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Introduced by Councilor Tallou, Feb. 30, 1969
r CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) f®rDer,._ GRANTING E%CLUSIVE FRANCHISE TO PENOBCAB ,.INC., TO OPERATE.
ANO MAINTAIN A CATV SYSTRI.
By the City C l Of the Oft Of Bowler:
ORDERED,
THAT the attached application for a exclusive franchise to operate
d
and maintain a community antennae televisiosystem and appurtenances o
partethereof, along the public ways in the City of Bangor, in aaordance
with the Ordinance of the City of Bangor, Chapter VII, Article 3,e
ended, be granted to Patchett, Inc., for a period of ten (10) years,
from the date of passage of this order, and be it further ordered,
That the City Manager be and is hereby authorized on behalf of
the City Council to contract on such terms and conditions as,,are in the
beat interests of the City of Bangor to assure that said system will be
constructed in accordance with the applicable Ordinances of the City of
Bangor and within a reasonable time of the granting of this franchise.
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July 26, 1969
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FEB the Word imum" to the 5th sentence
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R D E R periol of 10 years." WON motion to
PASS, Houston• Harty ad Cox ex ed
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Granting Exclusive yeanehise to Penobcab
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IN CITY COUNCIL to Werate 6 Maintain a CATV System
Feb. 10, 1969 ......................................
Tabled
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Taken from table, City
and by inserting CarIDcilmen
after the aphWordst City Mowing in the I ITY OVNC IL N CITY COUNCIL
2n1 paragraph the following words: April 969 June 9, 1969
"With approval of the City Council" and Taken f table, retailed. Remain an table.
delete the words "on behalf ofthe
City Council". Neferred to Fidance
Committee, tabled. CICLERK CITY C
IN CITY COVNCI I TY C
CITY C I May 5, 1969 June 23, 1969
Remain on table. Remain on toilPWm.
IN CIT OVNCIL i�
Match 10,969 :.
Remain on table. CITY CLERK CITY
IN CCKN N CITY COUNCIL
C Ctmx May 12, 1969 July 14, 1969 '
.Taken from table, retakled. Taken from table.
IN CITY Cd]NCIL retabled.
Match ton 1969
Remain table. Maury, Cox, Houston, CITY CLER%
McKay, Porte[ present. IM CO CITY L®tK
May 26, 1969
emain on table.
ci CLERK
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PENOBCAB. INC.
54 PERRY ROAD
BANGOR, MAINE 04401
January 31, 1969
Bangor City Cowcii
City Eau,
Bangor, wine. 91601
Genueman•
Application is hereby Wade for an exclusive franchise,
for a period of can years, for the placing and minten-
e of a camooity entenme television system and
eppurtemnces or parte thereof, along public ways in
the City of Ungar, in accordance with Title 30, Section
2151, gab -section M. of the Maine Revised Statutes and
Chapter VII, Article 3, as emended, of the Lave end
ordinances of the City of: Bangor.
Attached heraith you Will please find beeggrand ingot -
nation Bpd a detailed proposal in support Of this application
by Paobceb, Inc.
Very truly Tecate,
�n C , president.
PBR9 GASr IBC.
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Stearns and Finnegan 44 y,a<.'„
]6 Hammond Sneer Beogoc Melva 09901 - idephene Aas Code 207 992 4991
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Thomas E. Needham
February 1,1969
Jay E. Alley, City Clerk
City Hall
danger, Me ine 04401
Dear Jay;
Attached hereto please find "Application and Proposal of
Fenobcab, Inc, For Permit to Install and Me intern Cable Television
System in Fenger, Na Lae".
Before this application can be entertained by the City
Council there are certain amendments to the Lowe and ordinances
of The City of Bangor that must be started,
Councilor John gallon has agreed to introduce the attached
Ordinances and Order which will appear on the agenda of the Feb-
ruary 10th meeting,
I intend to be present at that meeting to explain the n sity
for the Ordinance changes Ass ing that the Council sees fit
to act favorably o ch
these ange e
e
w will be prepared t appear
again at the next regular meeting onFebruary 24th to present or
proposal and answer any questions the Council may have regarding
Some time prior to February 24th we intend also to supply the
members of the Council with a draft of the proposed contract
mentioned in the order that would grant the franchise to Peoobcab,Inc.
