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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Back in May, Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) contacted us regarding a cable franchise. This company started out as a rural telephone company in Wisconsin, and later started acquiring small telephone and cable
companies in several states. They bought Bend Broadband a few years back. They realized along the way that paying a franchise fee for a cable company is better than a telephone franchise fee. With that, they insisted that we grant a cable franchise instead
of a telephone franchise. We stuck to our guns, asking them to explain how they met the definition of a cable company (in serving our community). They couldn’t. Haven’t heard back from them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Pam <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:#1F497D">Pam Vaughan<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Franchise Utility/ROW Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> ROW <row-bounces@lists.natoa.org> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>DAVIES Anne C<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 14, 2021 2:33 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> ROW@lists.natoa.org<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Nancy Kerns <Nancy.Kerns@ci.pendleton.or.us><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [ROW] Call This Thursday at 2 pm Eastern<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello All: I would love to spend a little time following up from our discussion last time about Wtechlink in Pendleton. The company is now proposing to provide cable TV services, a clear attempt to avoid paying fees on internet services.
I wonder if this tactic is being used elsewhere; even if it’s not, Nancy Kerns (Pendleton City Attorney) and I would love to pick your brains about possible responses.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Anne Davies<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lane Council of Governments<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> ROW <<a href="mailto:row-bounces@lists.natoa.org">row-bounces@lists.natoa.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Nancy Werner<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 14, 2021 9:25 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:ROW@lists.natoa.org">ROW@lists.natoa.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [ROW] Call This Thursday at 2 pm Eastern<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all! Just a reminder that we have a ROW subcommittee call this Thursday at 2 pm Eastern. As usual, there is no specific agenda for this meeting. If you have issues you’d like to discuss, let us know via response to this email so that
we can be prepared for a good discussion on Thursday.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I look forward to talking with you on Thursday!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">Nancy L. Werner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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