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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Action Agenda
Item No.—VM--A
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: September 20, 1995
SUBJECT: Cable TV Public Hearing
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DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING YES: X NO:
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ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Albert Kittrell
Request For Proposals TELEPHONE NUMBER-
(under separate cover) Hillsborough -732-8181
Chapel Hill -968-4501
Mebane -227-2031
Durham -688-7331
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PURPOSE: To receive public comments regarding Cable TV Services in
the County and approve a Request For Proposal for Cable TV
Services.
BACKGROUND: The Cable TV Franchises with Time Warner Cable
(Cablevision) and Cablevision Industries (CVI) will
terminate on February 24, 1996. The 1992 Cable Act
requires the franchising authority to conduct public
proceedings to identify future cable-related community
needs and interests and review past performance of cable
operators.
In April, 1994 a random survey of 3,000 County property
owners was conducted. More than 900 residents responded
to the survey. Respondents were generally satisfied
with both cable companies; however, a majority expressed
concerns about the converter boxes. Also, respondents
would like to see more local programming on public
access cable.
In October, 1994 a public hearing was conducted
regarding Cable TV services. The Cable TV Committee
used the survey, public comments and technical
information from Triangle J Council of Governments
Cable TV consultant to develop the enclosed "Request For
Proposals for Cable-Telecommunication Distribution
System Infrastructure" . Although the report has several
sections, pages 1 and 2 are a general summary of the
requests.
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This public hearing will allow subscribers and potential
subscribers to identify future cable needs in the
community before the Request For Proposals is submitted
to the cable companies. Comments received at the public
hearing can be incorporated into the report.
RECOMONDATION(S) : Receive public comments.