I would appreciate your circulating the attached copies of our
proposal to the Council members so they will have ample time to study
it before the next meeting.
Your, very truly,
Ohl
. a. VII; Art. 13
See. 1 - Sec. 6
CHAPTER VII
ARTICLE 13 _ CATV INSTALLATION
Sec. 1 City Manager Authorized to Advertise for Bide. The City Manager is authorized
for and in behalf of the City
Council in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes Annotated, Title 30,
Section 21-51H, to publicly advertise for bids for contract to place and
maintain Community Antennae Television Systems and appurtenances along public
,aye in the City of Bangor.
Sec. 2 Notice to Bidders. The notice to bidders shall be posted in two public
places In the City and shall be advertised at least
in the Bangor ➢ails News, said publication to be not less than seven
(7)edays, n more Tleo Menty-one (21) days prior to the date when bids
are requested. Me award of said contract will be made to the highest and
best bidder; however, the City Council retains the right to reject any act
all bide.
Sec. 3 Award. The City Harasser shall report the bid results to the City Council,
which will determine the lightest and beet bidder.
Sec, 4 Systems not Defects in the public Ways. Systeme located In accordance With
this ordinance are not defects in
the public ways.
'Secs Fee. A fee of twenty five dollars ($26.00) shall accompany each bid to
defray the wets of public entice, advertising and the expenses of
any hearings relating to the award of said contract.
Sec. 6 Conflicts. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
to the extort of such conflict hereby repealed.
granted Sept. 26, 1966
CHAPTER VIE
Ch. vll; Art.
See. 1; See.7
ARTICLE 3 - ELECTRICAL LINES AND STRUCTURES
Sec.l Information Required of Electric Wire Users. Any person or corporation operating
electrical or other wires within the
City shall furnish the City Electrician with such information as he may deem
necessary for the effectual discharge of his duties.
Sec. 2 Location of Poles. Upon request of the City Council the persons or corporations
operating electric or other wires upon, over or oder any street
or building shall within thirty days thereafter furnish to said City Electrician
curate lista of the location of poles, the number of co ss -arms thereto affixed
and the number of wires thereto attached, the location of subways, manholes, and other
information in relation to their methods, and location where electric service
rendered for any purpose. The location of all poles shall be approved by the City
_ Council in accordance with the requirements of the laws of the State of Maine.
Sec.3 Construction in Accordance with National Codes. Every person or corporation awning
or under minors, public places or buildings in the Ci operating a lice o£ wires over r
Ty, hall use al Code, as in o
accordance with the regulations laid down 2n the Committee, andai Electrical Code, as approv-
ed et the Amerems apo Engineering Standards gieeringand in the National Electrical
Safety Code as approved by the American Engineering Standards Committee.
See. 4 Time Limit to Comply with National Code. Every person or corporation owning, leasing
or ires over or uner streets,
public places or buildings, not in cordancepwithrthewNational Electri
ccal Sudety Code
shall within twenty-four hours after miles served by the city Electrician, make such
changes as are necessary to conform with said code,and every such, persmmcoarpontion
shall, upon notice by the City Electrician and with reasonable time thereafter, have
painted and properly marked with the name of the person or corporation owing the
same and designated by number such poles, supports and cross -axons as may be designated
by said City Electrician.
See. 5 loose Wires. No person or corporation shall permit pieces of wire to be left on the
surface of any street, sidewalk or public place, nor permit unused
coil or loose ends of wires to remain attached to any pale or cross -arms for more
than twenty-four hours.
..Sec 6 Suspended Wires. No wire shall be suspended from or attached to any building for
any purpose whatever without permission of the ower of such build-
ing.
