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LMCCC MEMO PAGE TWO tact representatives on the House Subcommittee on Telocommuni’ca- tiona and members of the Energy and Commerce Committee, I have been told the subcommittee marked up a draft regarding cable on Wednesday, June 27, but that a date had not been set for the full Committee to review and mark-up their own. There is, therefore, still time to write or call members of the full com mittee, one of whom is our own Gerry Sikorski. Lot him know how you feel about cable service, programming services, rates, programming changes, installation and repair service, customer service in general, and competition and rata regulation. In case the full Committee doesn't got to this issue before ad journment, Sikorski will be in several of the lake area com munities during the summer for his community service meetings, and you might be able to discuss the cable legislation with him then. With the proposal to tier the LMCCC basic programming services yet this year (see attached tentative proposal from Triax and noto prices), along with the possibility of a system redesign within the next six-nine months to provide addres sability to those subscribers who wish to pay for it, I hope you viill seriously consider and comment on the activities at the federal level with our congressmen, address your concerns with the cable provider at our upcoming meetings, and comment to me whenever you can, so I can better share your views with those who want to know. I look forward to seeing the Executive Committee members next week and would be happy to discuss these cable issues witl any of you at any time. Gerry Sikorski ^ 414 Cannon Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 <202)225-2271 House Committee on Energy & Commerce (202)225-2927 Congressman Markey Chairman, House Subcommittee on Telecommunicatiori3 (202)225-2836 Congressman Dingell Chairman, House Committee on Commerce & Energy (202)225-4071