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« We'll Have to Buy It or Save It | Main | PGE Stock Distribution Approved » December 12, 2005A Telecomm Bill to BeatYou hear a lot from CUB about energy but not as much about telecommunications. But CUB works on these important issues, too, even though the telecommunications industry is to a great extent deregulated (largely due to the Telecommunications Act of 1996). One important telecomm issue is the BITS 2 bill, federal legislation currently before Congress. Senate Bill 1349/House Bill 3146 would allow telecommunications companies to deliver cable and television to people's homes, but without those pesky right-of-way agreements with local governments, or those annoying franchise fees usually charged by city governments to pay for things like community media, public safety information networks, educational programming, etc. We believe it is extremely important to retain local government control of video franchising. We also believe the programs funded by the franchise fees in question are worth fighting for. If you agree, please take a moment to contact your Congressional Representatives: Tell your Senators and Representative that Senate Bill 1349/House Bill 3146 is bad for local governments and even worse for local communities. Tell them to vote NO on Senate Bill 1349/House Bill 3146. More information about the bill is available on the website of Portland Community Media. Posted by Oregon CUB at December 12, 2005 10:52 AM Comments |
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