• Sar.7 Ramval of Wires and Interior Wires.
7.1 Rmwval of Wires. If any person or cooperation maintaining or Using wires
above ground shall fail to comply with such provisions of
Sec. 3 and See, 4 of this Article 3 as refer to the National Electrical Code
and the National Electrical Safety Code, within the time limit provided in
said Article 3, such person or corporation shall, when required by the City
Council, take down and remove, at their awn expense, all pales used as the
support of such wires and may piece such wines beneath the ground.
7.2 Interior Wires in Fire District. Whenever the laying of interior wires
metal construction in the fixe district
shall be Seamed necessary by the City Council, all persons and corporations
upon notificationeshall install said wires in some form of construction
approved by the National Board of Fire Underwriters.
?Amended May 24,1965
Ch M;Axt. 3
See. 8; see. 10
Sea. 8 City Not Liable. Every person or corporation erecting, aointaix ng, o
using poles or wires, shell Andenalfy and hold the City
harmless from and against all lanfel elaims and demands for injuries to
persons and damages to property ocoassioned by the existence of such poles
or vires or the transmission of electric currents by meats thereof.
Sec. 9 City Use of Poles. The Municipality shall have the exclusive use of such
spaces equal to one win on all poles, as mqv be
necessary for the purpose of placing vitae or supports or both, ae sell
as spats for the placing of fire alarm circuits and bones thereon for
mundcipal uses, and where a street light is to be installed, shall have
the we a such section of the pole ae is necessary to accommodate said
light.
Sec.10 Pendts. Ail persons or corporations vishing to construct and maintain
private lines or sires in the City, well mese written application
with specification approved by the City Electrician to the City Council
for permit therefor, and such permit suer be granted V said Council, and
hearing thereon may be ordered if deemed necessary by said Council, prior
to granting such permit. All permits issued by the City Conn31 under this
ordinance shall be subject to the following coMitionsr ^That no permanent
rights well be obtained in the streets or public squares by reason of
continuous uvea.
APPLICATION AND PROPOSAL
OF
PRNOHCAR, INC.
FOR PERMIT TO INSTALL ARO MAINTAIN
CAHLH TELEVISION BYST@1 IN BANGOR. MINE
PENOBCAB, INC.
54 PERRY ROAD
BANGOR. MAINE 04401
January 31, 1969
Bangor Ci -:y Council
City Bell,
Bangor, Raine. 04401
Application 1e hereby made for an
exclusive franchise,
for a period of ten years, for the Placing and mAintun-
once a ousearnity antemue television systen and
apputtennacea or parts thereof, along public ways in
the City 3f Bangor, in accordance with Title 30, Section
2151, Sub -section 2A. of the Thine Revised Statute$ and
Chapter V12, Article 3, as amanded,of the laws and
Ordinances of the City oP Bangor.
Attached aerewith you will please find background infor-
mation ani a detailed proposal in support of this application
by Penobaab, Inc.
very truly yours,
dmt.
rES CAB. Imc. r
Cable television system receives signals of television stations
and distributes these signals to subscribers. It receives these signals
directly off the air or by means of microwave relay service. A micro-
wave relay service consists of aeveral relay facilities from the vicinity
of a broadcasting television station to a location within approximately
30 miles of the TAW pick up point. The twer site Is selected after
various electronic teats have been =do to determine the location In
or near the community to be aerate in which television reception is
the strongest.
At the pick up point amplifiers and other electronic equipment
are usually housed in a cement black building. These pieces of elect-
ronic equipment will filter and process the Signals to be provided to
the community.
face the signals have been processed, they are ready to be dis-
tributed throughout the commonalty on cables which are coaxial in
electrical nature and physically made up of an outer shield of aluminum,
a polyethelene dielectric, and a copper center conductor. These
cables are various in sizes with various electrical differenfes
and electrical characteristics. They are attached to utility poles.
usually 40' below poser and 1 to 2 feet above the existing telephone
cables. Along the cable, usually somewhere be mean 1800 to 2000 feet,
amplifiers are located to amplify the signal to a proper level for
subsequent distribution along the streets In front of the subscribers'
homes. A smaller cable is attached to a device on the distribution
cable and is connected to the subscriber' homes and onto the television
THE APPLICANT - PBNOBCAB. INC.
