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Grantee. See Section 8(C) above. However, local level playing field provisions may also be <br />subject to federal preemption. See Section 7(G) above. Any negotiated franchise should address <br />the local level playing field provision in the Comcast franchise consistent with this Report. <br />Section 12 <br />Recommendation <br />Based on the record developed by the NMTC, including this Report, it is the <br />Administrator's recommendation that the NMTC (1) receive and file this Report; and (2) direct <br />NMTC staff to negotiate a cable communications franchise with CenturyLink consistent with <br />this report. <br />If the NMTC accepts this recommendation, NMTC staff will negotiate a cable franchise <br />with CenturyLink. Following negotiations, the NMTC will recommend final action to be taken <br />by its member cities. In the event that a franchise ordinance is recommended to the member <br />cities, each member city will hold a public hearing on the proposed cable franchise ordinance. <br />Each member city may act on the cable franchise ordinance any time seven days following the <br />public hearing. After the public hearing, each member city will need to decide whether to award <br />a cable franchise by ordinance or to deny the award of a cable franchise. Additionally, each <br />member city will need to make findings of fact in support of its decision. <br />18 <br />