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M <br /> • Requires Minnesota Public Utilities Commission ("PUC") to <br /> promulgate uniform statewide standards and regulations to accomplish <br /> the intent and policy of the Act. <br /> • Allows municipalities, which are referred to as "local authorities," to <br /> require and issue permits from providers of emerging communications <br /> services requiring them to comply with statewide minimum standards <br /> and local requirements. <br /> • Instructs local authorities to enforce PUC established construction and <br /> safety standards, and customer service and technical standards. <br /> • Grants a local authority the right to require a provider of emerging <br /> communications services to serve the entire municipality and prohibit <br /> "redlining" and/or "cherry.picldng." <br /> • Permits local authorities to obtain compensation for the use of public <br /> property or public rights-of-way Wd to recover regulatory/permitting <br /> costs. <br /> • Allows local authorities to require the reservation of spaceluse on <br /> emerging communications services for public use. <br /> • Gives local authority the right to reserve "public space" on emerging <br /> community services. <br /> B. AUTHORITY FOR USE OF RIGHT-OF-WAY TO PROVIDE <br /> EMERGM CONZfUNICATIONS SERVICES <br /> 1. Permitting authority. <br /> • Allows local authorities to obtain a permit from all persons <br /> using public property or public rights-of-way for the purpose of <br /> constructing, operating, maintaining, offering or delivering any <br /> emerging communications services. <br /> • Allows a local authority to act pursuant to its own authority or <br /> with other political subdivisions. <br /> • Grants a local.authority the right to collect reasonable permit <br /> fees to recoup the costs of regulation including expenses <br /> associated with monitoring of permit compliance, costs <br /> associated with enforcement of PUC regulations and any <br /> 373539 - 2 - <br />