Penobcab, Inc., is a Maine corporation with i -s principal place
of business in Bangor. The incorporators are John B. Coney, Sr., Jahn
E. Coney, Jr., and Theme E. Needham, all residents of Bangor.
The corporation was formed for the purpose of serving the Greater
Bangor Area with a CATV system. I£ successful in obtaining the necessary
permits to operate its CATV syateme in and along the public ways from the
municipal officers in some or all of the communities in this area, the
corporation intends to enter into a contract with Communications Manage-
ment Corporation of Gashes, New Eampshire, to design, construct and
operate the system in this area. Communications Management Corporation
is a relatively new company, but the principals involved with Penobcab.
Inc., feel that Communications Management Corporation possesses the nec
ee ary background and experience to provide the Greater Bangor Area with
a cable system that will offer the beet possible service and programming.
Communications Management Corporation hoe designed and constructed
a CATV system for Nashua, New Hampshire. 1t also Inn designed and will
construct and operate the Merrimack Valley CATV, Inc., which Included
the [ owes of Indian, Merrimack, Amherst and Milford. This latter system
serves an area similar in size to Bangor proper. At the present time
Communications Management Corporation is planning for the design, c n-
struction and operation of more than a dozen GAN systema in the New
England area.
GTU - UCYGROUNO
The CATV industry merged in the early 1950's in response to
demands of residents in areae which the quality of television reception
was impaired because of marvels structures, geographical locations,
terrain and the curvature of the earth.
In more recent years, cable television systems have been con-
structed in larger cities. Nee York, ban Angeles, Chicago, Art vote,
Ban Diego and San trancisco are. just some of the cities in which cable
televisions are being or have been constructed.
The growth of the CATV industry is the past five years resulted
from a variety of factors. In addition to geographical problems caused
by poor reception there has been an increasing demand for wider cover
age and pfogta®ing in areae supporting relatively few stations. Here -
ever, color television signals which are very susceptible to outside
interference can be greatly enhanced by cable television.
The growing market in color television, is of course, a matter
of answer, knowledge. Television Digest, an industry trade journal, has
reported that 29% of all television hones in the United States are
equipped with color receivers as of September 1, 1968, as compared to
approximately 3% in 19 64. During the same period the increase in
cable television systems in operation and subscribers covered is as
follows:
Na. of systems - Total Subscribers
1964 1,200 1,085,000
1968 2,400 3,500,000 (soft= to)
set. A cable television system usually carries g radia signals and
the signals of the national television networks and such lndependeu
and educational staticna as exist in the area.
Cable televie ice systems can provide up to 24 channels and with
those systems that pccvide more than 12 chmwels, a special convex -or
is necessary at the subscriber's set. nose systema laving named
channels will attempt to provide program and services watch are
originated directly by the cable television system and are only
available to subscrib¢s. Such programa and services typically
consist of area, weather reports, a ask market and financial infer -
marine and public service entertainment programs. Subscribers to
the CATV system are afforded a greater choice of television pro -
grooming as well as improved reception for both color and black
and white. All of these points Add up to the reason why cable
television is becoming such a success.
N 1965 the Federal Communications Commies len assumed central
of all microwave served CAN systems. This meant that systems having
one or more television signals relayed by microwave were subject to
certain regulations. Only a few systema in the tenantry were affected
by this regulation.
However, on February 15, 1966. the Federal Ommmnicatfone
Commission assumed regulation of all GN systems whether served
by microwave or not. Swung other things the PCC promulgated certain
rules and regulations concerning the programming that MW systems
can provide.
