MINUTES 
          
           Legislative Committee on Municipal Franchise Agreements for 
                           Telecommunications Utilities 
                            Tuesday, January 13, 1998 
                                     9:00 am 
                        San Antonio City Council Chambers 
          
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule 11.11, a public  
         hearing of the Legislative Committee on Municipal Franchise Agreements for  
         Telecommunications Utilities was held on Tuesday, January 13, 1998 in San  
         Antonio City Council Chambers, at San Antonio, Texas.   
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr.                Senator David Sibley 
         Senator Florence Shapiro 
         Representative Bill Carter 
         Representative Fred Hill 
         Representative Steven Wolens   
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         Chairman Lucio called the meeting to order at 9:10 am.  The following  
         business was transacted.   
          
         The following members arrived after the roll was called:  none. 
          
         Chairman Lucio recognized the following witnesses: 
         Webster, Jeff, representing the City of San Antonio, gave opening remarks  
         and testified on the interim charge. 
         Pena, Octavio, representing the City of San Antonio, testified on the  
         interim charge. 
         Martin, Keith, representing the City of San Antonio, testified on the  
         interim charge. 
         Garcia, Gus, representing the City of Austin, testified on the interim  
         charge. 
         Fox, Marilyn, representing the City of Austin, testified on the interim  
         charge. 
         At 10:15 am Chairman Carter assumed the chair.  At 10:25 am Chairman  
         Lucio, Jr. resumed the chair.  
         Strom, Richard, representing MCI Communications Corporation, testified on  
         the interim charge. 
         Harlan, Jim, representing MCI Communications Corporation, testified on the  
         interim charge. 
         Turetsky, David, representing Teligent, testified on the interim charge. 
         At 11:16 am Chairman Carter assumed the chair.  At 11:34 am Chairman  
         Lucio, Jr. resumed the chair.   
         Earle, Bruce, representing the City of Laredo's Telecommunications  
         Commission, testified on the interim charge. 
          
         A brief discussion followed. 
          
         Chairman Lucio recognized the following witnesses who registered but did  
  
         not testify: 
         Daugherty, Clarence, representing the City of San Antonio. 
         Arnette, Bill, representing the City of San Antonio. 
         Land, Charles, representing TEXALTEL. 
          
         Chairman Lucio closed public testimony. 
          
         Chairman Lucio announced that the committee will meet in Fort Worth on  
         February 25, 1998. 
          
         Chairman Carter announced that  the American Legislative Exchange Council  
         (ALEC) will meet in Fort Worth in late February.   
          
         There being no further business, at 11:54 am Senator Shapiro moved that  
         the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of the Chair.  Without  
         objection, it was so ordered. 
          
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         Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr., Co-Chair 
          
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          Representative Bill Carter, Co-Chair 
          
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         Amy B. Kelley, Clerk