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Restoration of Local Regulatory Authority <br /> • Page 2 <br /> • <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the congress of the United States should rewrite the <br /> Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 with particular focus on reregulation of <br /> subscriber rates, allowance of telephone company provision of cable service under <br /> the circumstances that respect local government authority, system ownership <br /> transfers, the impact of vertical integration in the cable industry, and other <br /> aspects of the Act that directly impact local regulation and consumers; <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOVLED, The City Council of the City of urges <br /> congressional action for appropriate federal legislation to restore local <br /> authority over cable systems to eliminate the barriers to competition, and to <br /> rectify other aspects of the 1984 Act that work to disfavor cable consumers. <br /> • <br /> • <br />