRETARY OF COMMERCE RONALD H. BROWN ANNOUNCES MEMBERS OF
NATIONAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE ADVISORY COUNCIL 


NEW YORK CITY, NY (JANUARY 6) -- Secretary Ronald H. Brown, 
speaking before some 200 leaders of the communications industry, 
announced a 27-member National Information Infrastructure Advisory 
Council (see below).

At the same time, Brown unveiled the Clinton administration's plans
to ensure a competitive environment for technological innovation
that simultaneously will provide public access and universal
service along the nation's "information superhighway." 

Both President Clinton's Information Infrastructure Task Force,
chaired by the Commerce Secretary, and the private sector advisory
council, appointed by Brown, were created to facilitate public and
private sector input to the Administration on how best to put the
new infrastructure in place. 

Together, the public-private partnership will serve as a forum to
articulate, coordinate and implement the NII by developing
comprehensive telecommunications and information policies to best
meet the needs of both government and the private sector.  These
recommendations will ultimately lead to the removal of most
judicial and legislative restrictions on all types of
telecommunications companies.

The administration-supported National Information Infrastructure
(NII) will be built by the private sector at an estimated cost of
between $50 and $100 billion over the next 10 years.  The federal
government is investing about $1.2 billion a year to promote the 
development and deployment of the information technology needed 
for NII. 

As envisioned by the Clinton administration, the NII will consist
of thousands of interconnected, interoperable information networks; 
computer systems, televisions, fax machines, telephones and other
'information appliances';  software, information services and
information data bases; and trained people who can build, maintain
and operate these systems. 

Suggesting that "in the 21st century, information will be the 'coin
of the realm,'" Brown said "information will create new jobs and
new markets, spur economic growth and increase competitiveness, and
democratize information, giving all Americans access to the
information they want and need."  NII will ensure that in the
future, all Americans will be able to get the information they
need, where and when they need it, for an affordable price. 

Members of the new 28-member advisory council follow: 

1.  Craig Fields, MCC
2.  Mitch Kapor, Electronic Frontier Foundation
3.  Bob Kahn, Corporation for National Research Initiatives
4.  Delano Lewis, National Public Radio
5.  Robert Johnson, Black Entertainment Television / 
        District Cablevision
6.  Nathan Myhrvold, Microsoft Corp.
7.  Susan Herman, Dept. of Telecommunications, City of Los Angeles
8.  Bonnie Bracey, VA, elementary school teacher
9.  Joan Smith, Oregon Public Utility Commission
10. Jane Smith Patterson, Advisor to the NC Governor
11. Toni Bearman, Library Sciences Dean, U. of Pittsburgh
12. James Houghton, Corning
13. George H. Heilmeier, Bellcore
14. Morton Bahr, Communications Workers of America
15. Edward McCracken, Silicon Graphics
16. Bert Roberts, MCI
17. Alex Mandl, AT&T
18. Stanley Hubbard, Hubbard Broadcasting
19. John Cooke, Disney Channel
20. Esther Dyson, Edventure
21. Haynes Griffin, Cellular Systems Inc.
22. John Sculley, Spectrum Information Technologies
23. Lynn Forester, FirstMark Holdings, International and TPI      
       Communications International
24. N.M. (Mac) Norton, Jr., Wright, Lindsey & Jennings
25. Vance Opperman, West Publishing
26. Deborah Kaplan, World Institute on Disability
27. Carol Fukunaga, Hawaii State Senator