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EXPRESSING TO CONGRESSMAN JOE BARYON
THE CITY OF FORT WORTH S APPRECIATION FOR HIS EFFORTS
ON THE CITY'S BEHALF DURING THE PASSAGE OF THE FEDERAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION
WHEREAS the United States Congress recently passed the federal
Telecommunications Bill (S 652) and
WHEREAS the Telecommunications Legislation is designed to transform the
regulatory framework governing the telecommunications industry impacting how
Americans purchase and receive telecommunication services such as cable television
telephone and computer-on-line services and
WHEREAS the Congress considered amendments during the passage of this
important legislation that would have preempted a city's right to manage and receive
compensation for the use of public rights-of way and
WHEREAS Congressman Joe Barton co-sponsored an amendment that was
overwhelmingly supported by the United State House of Representatives that restored
and of#irmed the cities rights to manage and receive compensation for the use of
public rights-of way and
WHEREAS Congressman Joe Barton served as a member of the Conference
Committee that reviewed the legislation and worked on behal# of cities to protect the
language that restored the cities rights in the final version of the bill that passed and
WHEREAS without the efforts of Congressman Joe Barton the City of Fort
Worth would have lost the ability to manage the public right-of way and would have
lost approximately $7 million annually in revenues collected as compensation for the
use of those rights-of way
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH
CITY OF FORT WORTH
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CITY OF FORT WORTH