MINUTES 
          
             Legislative Committee on Municipal Franchise Agreements 
                        for Telecommunications Utilities  
                             Tuesday, July 28, 1998 
                                     3:00 pm 
                         Capitol Extension, Room E1.012 
          
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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, July 28, 1998 in the Capitol  
         Extension, Room E1.012, at Austin, Texas.   
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr.                Senator David Sibley 
         Representative Bill Carter              Representative Steven  
                                                 Wolens 
         Senator Florence Shapiro                 
         Representative Fred Hill 
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         Chairman Lucio called the meeting to order at 3:09 pm.  
          
         The following members arrived after the roll was called:   
         none. 
          
         Other members of the legislature who attended the hearing:   
         Representative Roberto Gutierrez   
          
         The following business was transacted:   
          
         Chairman Lucio and Chairman Carter gave opening remarks. 
          
         Members of the Committee discussed Representative Wolen's  
         press release. 
          
         Members of the Committee discussed the draft report. 
          
         Chairman Lucio recognized the following witnesses: 
         Akers, Monte, representing Texas Municipal League, testified  
         on the committee report. 
         Hunt, Barbara, representing Southwestern Bell, testified on  
         the committee report. 
          
         The Co-Chairmen discussed the need for an additional meeting  
         but no date was set. 
          
         There being no further business, at 4:50 pm 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