This assumption of regulation was immediately contested by
a few systema To June 1968, FCC's right to regulate the CAN
industry was reaffirmed by the united States Supreme Court in
United States v, Southwestern Cable Co., 392 U.B. 157 (1968)
The assumption of regulation of CAN systems by the FCC
would appear to preempt the right of states or local municipalities
to regulate the business of operating such systems, except as it
might involve permits for the installation and mmL tenauce of
structures in and along the public ways.
The FCC has recently taken another important step in the CAN
area, in the Section 314 decision which ordered that all telephone
companies moat get permission from the FCC before they can construct
facilities for CATV operators (leaseback). This is of interest In
that some companies without sufficient experience and capabilities
have rotated lard aeteeunte with the telephone companies to 1" as
telephone company built sys:eme without the permission Of rhe mdal-
eipality. Skis decisioq will in effect preclude this type of system
from being built and euatain the various municipalities in tieit
right to decide who will serve their ao®anities.
EFFEBT OF eZDERAc BECBuxIM ON GN ?ROGRAPHIBC Is BAxCOR
On the 13th of December of 1960, the M issued new proposed
Rulemaking and Inquiry. Insofar u they relate to Bangor, Section
57 is quoted in full.
'WITHIN SPECIFIED ZONES.
51. the attached proposed rules would permit a CAIN system
Operating within the 35 -mile zone of a station in a smaller
market to carry only such distant signals a s
may be geishas"
to furnish its subscribers (counting local signals) the signal
of one full network station of each of the national television
networks and v independent station, provided that the supple-
ary distant signals w obtained Eton the closest source
in the region or in the State of the system. Me system could
also carry the signal of any Independent station that subseq-
en[lyc operation at a location closer to the Rye[on
and the signals of any in -Stare or nearby educational stations
in the absence of objection by local or State educational
in[emsts. However, carriage of other distant signals would
be prohibited, unless the CATV system nee the retransmission
consent of the originating stations with respect to each
additional signals. See proposed Section )4.130)(d) in
Appendix C. Based upon our xperience, systema operating
with the above number of signals in the smaller markets Have
been s ssful, and indeed operation with such numbers i
very frequently connector ed. In in... few instances where
erred operation may be appropriate, we
stress
again
m
the origftion aspect (gee Part III herein).Theproposed
limitation in this paragraph this also complements the
Commissions 'a determination that originations serve the
public interest."
NHa[ this means practically is that Channel 56 or 38 from Boston,
or both, an well ad any other independent can be brought in to provide
diversified Cable television fare.
Channel 38 features Boston String Hockey, movies and other special
programs that are different from network television. It is anticipated
permission will be granted from Channel 56 add other Independent tele-
vision stations as required to further expand the scope of the cable
television entertainment. Microwave facilities will be required to bring
in these channels and application will be made upon receipt of the permit.
The programing that the system will provide is show in Table 1.
This programing contains network add independent off -the -air television
both mmarciat and education, In addition, special features shall in-
clude the AP neva channel, local weather, stock market ticker (all with
AM music) and Local Bangor television produced by Penobeab, Inc. Local
Bangor television is probably the =at important single channel on the
syatem. For the first rune Bangor will have its ow non network television
channel for its residents to enjoy as well as enhance the cultural level
of the community. Further, a local cable channel can add substantially
to the balance of the existing communications media. A separate channel
cable with Ownership independent of the other media can strengthen the
total comunicattons of the city. In addition, Penobcab, inc., will make
available to the local authorities (police, fire, civil defense) at any
time our studios for emergency cablecast. Also, schools and city build-
ings will have free installation and the school may nae the facilities
for educational purposes.
On the education channel, Penobcab, Inc., will specifically offer to
Bangor School Department the use of and Instruction in the operation of the
television facilities of the local channel. It will afford the opportunity
for young people to learn television production and engineering as wall as
an outlet for their artistic abilities.
Finally, we shall ettand this free installation to the hospitals.
