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02/09/95 [REVISOR j RR/DE 95-1426 ~ <br />1 (1) In light of local authorities'~compelling and <br />2 legitimate interests in ensurin broad and diverse access to <br />3 communications services in exchan a for the occupancy and use o` . <br />4 public property and public ri hts-of-way by rivate <br />5 communications providers, it is ap ro riate to require <br />6 communications providers to reserve capacity for public use <br />7 (m) The commission, as a state a ency, is well ecrui ed to <br />8 develop uniform, statewide policy in the convey ence of <br />9 communications services. Local authorities are well equip ed to <br />10 implement and enforce those statewide policies <br />11 Subd. 2. .[POLICY GOALS.] Major policy goals include <br />12 fostering development and further advances of the communications <br />13 industry, universality of service, and regulation of actual or <br /> <br />14 near monopolies. In pursuit of these oals, use of ublic <br />15 property and public rights-of-way has been ranted to rivate <br />16 interests for the purpose of furtherin the development of the <br />17 communications business. With these oals in mind, the <br />18 legislature also declares that• <br />19 (a) Local authorities must have the authority to require . <br /> <br />20 emerging communications services using public roperty and <br />21 public rights-of-way to• <br />22 (1) obtain permits and com ly with existin local standards <br />23 for using public ri hts-of-way and public roperty, within <br />24 uniform state-mandated parameters, in constructing and operatin <br />25 facilities to distribute services within munici al boundaries; <br />26 (2) prohibit redlining and uphold nondiscrimination <br />27 standards in providing emergin communications services, <br />28 (3) support community access to emerging communications <br />29 services; <br />30 (4) design the local communications infrastructure to meet <br />31 community communications and information needs within state and <br />32 federal uniform standards of universalit and interconnectvit <br />33 so that a portion of the public capacity can be delivered on a <br />34 city_ and school district-specific basis as determined by the <br />35 local authorities; and <br />36 (5) allow local authorities to receive com ensation for the <br />4 - - <br />