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<br /> . Franchising will not slow development of the infonnation superhighway; on the
<br /> contrary, localities welcome competition and can expeditiously authorize new .
<br /> entrants .
<br /> . Only local franchising can address each community's unique interests;
<br /> nationalizing requirements like PEG access cannot reflect the diversity of the
<br /> country's communities.
<br /> . Franchising delivers to the public appropriate benefits for use of its property and
<br /> allows local officials to assure adequate customer service.
<br /> . If communities are to participate in the infonnation superhighway, local officials
<br /> must playa meaningful role.
<br /> . Telco competition to cable is consistent with a franchising process; the federal
<br /> government should not preempt local governments from protecting their
<br /> communities.
<br /> PLEASE ACT NOW - YOU CAN CALL OR WRITE YOUR SENATOR OR
<br /> REPRESENTATIVE AS FOLLOWS:
<br /> Senator Representative .
<br /> The Senate The House of Representatives
<br /> Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20515
<br /> (202) 224-3121 (202) 224-3121
<br /> The members of the House and Senate Committees with jurisdiction over the legislation are:
<br /> HOJJS~: Dingell (Mich.)t Waxman (Cal.)t Sharp (Ind.), Markey (Mass.), Swift (Wash.),
<br /> Collins (ill.), Synar (Okla,), Tauzin (La.), Wyden (Ore.), Hall (Tex.), Richardson (N .M.),
<br /> Slattery (Kan.), Bryant (Tex.), Boucher (Va.), Cooper (Tenn.), Rowland (Ga.), Manton (N. Y.),
<br /> Towns (N.Y.), Studds (Mass.), Lehman (Cal.), Pallone, Jr. (N.J.), Washington (Tex.), Schenk
<br /> (Cal.), Brown (Ohio), Kreidler (Wash.), Margolies-Mezvinsky (pa.), Lambert (Ark), Moorhead
<br /> (Cat.), Bliley (Va.), Fields (Tex.), Oxley (Ohio), BiIiralds (Fla.), Schaefer (Col.), Barton
<br /> (Tex.), McMillan (N.C.), Hastert (111.), Upton (Mich.), Stearns (Fla.), Paxon (N.Y.), Gillmor
<br /> (Ohio), Kiug (Wis.), Franks (Conn.), Greenwood (pa.), Crapo (Idaho).
<br /> SENATE: Hollings (S.C.), Inouye (Haw.), Ford (Ky.), Exon (Neb.), Rockefeller (W.V.),
<br /> Kerry (Mass.), Breaux (La.), Bryan (Nev.), Robb (Va.), Dorgan (N.D.), Mathews (Tenn.),
<br /> Danforth (Mo.), Packwood (Ore.), Pressler (S.D.), Stevens (Alas.), McCain (Ariz.), Burns
<br /> (Mont.), Gorton (Wash.), Lott (Miss.), Hutchinson (Tex.).
<br /> PLEASE ACT NOW -IT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT THAT ELECTED OFFICIALS .
<br /> FROM YOUR COMMUNITY HAVE INPUT TO THE CONGRESSIONAL PROCESS AS
<br /> SOON AS POSSmLE.
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