PROPOSED CABLB 4ROORMA C
Channel
location
tRwW
MICROWAVE
(Yee - No)
DIFEANCE
a'rA'csuN
CONTOUR
Ch. 2 WLBR- W
BANGOR
NBC
NO
5 mus
A.
Ch. 5 WABI- W
BANGOR
CBS
] NO
NO
5 MILKS
A.
Ch. y WEST- TV
BANGOR
ABC
5 MUS
A.
Ch.12 WEMB- TV
ORONO
RISC.
NO
10 MILES
A.
Ch.38 WSRR
BOSTON
IND
48S
175 SILEB
C.
NEWS "
BANGOR
LOCAL
NO
WEATHER
BANGOR
WCAL
NO
BANGOR
BANGOR
L L
NO
STOCK IIX1'6
BANGOR
IOGAL
NO
-
LOCAL BWGTION
RANCOR
RACAL
NO
BN 198IC
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• Channel 56 and other W Channels will be added to the system as soon as retransmission permission is obtained.
TABU 1.
?ROP -MED RATES
The tentative rate structure for the cable television
service would be an follows:
a Installation $19.95
Service Q set) 4.95/mntb
Service 42nd set) 1.00/month
+ Every subscriber will have an opportunity of receiving; service
for little or no Installation charge during various promo Lons.
SYSTeM TESTED 6 CONSTRUCTION
The following pages describe the efforts involved in building
a Cable Television System.
The process of successfully building a "W System requires the
completion of the following element tasks:
RGO END FUNCTIONS
e) Signet survey 6 site development
b) Head end design
c) Lease or purchase of land
d) variances
e) Construction of Lower
f) godsend installation
g) Building
Q Electronic equip,,,[ installation
1) Complete integration with transmission system
SYSTEM FUNCTION
a) Permit
b) Telephone 6 power company contract
c) Pole survey 6 pole applications
d) Strand map
e) System design and electronic drawings
f) Pole make ready
g) Attachment of several
h) Attachment of cable
J) splicing of electronic, equipment
J) system turn -an and the making of house drops
OPERATIOI4L EMMONS
a) Office selection
b) Hire office personnel S training
c) Promotion
d) Sign up subscribers
The head end is the met critical part of the system. Signal
quality has to be of sufficient level here in order to be of the,
quality that subscribers at the end of the system will enjoy. Field
surveys involving helicopters may be required to determine tower
location and height. Trade off studies of site locations and their
relationship to the Mmes in the various cities will have to be male.
Signal surveys will have to be were to ascertain the signal quality
of the TV signals, and if acceptable, the city authorities be con-
tatted for approval of the site in terms of zoning and Enure city
planning requirements. Only after satisfactory results will head
and design be started And negotiations for land initiated.
Tower cocatruction will commode upon coup letion of Head End
design. The tower can be completely assembled in about six (6) days.
The structural strength of the tower is obviously of great importance.
The specifications for material used will be in conforwnce with ASTB
designation A-130 and A-36. The tower will be designed M withstand
wind loads of up to 60 PSP basad on total ares of expoeai surfaces.
After the twat installation, antennas will be mounted on the tower
at the design locations. A building called the Head End Building will
be built as close t0 the tower an possible. This building will ended
the electronic processing equipment that will properly receive the
desired TV signals end process them for distribution throughout the
City. After the installation of this equipment, the entire Bead End
(tower, antennas, cabling and processing agy'Spment)is turned on and
checked out for performance.
The equipment is allowed sufficient time to 'Turn -in" and
performance tests are made. After satisfactory results, close Mad
End is ready for System integration.
The transmission system is that portion thee distributes the
W signal throughout the City of Bangor to the subscribers' homes.
Before any construction on this portion of the ayet am can be accom-
plished, a great deal of work mut be done. Me first Important item
after receiving a permit or franchise from the City is the obtaining
of a pole attachment contract with the telephone and power companies.
