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• Over half of the survey respondents who had watched a CTV channel indicated <br /> that the picture and sound quality was either a "little lower or "much lower quality" <br /> as compared to the other channels of the Comcast cable TV service. <br /> • Positive/neutral comments about CTV outnumbered negative comments by about <br /> five to one. <br /> • More than 85% of all survey respondents indicated that it was either "Very Important' <br /> or "Important" to have local cable TV channels that feature programs about local <br /> residents, organizations, schools, government, events and issues. <br /> • When all of the survey respondents were asked to indicate their level of interest in <br /> seeing certain types of programs, the leading responses were "local news and <br /> information",- "governmental/public entity meetings, etc.';- "live concerts and other <br /> performances",- "programs about local history, arts and artists",- and "community <br /> festivals, neighborhood events". <br /> During the brainstorming portion of the focus group sessions, participants <br /> identified the following community needs, interests, and concerns: <br /> • Concerns in the following seven areas were most often mentioned when focus <br /> group participants were asked to identify the key issues facing them, their <br /> neighbors, community organizations, local government, and schools in the next five <br /> years: <br /> • Economic Development / Jobs / Cost of Living / Poverty / Housing (e.g., <br /> availability of housing; budget cuts and resources; football stadium; impact of <br /> homes going into foreclosure; job training and adult education; lower income <br /> population; poverty; redevelopment and infill development; tax increases) <br /> • Diversity/Demographics/Immigration/Age and Race-Related Concerns (e.g., <br /> aging population; changing demographics; diversity of language and culture; <br /> growing/diverse school enrollment; serving multi-culture residence immigrants) <br /> • Technology, Telecommunications and Media (e.g., changing delivery of <br /> electronic media; declining use of print media; gap in access to technology; <br /> keeping current cable system and I-Net in place; lack of computers in homes) <br /> • Arts and Education-Related Concerns (e.g., ability to share cultural richness; <br /> increased use of long distance learning; lack of cultural events; need for <br /> stronger education and adult education; schools cuts for arts) <br /> iv <br />