"John Wehrung"<jwehrung@tidewaterinc.com> and SirCam volunteered to this list the script of an advert *against opening comm monopolies to others*, excerpted below. JW, your "communication network" was built using the State's Eminent Domain 'powers'. Therefore the historical monopoly company must open its racks to whoever wants to hook up. Buy a clue. Extracted Script: Attached are two scripts currently in production and a New script idea for a :60 second TV spot. Please let me know what you think. Thanks! IN ENGLISH & SPANISH-- The following :30 second Spot is being cut in English & Spanish by the Univision folks sometime before tomorrow @ noon. “Imagine Government Taking your Car. Sound Ridiculous?” :05:23 SECONDS OR LESS [Pause HASTA LAVISTA FRED] TIME:05 Seconds “The County is considering Internet regulation, Which forces one company to hand over its communication network to competitors” It’s a bad idea that government just shouldn’t do. :10:23 SECONDS OR LESS NEW RADIO :60 Second in English & Spanish-- This spot has been cut in English and a cassette will be here tomorrow. The Spanish version will be cut also sometime tomorrow and be available for us Wednesday. Imagine if you had a company that gave people a product they liked at a price they could afford. You invest your time and money. Your company creates jobs & helps the economy. That’s what American Free Enterprise is all about. But what if the government forced you to surrender your business to your competition, so your competitors could make and sell their products at your company. Would that be fair? Of course not. But local Government is talking about taking one Companies’ communication network and handing it over to competitors. It’s called the Open access plan & it’s a bad idea that will slow down high speed internet access and will raise prices. Call the Miami-Dade County commission today @ 305/375-5124…375-5124 and tell them the Open Access plan is a bad idea that Government Just shouldn’t do. This message is brought to you by Florida Fast Net Now, committed to keeping government toll booths and roadblocks off the Information Super Highway. This is a BRAND NEW :60 Second Spot for TV that incorporates all changes up to date. CAR SCENARIO--#19 TUESDAY 9/28—11:30AM :60 SECOND TV :07--THIS MESSAGE IS BROUGHT TO FLORIDA FAST NET NOW YOU BY FLORIDA FAST NET NOW… DEDICATED TO KEEPING GOVERNMENT OFF THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY. :12--CAR SCENE: Full Beginning-- [Up to “Imagine”] :06--Imagine government taking your car. Would that be fair?…Of course not. :05--HASTA LA VISTA FRED :10--But the County Commission is being lobbied on an Internet Regulation that would force one company to hand over its INTERNET TAKE OVER IS UNFAIR communication network to competitors. :05—It’s an unfair take over that will slow down Internet Access & raise prices. TV & INTERNET PRICES WILL GO UP :07--Call the County Commission Today and CONTACT MIAMI-DADE COUNTY tell them the Internet Take Over is a bad COMMISSION @ 305/375-5124 idea that Government just shouldn’t do. SAY NO TO INTERNET TAKE OVER :06--CAR SCENE: End With car peeling out. John Wehrung 200 West College Avenue, Suite 308 Tallahassee, FL 32301 Voice: 850.681.6400 Fax: 850.681.7080 Email: jwehrung@tidewaterinc.com FAX MEMORANDUM TO: STEVE WILKERSON (681-9676) FROM: JOHN WEHRUNG DATE: SEPTEMBER 27, 1999 SUBJECT: 3 SCRIPTS