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F-rancbise
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<br /> Renewal Proposal
<br /> At Its Aug us 1997 nleetI ng,the Nordx hub urban Cab lc Corr mIssio n vomd Eta rccom rnc.fid approvi�of thc frwic:hisc rcimWal prupusal(ruin
<br /> Meredith Cable w its rnernbec cities.Once the final Franchise ordinance embodying the proposal is drafted,it will be taken to tlxe cities for[licit'approral,
<br /> The current franchises expire in November 1997,
<br /> i p0rrdjng JU the ckceds USrw,NSHICIA 0311ducted last year by the Cable Compassion,the'oral pang liar proposed to upgrade die current 450 MHz,
<br /> 65-channel system to 750 MHz using Hybrid liber4 xial cable arcnitecture.The cvmpanr}glans w 0 s 8i channels of analog video p��larr�rntttg and
<br /> reseve 200 Mjjz for addlrlonal video channels and digital scrvjces,to addition to enabling Ehc u�mpany ro offfcr mr.).rc prugrammirlg servi ,the ncw system
<br /> will provide cgble subscribers with highc:r signal quality miles murc reliability.
<br /> Assuming appinni of the f-anchise by the cities,cons traction of the new sv6tcm is exia�ctod tx a: i n next s ri ng.
<br /> Pwposal Summary
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<br /> Subscriber System upgrade Commitment to Community revwo
<br /> e'nie subscrtber T tern will be upgraded From the current 450 rite cotripan-y will continue to comply wide exisrlr*agreemeri Es
<br /> IMHZT 65 Channel SYSLCM to a 750 MFU System.InjEWly,the company will rcSarding hupport Fri .X)MMjjj1tVr 0CV6tun,inclut.JuS
<br /> activate 550 MHr for 61 e11181=18 of analog video channels.Vie remaining ■Agreeing io rnainwin the currant number(12)of community
<br /> zoo MRz will be mervcd h)r dddl ttunal video channels and digital services. access chdjjnels:Fu rti w r:l c,Cable Currirnlssion will t et ur,cimirol over the
<br /> is will fnmi[fiat the Cable Commission will be able to reclaim loaned enUte 6&1112 0 SpectCam drat curre kiEly teals one video channel,Th Is will
<br /> community channels froLl,the company. become"err irnpo r;t when diglW compression=.hnology Is Intmduced
<br /> ID ilia System will be rebuilt using a hybrid flber<oaxlal cable because it will give tie C.Able mmisslo M control over whether 10 coin-
<br /> ambiteccure.The l5ber will Initially be aken dawn to[Y es of approAmarciy press the signal and by how inuch.
<br /> OW homes naafi a in nr nurn 16 fiber count,but Ehe nodes will be designed *[Untalning,u Ta nancial support of community relievision,which
<br /> to be cap able of migradrig to Wu hornes with a min Unum four Fiber coun(as includes the opeanjti grin[for CTV North Suburbs, the annual 650,000
<br /> di iml semiccs are provided,ilie increased use of fiber,along wiEh improve- Equipment Replacement Grant,and rite S,w1ambip err.9C1L,Sri iCh May 110w
<br /> ments In the electronics in the;t tem,will give subscribers more rellabUdy be used for student intemships,Ilse company also agreed to prvvtdc an
<br /> and 11goier signal quality. additional 1661,?A6 for equipment mplacernenm over the 15 year[Ire of die
<br /> eille Mtem will no longer use"channel mapping"for the Basic franchise,beg1r+ning'01h$40,000 in the first year and increasing by 1.)5%
<br /> proglimming services,sa that all of the local VHF bmadast signals will be each year[hereafter.TMs additional equipment funding will help defray dic:
<br /> located"on channel"ror ail customers,regardless ofwhedier they use a con- cosh of replacing Van 1 and the DITech switcheir in master Control and of
<br /> verter box or not.For example, if you have a cable-ready tel"slon and do making d1C Wan6ltion to digital edlung and playback equIpMeM
<br /> ilot Use a ColiVertct',WCCO-ClUffilcl 4 is Iccaied on channel 28 of the r. le
<br /> el mapping is�avoid problems caused when
<br /> institutional e��'
<br /> system,`Ili purpose for crtann pp g p
<br /> the over-the-air bmoaadcast signal leafs into the cable system,Tire use of fiber *7hc compaI Ly gill add to and improve clectroi9c equipr VIL orti
<br /> o tics and the need for fewer si sal amplifiers males channel mapping the existl1 taaxlat ln'sLicutionat rlCM co incase its perfvrman=and
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<br /> rirmeC`cmry. tellablllry.
<br /> *'llie onm I�an will interconnect this cable system whir other #In addltlor�,tour fibers on the subscriber network will be
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<br /> commonly owned,adjacent systems in the meta area.7hts will enable pro- reserved for use by public lnstltutlons,including clUe.s,schoob,and llbrdri .
<br /> gram sharing and other kinds of commutlication wtch other acmw fac gitics, 9"lye winp lxas also ag cued t4 thee[muLuiily a ptablc tech-
<br /> such Ps the Ramse y xshingt.orr Cable Coy ninission(Suburban Community nical and performance standards for the InsdLutional Network
<br /> Channels).
<br /> • n plans to begin des n and*VaIkou t"and to pull Hi Speed Data Vransmissiou
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<br /> periiYits witltzng go days of aloe approval of the nor franchise.The Intent is to
<br /> Cora lee the project by November'30, 00,although they will aggmssively �l�add itiQn to�ditiorral��jdc�services,the systerrr w�be�pa-
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<br /> work to substanr sally complete construction by November 30,1999, ble of providing high speed da w secvioes to bustriess users.
<br /> —Cpndie WA n
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