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We are now gathering other local �ove��nent�- and PEG programming-related organizations to join a Minnesota coalition to work together at the legislature. The Alliance for Community Media (ACM) and its Midwest Region is our third primary coalitionmember. Others such as the MinnesotaMetropolitanUtilitiesAssociation, the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities, the Minnesota Conference of Mayors and the Minnesota Association of Counties will be invited. This coalition is modeled ai�er the very successful national coalition that has worked on the US Congress and FCC fronts on our behalf. That group is now preparing to respond with appropriate legal action on behalf of its members when the December 20,2006, FCC Order is finally released to the public. A cities' "suinrnit" meeting hosted jointly by MACTA and the LMC was scheduled for February 6,2007, to inform and engage members on two issues: 1) Actively preparing for the possible introduction of anti-local franchising legislation ane�/or anti-city broadband ownership legislation by the industry this Session, and 2) Understanding the impact of the December 20,2006, FCC Order and communicatingwith U.S. Representativesand Senators to enlist their aid in Congress and in oversight of the FCC. A follow-up seminar, possiblyby conference call, will be scheduled as soon as the FCC Order is released. MACTA ineinbers should be contacting your state legislators to share with them the 2007 Legislative Principles and to ask them NOT to support industry legislation to eliminate or reduce local franchising control or local ability to initiate broadband projects in a community. Legislators on the 7VIN Senate or House teleeomm committees (listed below) are especially important. Please review the list and contact your legislators immediately. Handout materials and sample letters are available via e-mail from the MACTA office at 651-635-0306. Contact Legislative Co-Chairs Jodie Miller 651-450-9891 or Jeff Lueders 952-985-4416 for more information. Information on how to contact your MinnesotaHouse of Representatives is available at www.hou.se.le�.sia�e.mn.us. Information on how to contact your Minnesota Senate is at www. sez�ate. � e�. state.mn.us. MN House Commerce and Labor Committee 503 State Office Building ................296-4192 Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:00 p.m. in t�e Basement Hearing Room* Members: 17 Chair: Joe Atl{ins-DFL, Dist. 39B Vice Chair: Leon Lillie-DFL, Dist. SSA Republican Lead: Kurt Zellers-R, Dist. 32B Sarah Anderson-R, Dist. 43A Tom Anzelc-DFL, Dist. 3A John Berns-R, Dist. 33B Jim Davnie-DFL, Dist. 62A Chris �ei.,a�'oarest-R, Dist. 49A Au�astii�e "Willie" Dominguez-DFL, Dist. 58B Sheldon Johnson-DFL, Dist. 67B