Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) Candidates Forum
In a first for Arizona elections, the Arizona Telecommunications and Information Council (ATIC) scheduled a live Internet webcast of a major debate among the candidates for Corporation Commissioner. The two-hour, non-partisan forum was held before a live studio audience on Thursday, September 19, 2002 at the AVNET Corporate Broadcast Center (CBC) in Phoenix. It featured all six candidates vying for the three open Corporation Commissioner seats in the general election. Kino Digital Communications provided the technology for the live webcast, as well as the archived segments below.

ACC Candidates during the live Webcast forum, September 19, 2002 at AVNET VNET Corporate Broadcast Center (CBC), moderated by John Kelly, ATIC Chair and Public Affairs Manager for Arizona, Intel Corporation.

Archived Coverage of Corporation Commission Forum
Streaming Windows Media courtesy of Kino Digital Communications. The segments below may be viewed as video for broadband (high speed) connections or audio only for modem speed. You will need Windows Media Player to access these segments.

Segment	video (broadband speed)	audio (modem speed)
Introduction	play	play
Opening Statements	play	play
Question 1 Broadband Deployment	play	play
Question 2 Telecom as Economic Development	play	play
Question 3 Digital Divide and the Role of the ACC	play	play
Question 4 Telecom Competition in Arizona	play	play
Question 5 Transparency of ACC Process	play	play
Question 6 Universal Service and Advanced Telecom Services	play	play
Audience Questions	play	play
Closing Statements	play	play
Wrap Up	play	play

Learn more about the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) candidates on ATIC's pages:

• George Cunningham (Democrat, Clean Elections Candidate, 2 Year Seat, http://www.cunningham2002.com/)
• Mike (Lowell) Gleason (Republican, Clean Elections Candidate, 2 Year Seat)
• Jeff Hatch-Miller (Republican, Clean Elections Candidate, 2 Year Seat, http://www.hatch-miller.org/)
• Jim Irvin (Republican, Clean Elections Candidate, 4 Year Seat, http://www.jimirvin.org/)
• Roland James (Democrat, Clean Elections Candidate, 2 Year Seat, http://www.rolandjames.org/)
• James Walsh (Democrat, Clean Elections Candidate, 4 Year Seat, http://www.jamespwalsh.com/)

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