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<br />. <br /> <br />. Formal Process if n accept <br /> <br />AT&T renewal proposal <br /> <br />. Can deny AT&T proposal if determination <br />is made that proposal does not meet the <br />identified community needs and interests <br />considering the costs of meeting those ... <br />needs Ii" <br />. If deny : <br />. AT&T may invoke its right to an <br />administrative hearing <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />. Discovery phase <br />. Prehearing evidentiary motions <br />. Hearing preparation <br />. Draft briefs and finding of fact and .. <br />conclusions of law which must be .. <br />adopted by the Commission if deny <br />. Conduct Hearing-Easily 10--8 hour days <br />. Possible appeals to state or federal court <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Worst Case Cost of Formal <br />Process <br /> <br />. A whopping $391,000 through federal appeals <br />court (only a few in the nation have ever gotten <br />this far) , <br />. Many points at which Commission can stop <br />. Informal negotiations usually keep going and <br />settlement is reached <br />. Often need to start formal process to convince <br />company that the Commission and Cities are <br />serious <br /> <br />3 <br />