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<br />.. f FROM: NORTH i'ETRO <br /> <br />F~ NO. 612 78<1 8242 <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Ii Metro <br />Tel4colll1rllmicaticNI Comrnmkm <br />~ <br />M_ CeJrw <br /> <br /> <br />May 30, 2002 <br /> <br />Jun. B6 20<12 <l9:21AM P2 <br /> <br />To whom it mil)' concern: <br /> <br />This letter comBS to you with a sense of urgency. PI! you miiy recall, the eeven member <br />l')~1es IllpIBSented by the Nonh Metro Tel$communealions Commission (Blai1e, Centerville, <br />Clrele Pines, Ham Lake, leldngton, Uno Lakes, and Spring Lake Park) chose to deny AT&T <br />Broadband permis to. upgrade their cable system, until a new franchise document h;od been <br />negolllted, <br /> <br />We haIIe reached the point in the franchise negotiations where we feel comfortable allowing <br />AT&T Broadband to begin their upgrade of the cable sY$tem, ~ is imperative that the <br />member clles gille permits to them ASN'. If the oompeny is not ellowed 10 begin the <br />upgrade, they will lose the money budgeted for doing se this year. As the O\\1'1flrShip of the <br />compeny, aid the manclal status of the proposed new oompll1y BAt not known entities, an <br />uwade could be held off indefflitely l ~ doesn't begin Ihia year. The Commission strongly <br />bellevM this would not be in the best interest of cable subscribers, or the citiea. <br /> <br />Thl!l'l!fore, please begin iSSUing pelmllls to AT&T Broedband fa- the upgrade of the cable <br />IY8I8ITIlrTYneCIlately, or as seon thereafter as possible. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />~.~ <br /> <br />Harley Wells <br />Chalr,Na1h MlItro Tel&eOmr1'linic:atlonll CommiSSion <br /> <br />1~ ~ N~ Blaine, MN E6tt:.t.' . ~763-7~2 <br />::;ervmg Blane . Ie . idill'lnes. t . U lakeS Lake I'arK <br />