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Wednesday 9 January 2013

Ready to renew the franchise agreement with Comcast in Boulder


Technology Boulder City Council can change, and concerns about Comcast franchise agreement, in order to provide better service than the city's education and government channels, you good service for the residents of friends can be processed.

Box office, the city's access to Comcast, and $ 137 926 Education 22 Cash in a city of more than one million dollars, can be a non-exclusive franchise tax and the government channel, Channel 8, you can do it.
In fact, the federal law that provides job readiness Comcast customers and investigating franchise contract civil servants, limited by
Channels used in the Council Members box, power cord, as a guide to navigate the difficult problems raised concerns.
Community Technology Services, Internet and cable TV may be different, and the difference between Comcast's question how they are exhausted for the change is.

Policy adviser, is trying to renew the franchise of the city, Carl Castillo, said the changes should be reflected in the federal regulatory compliance technology, the new contract changes.


Problems that have been identified so far city officials include the cost of various packages, notice of change of channel lineups, improving public safety by addressing the concerns callback system 911 upgrade broadcast facilities in the boardroom and can increase the amount of money collected user to finance government and education channel.

Boulder Mayor Matt Appelbaum asked how many people are using out of the educational channel 22.

Director of Communications Patrick von Keyserling said that because the Boulder Valley School District took the line last year, no complaints, and school districts have invested in new equipment and new programs.

However, Castillo and von Keyserling agreed that if the city wants more revenue for public channels, some of which will come from the client, it must provide channels provide good value.

There will be a public hearing on the renewal of the franchise in the fall.

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