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Date: 6-23-96 Item No. 97-296
Item/Subject: Order, Extending Cable Television Franchise
Agreement with A -R Cable Services, Maine Inc.
Responsible Department Legal
This item has net yet been reviewed by a City Council Committee,
but is being placed directly on the Council's June 23rd agenda
under New Business, so that our existing cable television
franchise agreement will remain continuously in force.
As the Council is aware, an agreement was recently signed by
Cablevision systems Corporation and Frontier Vision, Inc.,
pursuant to which Frontier Vision will acquire Cablevision's
affiliate in Maine, A -R Cable Services - Me, Inc. A -R Cable
currently holds a cable television franchise from the City of
Bangor, and is our local cable provider.
A -R Cable's franchise from the City, as previously extended, is
scheduled to expire on June 30, 1997. A -R Cable has requested
another extension of 120 days to October 28, 1999. The attached
order would grant the extension.
The 120 day extension tracks with the 120 period allowed under
federal law for the City of Bangor to consider an act on Frontier
Vision's request for a transfer of the existing cable television
franchise. In addition, the extension will allow time to
negotiate a franchise renewal with Frontier Vision, which we
anticipate will include provisions requiring an upgrade of
Cablevision's existing system to fiber optic technologies.
Although this order has not been reviewed by a Council Committee,
I recommend your approval as an item of new business on June 23,
1999.
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CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE) (®CD¢r H t ndiag Cable Television
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Franchise Agreement with A -R Cable Services - Maine, Inc.
By the City Coun nU of W City OfBanw.
ORDERED,
THAT
The City Manager is hereby authorized, on behalf of the City of
Bangor, to execute a letter dated June 11, 1997, attached to this
Order, extended the City's existing cable television franchise
agreement currently held by A -R Cable Services - ME, Inc.,
originally dated April 27, 1981 and previously extended through
June 30,1997,,for an additional 120 days terminating On October
28, 1997. The extension of the current franchise agreement
approved by this Oeaer shall be upon the same terms and
conditions presently in effect between the City and A -R Cable
Services - Me, Inc.
IN CITY COUNCIL 97-296
June 23, 1997 - 0 R 0 I R U4
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Title, Extending Cable Television Franchise
fAgreement with A -x Cable Services - Meiner Inc.
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A -R Cable Services - Me, im.
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(207)842-3204
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City Manager Chy f4�"M5 OFFICE
Bangor City Hell
73 Harlow Street
Bangor, Maine 04401
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This is to acknowledge our mutual agreement an extend the home ofA-R Cable Services -
ME, Inc.'s franchise with the City of Bangor for 120 days from the current expiration daze of
June 30, 1999, up m and including October 28, 1999, an Net the parties may continue their
franchise renewal negotiations. This agreement is entered into without waiver or prejudice to
either patty of any rights they may have under the existing franchise, the Cable Communications
Policy Act of 1984, as amended by the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition
AM of 1992, and the Teloa meambations Act of 1996, or any other law.
Please indicate the City's acceptance of the above by signing this letter where indicated
below and returning an crigirel signed copy to me for our records. In that connection, I have
provided you with two originals of this letter so that we may each mountain an original for am
files.
Sincerely,
Wigiam Fa
General Manager
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