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to hook up to those poles now has to -. Well, maybe not for telephones, its for electricity. I dont know how the telephone got there. I think it did just kind of, the phone company just kind of did it maybe. But the electricity we had to pay for our poles andour transformers, and, you know, $2,500 or something that they say well get back if anybody hooks into our transformer, butIve never seen that happen yet. SIRACUSA:They usually piggyback. If the phone company puts up the poles, the electric company will say, oh, these poles are not big enough or strong enough for us. But the other way around, if the electric company puts in the poles then the phone company can piggyback onto them; and there is something call the Joint Pole Agreements that they can enter into to share poles. TAVARES:But if the County is going to think about providing any kind of communication for new subdivisions or what not, you know, I say that it should be wireless,internet. GRAHAM:Anyway,Ithinkweshouldtrytostayontopicandmoveforward on these particular bills if we could. TAVARES:Okay. There was some discussion about, there was something about the CIP funds, that these decisions eventually would land up guiding the CIP funds; and thats another reason why Im kind of stressing not to make any new subdivisions. You know the CIP funds arent covering the subdivisions that are already here. So I really think we need to do a little bit more for our communities first. Thank you. GRAHAM:Thank you. Any further questions? All right, thank you for coming today. TAVARES:Youre welcome. GRAHAM:Chris, you were planning on going ahead individually on the other bills or continuing with this one, or how did you want to continue? HAYASHI:Mr. Chair? GRAHAM:Yes. HAYASHI:Mr. Harris had signed up to speak also. GRAHAM:Mr. Harris, are you ready to share some thoughts? HARRIS:Yes. GRAHAM:Good. Could you raise your hand and swear to tell the truth before the Commission today on this matter? 15EXHIBIT D