No construction can occur until this contract is iegotiated. 'then a
pole survey is made. This entails the 'walking" of the existing pole
line with the utilities company representatives to determine what
"make-ready" need be accomplished. Make-ready is the term that
applies to the clearing of the space between the power company att-
achments and the telephone company attachments. There has to be
sufficient clearances on the pole before any Tp cable attachments
can be made.
Mee the survey is completed, formal applications will be made
to the utilities for the poles need ad for attachment. each and every
pole will be listed by street on these applications. Normally, the
completion of these applications mast be accomplished before any
attachments are allowed by the utilities. This can take a consider-
able amount of tlme. CNC has done business with New England Tele-
phone Company in the past, and has been able to expedite in a rela-
tively short time the accomplishment of the above functions.
Strand maps showing pole line continuity will then be made.
From these drawings and other information, electronic drawings are
draw up. Then the system is ready for construction.
Starting at the Head grd. a 1/4" high tension suspension strand
is attached to the utility pole. Thin strand is capable of 6500 IDs.
of tension farce. It is to file strand that the coaxial TV cables are
attached. This strand may carry up to four cables, depending on the
design of the system. Have sufficient (10 Miles) strand is attached,
cable seems will start with the attachment of the coaxial cable.
See Figures HeI 1,4
Me installation of the coaxial Tp cable must be completed care-
fully in order to exploit fully the electrical characteristics of the
cable and provide the end results of quality pictures, Iw poser can
umption and the minim,m of maintenance. These results accrue from
uniform system performance, meticulous attention o cable erection,
bends and splices and will yield a substantial contribution to quality
performaace of the system. It is important, for example, to use cable
from one manufacturer since aluminum abeatMd cab:e's electrical
characteristics very from manufacturer and these differences can degrade
performance sometimes severely.
Coaxial cables used in SAW systema are generally of 3/4", 1/2"
and .412 inch outside diameter. The 3/4" cable is of the lowest
attenuation (lass) and will be used on the system for all trunk cable.
The trunk cable's function in to distribute the TV signals throughout
the city. There are na custaner connections made to this cable. The
.412 inch cable will be used to distribute the signals from the trunk
cable to the customer's house. House drops will be made with a 1/4"
cable (Pg-59) from the .412 inch cable.
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Me next step In the construction of the syster is the splicID
of electronic equipment and the cable. This equipment consists of:
1) Hain trunk amplifiers on trunk and
distribution cable,
2) Line extender on distribution cable
3) Power supplies on trunk cable
4) Directional couplers and splitters
on trunk and distribution cable
5) Directional taps an distribution
cables (customer service)
Finally, after the System has been spliced together, the equipment
will be energized and spates balancing and checkout occurs. After the
successful completion of this task, cable service IS available to the
sentence. House drops will be than made from the customer entries tape
with 4/59 cable in a sooner similar to a telephone service drop. This
service drop will be connected to a matching transformer that will
connect to the TO set.
Certain key teaks described above should be further ewlained.
The system will be constructed, spliced and checked cut in phases so
that customer service can be rude in the shortest passible time. Also,
strict attention will be given to the choice of aystew components. As
is true in many fields, inexpensive system concepts uv be chosen re
putting in marginal performance. Panobcab, Inc., will insist upon the
following quality and expensive concepts:
(1) AGC amplifiers are
used at every other location to insure
goad performance during all seasons of the year.
(2) 3/4 inch trunk cable is used exclusively be>anse of its
law lose and therefore, fewer amplifiers and lees system
anise will be encountered.
3) Directional couplets are used as customer servicetaps
insuring vex imam isolation bad quality reception.
p) Quality customer watching transformers (I5 to 300 thee)
that are shielded are used exclusively because of prob-
lem, that any company has experienced in this area
with
a
strong N signals and we of the picture
difficulties encountered if cheaper models are used.
Many pages have been taken to describe construction, because it
is the meet important phase in the development of a GN system. Ibe
problems are numerous and quality can easily be degraded. 8xpeiience
and goad workmanship are the most DEP extant ingredients for a success-
ful system.
Stearns and Finnegan J1%/b yaerr�'.
