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LMC 1996 Telecommunications Policy <br /> Policies adopted by LMC member cities support local authority to require <br /> telecommunications service providers to: <br /> obtain permits and follow local standards for the use of local rights-of-way and <br /> property to lay wire, cable, or other facilities to carry voice, video or data signals <br /> to locations within the city corporate boundaries; <br /> prohibit redlining and uphold nondiscrimination standards in the provision of <br /> services at the local level; <br /> support community access to voice, video and information services offered at <br /> the local level; <br /> design the local telecommunications infrastructure to meet community <br /> information needs, including community programming services; <br /> compensate cities for the use of public rights-of-way. <br /> League policy supports replacing current local cable franchising authority with <br /> local permitting authority along with development of state and federal enforcement of <br /> minimum technical and connectivity standards and rate regulation in the absence of <br /> competition. LMC supports state licensing of telecommunications providers to ensure <br /> they have the financial, technical and legal qualifications to provide services. LMC <br /> urges the legislature to develop policy to protect cities' interests in the management of <br /> public property and local rights-of-way and to restructure and simplify the regulatory <br /> framework for telecommunications services. <br />