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Problems with the E-rate Program: Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Concerns in the Wiring of Our Nation's Schools to the Internet

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
July 22, 2004
2123 Rayburn House Office Building
10:30 AM

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Witness List & Prepared Testimony

Panel 1

Dr. Arlene Ackerman
Superintendent
San Francisco Unified School District
555 Franklin Street
San Francisco, CA, 94102
Mr. Dennis J. Herrera
City Attorney of San Francisco
Office of the City Attorney
City Hall, Room 234
San Francisco, CA, 94102
Ms. Louise H. Renne
General Counsel
San Francisco Unified School District
555 Franklin Street
San Francisco, CA, 94102
Mr. George Cothran
Investigator for the City Attorney
Office of the City Attorney
City Hall, Room 234
San Francisco, CA, 94102

Panel 2

Mr. Thomas J. Burger
President and CEO
NEC Unified Solutions, Inc.
6555 N. State Highway 161
Irving, TX, 75039-2402
Mr. William Holman
Former Vice President of Sales
NEC Business Network Solutions
c/o Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Old Federal Reserve Bank Building
400 Sansome Street
San Francisco, CA, 94111-3143
Mr. George Marchelos
Former E-rate Consultant and Salesperson
Video Network Communications, Inc
13211 Berwick Street
Saratoga, CA, 95070
Ms. Judy Green
Former E-rate Consultant and Salesperson
Video Network Communications, Inc
6227 Napoli Court
Long Beach, CA, 90803
Mr. Timothy M. Donovan
Former Senior Vice President and General Counsel
NEC USA, Inc.
c/o Duane Morris LLP
One Market, Spear Tower
San Francisco, CA, 94105-1104

Panel 3

Mr. William Maher
Chief
Wireline Competition Bureau
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th St. SW
Washington, DC, 20554
Mr. George McDonald
Vice President, Schools and Libraries Division
Universal Service Administrative Company
2000 L Street, N.W., Suite 200
Washington, DC, 20036

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Available Member Statements

The Honorable Joe Barton
The Honorable Greg Walden

Tipline: Report Waste, Fraude, and Abuse
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