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<br /> <br />ervi{{e <br /> <br />1880 !Main Street, Centerviffe, ~14.;;V 55038 <br />- 651-429-3232 or 'F~ 651-429-8629 <br /> <br />(EstanfisfiedlB57 <br /> <br />November 9,2005 <br /> <br />To: <br /> <br />Representative Gil Gutknecht <br />Representative John Kline <br />Representative Jim Ramstad <br />Representative Betty McCollum <br />Representative Martin Sabo <br />,; Representative Mark Kennedy <br />~entative Collin Peterson <br />Representative James Oberstar <br /> <br />The City of Centerville is very concerned about proposed legislation being authored <br />Representatives Barton and Upton that would undermine local authority to franchise cable-type <br />television services. There are a number of serious issues with the proposed legislation including; <br />FCC is given franchising authority to allow cable-type services by phone companies in the city, <br />takes away the local authority to require that services be provided to the entire city-allowing <br />"cherry picking" customers, reduces the revenues that currently support local access <br />programming, reduces authority to require local access channels for educational and public <br />programming. <br /> <br />This legislation is very harmful to local communities and our ability to manage local rights-of-way. <br />We ask that you contact the authors and members of the House Subcommittee on <br />Telecommunications and the Internet to express your concerns about the shortcomings of this <br />proposed legislation. The authors seem to be trying to fast-track this legislation. Local interests <br />need to be considered more carefully in crafting any legislation on this subject. Thank you for <br />your consideration <br /> <br />(])a{fas Larson, }1.dministrator <br />City of Centerville <br />651-429-3232 <br />