HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-06-23 Cable TV Advisory Committee MinutesMINUTES OF MEETING OF CABLE TV ADVISORY BOARD
HELD ON JUNE 23, 1994 AT 7.15 P.M
READING TOWN HALL
Present at the meeting were Jim Guarente, Marlt, Richard Cohen,
Jim Liston and a representative of Continental Cablevision, Greg pKn
The meeting was called to order at 7:15 p.m.
Greg began with a rdiscussion of adjustments to the basic broadcast
rates. He provided information on a decrease in the rates which will take
effect in July of 1994 and will be, shown on the August, 1994 bills to
customers.
There followed a discussion as to the pros and :cons of Reading being a
'cost of service" as opposed,to a "benchmark" town for the purpose of rate
adjustments\~There followed a discussion by Greg of Rate Regulation II
and Rate Regulation I.
There followed a discussion .!.regarding. whether continental is required Jai
by the applicable Licensing. :Agreement to wire Austin Prep since Austin 3 Y~'
Prep is a private rather,than. a public school. The contract is s lent as`~
to private vs. public: schools, and simply provides that Continental will
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wire all schools. „ The Board determined that it would review any new
contract and examine the issue of whether private schools should be
excluded from services under the Town contract with Continental.
Greg announced that Lynn:_Tierney had been transferred and that Greg
will be the representative of.Continental with whom we will be dealing in
the future.: He;-_indicated_;,that -he would be part of the Continental
negotiating., team: that will meet with.us at a later date. t
There followed discussion regarding the Information Task Force and
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relicensing process. This task force is
preparing a report and it was suggested that the report could be used as
the school's input into the process and that we could schedule a
presentation from the Information Ta$k Force for what is needed.
Future meetings were scheduled, for July 21, 1994 at 7:15 P.M. and
~ jY 18, 1994 at 7:15 p.m.
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