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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: August 8, 1994 <br /> SUBJECT: Establishing Cable TV Public Hearing Date for Franchise <br /> Renewal and Cable TV Rate Regulations. <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING YES: NO: X <br /> -------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Albert Kittrell <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBER- <br /> Hillsborough -732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill -968-4501 <br /> Mebane -227-2031 <br /> Durham -688-7331 <br /> -------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> PURPOSE: To establish a public hearing date to receive public <br /> comments on Cable TV Franchise Renewal and Cable Rate <br /> Regulations. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Cable TV Franchises with Time Warner Cable <br /> (Cablevision) and Cablevision Industries (CVI) will <br /> terminate on February 24, 1996. The 1992 Cable Act <br /> requires the franchising authority (Orange County) to <br /> conduct public proceedings to identify future cable- <br /> related community needs and interests and review past <br /> performance of cable operators. The Cable Act also <br /> requires public input regarding cable rates before rates <br /> are approved by the Board of Commissioners. <br /> RECOMItENDATION(S) : The Manager recommends that the Board <br /> authorize a public hearing on cable-related <br /> issues for September 6, 1994. <br />