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VOK'fI I SUI>U[:IWq CA13LE COMMISSION <br />.;'.i i;,' li-ii I'4 AON;i IAI I, d: III Uit 11, 111:aJ1, <br />i <br />AID <br />RECO C* <br />i4wv <br />yp 0 S <br />May 1, 1986 <br />TO: CITY MANAGERS 4 <br />FROM: Bootste Anderson P» d <br />Administrator <br />I am sending you yet another report on the issue of the Westinghouse -Croup W Cable <br />transfer of ownership. <br />On April 13t1. I attended a NLC/NATOA Conference which centered around municipal <br />telecommunications problems of today and what the future predicts. Believe it or not <br />some of the future of telecommmunlcations in your city not only includes cable but also <br />might decide the future control you may or may not have over things like franchise <br />fees, use of the I -Net (Institutional Network), community programs, etc. <br />First the transfer information. Enclosed you will find a letter from Craig Curry <br />recommending approval of the transfer of stock from Westinghouse to the group of five <br />buyers. Additionally, enclosed is a letter from Tom Creighton recommending denial of <br />the second transfer to North Central Cable Communlca N ons or Mr. GYslave Hauser. The <br />appropriate resolutions will be sent for immediate conaideratlun by your City Councll <br />at the next available meeting. To facilitate the closing of the stock transfer, it is <br />important that each city complete the discusrions concerning the resolutions as <br />quickly as possible. If you have further questions regarding this issue, feel free to <br />call either myself or Tom Creighton. <br />This brings me to my second point. As most of you must know by now. Deremher 79. 1986 <br />begins the dawning of a new are with the cable industry. On that date the cable <br />industry becomes un-regulated in the areas of rate and general banagemeat. The <br />Industry, however, would have all cities believe that on that date total regulating <br />suthnrity is ended. By using that type of tactic, though, many cities have begun <br />to "givo-up" enforcing the remaining enforceable areas of the cable franchise. <br />Enclosed are two cable industry legislative updates prepared by two different stterney's <br />groups. <br />I ^ i,,'.� • In/, , A • IL.W r+ N..•R.n•4n N.q, 11 i. • P,,.& • 9 Arw„a; • <br />