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• 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 picking." <br />• Permits local authorities to obtain compensation for the use of public <br />property or public rights-of--way n~ to recover regulatory/permitting <br />costs. <br />• Allows local authorities to require the reservation of space use 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. AIJ'I'I~ORITY FOR USE OF RIGIiT-OF WAY TO PROVIDE. <br />EMERGING COI<BVIUIVICATIONS SERVICES <br />L 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 />315539 - 2 - <br />