David N. Townsend
& Associates
Services
Expert Testimony, Regulatory Intervention in
Telecommunications
David N. Townsend is fully qualified and experienced to
provide expert participation in formal telecommunications
regulatory procedings on behalf of public institutional or
private intervenors. We offer full service support in developing
evidence, preparing testimony, and managing the regulatory
process. Among the issue areas of Mr. Townsend's expertise are
the following:
- Telecommunications market structure, competitive
conditions
- Costs of service, Universal Service policies
- Infrastructure investment options, costs and benefits
- Incentive regulation
- New service introduction, pricing, including ISDN
tariffing
- Interconnection costs, rates
- Universal service policy, costs
- Local calling area expansion
- Pole attachment rates, practices
David N. Townsend has presented expert testimony in the
following state-level proceedings:
- Client: Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel
- Before the Public Utility Commission of Texas
- Docket No. 15024, GTE Southwest, ISDN service, 1996
- Docket No. 12118, Southwestern Bell, Caller ID service,
1994
- Docket No. 10687, Southwestern Bell, ISDN service, 1993
- Docket No. 9960, Southwestern Bell, Plexar market
structure analysis, 1991
- Docket No. 9695, Southwestern Bell, Call Control Options
services, 1991
- Docket No. 9251, GTE Southwest, CentraNet service
pricing, 1990
- Docket No. 9301, Southwestern Bell, CO-LAN service market
competition, 1990
- Docket No. 7790, AT&T, market dominance analysis,
1988
Client: Coalition of Texas Cities- Before the Public Utility Commission of Texas
- Docket No. 15332, GTE Southwest, Expanded Local Calling
Service, 1996
Client: Pennsylvania Cable and Telecommunications
Association- Before the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
- Docket No. I-00940035, Universal Service principles and
policies, 1996
- Docket No. M-940587, Investigation to Establish
Competitive Safeguards, 1995
Client: New England Cable TV Association- Before the Maine State Legislature
- Testimony on utility pole attachment charges, 1996
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Client: Michigan Cable TV Association- Before the Michigan Public Service Commission
- Case No. U-10831, Pole Attachment and Conduit Rental
tariffs, 1995
Client: Time Warner AxS of Tennessee- Before the Public Service Commission of Tennessee
- Docket No. 93-03038, South Central Bell competitive
market structure, 1993
Client: Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities- Before the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission
- Review of New England Telephone Incentive Regulation
plan, 1990
Client: State Auditor of Hawaii- Before the Hawaii State Legislature
- Testimony on telecommunications and economic development
in Hawaii, 1989
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