115 x.mmund So,e. 6..911. b1.le< a5m - Tn<phevu An,•Cod. vol 941.4851
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January 31, 1969.
Penobcab, Inc.,
54 Perry Road
Bangor, Maine. M401
Attet[i ion: John E. Caney, Sr., President
Re: Proposed Application for Permit to Operate CATV System in Bator.
Dear Mr. Caney:
I haw reviewed the Nein law applicable to the granting of permits
to operate and weintain WTV systems in and along the public ways in the City
of Bangor. I have also tool read the Ordinances of the City of Bangor in
this regard.
The applicable State law is face in Title 30, Sec. 2151, Sub -section
29. of the Maine Revised Statutes which is set forth belmt in full.
"N. The municipal officers may contract
such terms and
conditionsn the beat interests oo the municipality,
including the grant of a ,elusive franchise for a period
not to sed 30 years, for the placing and maintenance of
community aantennae telev systemand appurtenances e _
parts thereof, along public ways and Including contracts with
operator, o£ such systems which receive the s of tele-
vision signal transmission
smission offered by any petit, utilities
using public ways £ar such transmission. No public utility
she 11 be required to act with the municipal officers
pursuant to this paragraph. Systema located in accorda,ae
with such ordinances and contracts are ant defect, in public
ways.
The municipal offio,,s may establish such fees 11 are
necessary a
to defray the o of public notice, advertising
and the expense, of hearings relating toapplications for a
contract, but i exceed $25. per applicant.
Any person, fire or corporation holding a permit to
maintain a errantry antennae television system, issued prior
to July 1, 1965, stall not be required to comply with this
paragraph; provided, however, that any such permit holder
January 31, 1969
Penobeab, Inc.,
54 Perry Reed
Bangor, Nems.
whose system shall not be in operation an or before July
1, 1966, shall be required to comply with this paragraph
and the original permit shall be null and void, provided
further that casae in litigation on July 1, 1965 aha Ll nut
be required to be in operation prior to July 1, 1961. A
municipality shall be entitled to injunctive relief in
addition to any other remedies available by law to protect
any rights cooferred upon the municipality by this action
or any ordinances enacted under the authority of this Section.
The municipal officers of towns shall have exclusive
power to super all ordinances authonaed by this subsection.
Seven days` notice of the meeting at which Said ordinances
are o be proposed shall be given in the manner provided
for tom meetings, and Such ordinances shell be effective
Lovediately.
Any person, firm or corporation which is furnishing
a®xoity, antennae television service in any municipality
prior to Junee1967, shall not be required to
comply
r
with this paragraph. This paragraph shall n apply to
r affect the rights of parties to litigation p ending in
court n June 1, 1967, and the rights of Such patties shall
be determined by such litigation.'
The Maine Supreme Court recently bad the opportunity to review the
provisions of Paragraph YB. as it relates to the scope of regulation by
local municipal officials, in the was of City of Waterville vs. Bartell
Telephone T -V Svet®e, Ma., 333 Aad 111.
I have attached hereto photocopies of pwidener passages from the
Court's opinion.
In efface the Maine Supreme Court hea ruled that Paragraph 3B.
gives the municipal officers the right to regulate the use to be made of
the public ways by GTV operators, rather than to regulate generally the
business of CATV. In addition the Court has pointed out that the State
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Penobcab, Inc.,
54 Petry Rend
Bangor, Maine.
January 31, 1969.
lav as presently written was not intended to create a source of revenue
for municipalities.
On the basis of the foregoing, I have prepared tvaameMsenta to
the Ordimucea of the City of Bangor so that said ordinance will conform
with the State law as interpreted by the Court.
I have also prepared an Order Starting Penobcab, Inc., an exclusive
franchise to operate its CATV system 1n Bangor as per its proposal.
The proposed ordinances and order are attached herewith for your
review. If they meet with your approval they will be introduced at the
February 10th meeting of the .Bangor City Council.
Very truly years,
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