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G) Title I - Telecominunicatioii Services Part II of Title I addresses Development of Competitive Markets. Sections of particular interest address Interconnectivity (§§ 251. 256), Removal of Barriers to Entry and proceedings thereunder (§§ 253, 257), Universal Service (§ 254). and Infrastructure Sharing (§ 259). Title II - Broadcast Services This section is less relevant to the land use aspects and applications of the Act. It addresses areas such as ownership § 202) and licensing (§§ 203, 204) of frequencies on the broadcast spectrum, direct broadca.ct satellite (§ 205), as well as broadcast spectrum fle.xibility (§§ 201, 336). Title III - Cable Services Title III addre.«!«es Cable Act reform (§ 301), cable services that are provided by telephone companies (§ 302), and video programming services provided by telephone companies (Part V of this title). Title IV - Regulatorv ’ Reform Regulatory reform under this title includes regulatory forbearance (§ 401), competition in provision of telecommunications services (§ 10), regulatory review and relief (§ 402) and reform (§ 11) as well as elimination of unnecessary regulations (§ 403). Title V - Obscenity and Violence This section addresses in Subtitle A, obscene, harassing, and wrongful utilization ..r telecommunications facilities. Title VI - Effect on Other Laws This section addresses applicability of consent decrees and other laws (§601) and issues relating to preemption of local ta.xation with respect to direct-to-homc services (§ 602). Title VII - Miscellaneous Provisions Pole attachments (§ 703) and Facilities Siting (§ 704) are among the topics covered by this Title. Section 7C4 is the portion of the Act that impacts the ability of local units of government to regulate wireless communication sci vices. Section 704(A) states that "e.xcept as provided in this paragraph, nothing in the Act shall