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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF CO1rMISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. V A <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: October 5, 1994 <br /> SUBJECT: Cable TV Public Hearing <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING YES: X NO: <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 /> PURPOSE: . To receive public comments regarding Cable TV services in <br /> the County. <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. Comments from the <br /> public will assist in developing a Cable TV Franchise <br /> Renewal Proposal for both cable companies. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S) : The Manager recommends that all public comments <br /> be referred to the Cable TV Citizen Advisory <br /> Committee for development of Cable TV Franchise <br /> Renewal Proposal. <br />