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<br />.mg~.g <br /> <br /> <br />Rosewood Office Plozo <br />1711 West Counly Rood B, Suite 300N <br />Roseville, MN 551 I 3-4036 <br /> <br />MiNNESOTA AsSOCIATION OF <br />COMMUNITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS ADMINISTRATORS <br />The Minnesota Chapter of NATONThe National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors <br /> <br />Telephone: <br />Fox: <br />emoil: <br />website: <br /> <br />16511 635.0306 <br />16511 635-0307 <br />oei@mn.stote.net <br />www.mtn.org/-mocto <br /> <br />POINTS FOR CITY OFFICIALS TO MAKE <br />WHEN DISCUSSING REMOVING CITIES <br />FROM CABLE REGULATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND FRANCHISING <br /> <br />From the Minnesota Association of Community Television Administrators iMACT A) <br /> <br />Minnesota's cities have regulated cable fraTlchises for twenty years. Cities have had the authority to <br />negotiate and oversee nonexclusive cable franchises to suit each community. During the 2000 <br />legislative session, the Minnesota Legislature plans to consider a number of proposals which would <br />change the way cable television is regulated in Minnesota. Some of these proposals would eliminate the <br />city's role in cable regulation and administration; franchise fees now paid to cities would be pooled in a <br />state-wide fund. The apparent goal of these and other proposals is to foster greater competition. <br />MACT A supports increased competition between modes. We oppose, however, legislative action which <br />would take us out of the cable business because: <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Cities in Minnesota received nearly $19 million in franchise fees in 1999. The largest portion of <br />that money went to the general fund. Significant amounts also went to cable-related activities, <br />like televising government meetings, community access production, franchise administration, <br />etc. However the money is used, the city making the original franchise agreement has a right to <br />the franchise fees and should retain the power to allocate those resources in their city. <br /> <br />. During the first seven months of 1999, cities received nearly 4000 complaints from subscribers, <br />complaints which had to be resolved because the subscribers are constituents who deserve <br />prompt action. Installing a state-level complaint system simply won't work in dealing with the <br />multitude of specific local problems. <br /> <br />. City-administered cable systems provide some 570 institutions with institutional networks. The <br />majority of the institutional networks are for schools and school districts; others are for cities and <br />counties, nonprofit organizations and a few businesses. Institutional networks provide their <br />users with access to cable which they probably would not otherwise be able to afford. These <br />networks exist because oflocal control and the ability city-run systems have to respond to local <br />institutional needs. <br /> <br />. Cable regulation by cities promotes Governor Ventura's vision in The Big Plan to have people <br />working together in healthy vital communities. And, it keeps cable regulation accountable and <br />responsible to the people. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />It's important to keep in mind that, while cities are opposed to losing their franchise authority and <br />revenue and their ability to service local subscribers and institutions, we are not in any way opposed to <br />legislative changes which address the perceived need to foster greater competition. <br /> <br />@ Printed on Recycled Paper <br />
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