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This panel will discuss problems faced by independent programmers who seek access under the current leased access rules. Publisher of Videomaker Magazine and Leased Access Report. With changes in rules about vertical integration, several local exchange telephone companies announced plans to provide Internet services. This panel will discuss whether or not the federal government should require open architecture for the new broadband networks. Cable television networks largely operate as closed systems, while the FCC rules for Video Dialtone systems run by common carrier telephone companies require non-discriminatory access.