HomeMy WebLinkAbout19920326March 23, 1992
Linda Piwonka, Administrator
Cable Franchise Hearings
City of College Station
PO Box 9960
College Station, Tx 77842.
Dear Linda
Please enter the enclosed signed petition in the public documents being gathered as part of
the cable franchise renewal hearing. We expect this is the last document we will file in
connection with this hearing.
Thank you for your assistance in our quest to secure a single rate for each home with cable
service.
Respectfully submitted,
Don Rice
2703 Rustling Oaks
Bryan, Texas 77802
409 776 1687
PETITION
Concerning the Proposed Renewal of TCA Cable's Franchise
We the undersigned citizens of Bryan and College Station, by having placed our signatures
upon this document, do hereby petition the City Councils of both Bryan and College Station
to hear our desires concerning cable service to the citizens of these two cities and to enter
our requests into the public record of the hearings concerning the Cable Franchise Renewal
We believe that the citizens of this great nation are rising up against cable monopolies
because they are a direct threat to our individual rights and freedoms to watch television
where ever we desire in the confines of our own home and to be charged a reasonable and
competitive price for that service. Because TCA has a monopoly to provide the local cable
service, they choose to dictate exactly where and in which rooms we can use cable outlets
by their determination to charge extra for each and every outlet in the house, whether it is
being used or not. They also establish their pricing based upon what the community will
tolerate, not competitive pricing. Both practices must stop.
As part of the Public Hearings to be held on February 6, 1992 in the College Station
Conference Center at 7:00 pm, we are hereby petitioning the City Councils of Bryan and
College Station to enact an ordinance which:
Allows the cities to regulate the pricing and practices of all present and future
multi-channel service providers.
Provides for SINGLE DROP CHARGE ONLY pricing, the same as the
telephone company. This ordinance should specifically remove the cable
companies ability to charge for each outlet in the home.
Provides for product and service pricing based upon competitive pricing
versus monopolistic pricing based ripen "whatever price the market will
tolerate" as we have now.
Provides citizens with a choice of at least two cable provider~ by requesting
that the telephone company or other suitable provider install and operate a
competitive cable system in the two cities.
Establishes that a semi-annual customer satisfaction survey must be
conducted by all cable providers, the results being reported to the City
Councils, to insure that the citizens of these two cities are continually
provided with products and services which meet their needs and desires.
This petition is being presented by Citizens for a Fair and Equitable Cable Service. These
individuals are not affiliated with the city governments of either Bryan or College Station.
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