HomeMy WebLinkAboutCAG1993-0577 - Extension - Request for Franchise Renewal Negotiations - 08/10/2005 Ccomcast Comcast Cable Communications,Inc.
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August 10, 2005 CITY Of - Fax:253.288.7500
CITY CLERK
CERTIFIED MAIL—RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Brenda Jacober
City Clerk
City of Kent
220 Fourth Avenue S.
Kent, WA 98032
Subject: FRANCHISE RENEWAL
Dear Ms. Jacober:
We at Comcast appreciate the opportunity to serve the citizens of Kent. It is our credo that we
will be the company to look to first for the communications products and services that connect
people to what's important in their lives. In living our credo, we look forward to providing
broadband services to our customers in Kent for many years to come. Therefore, we are taking
this step to ensure the renewal of our franchise with you.
The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 ("the 1984 Cable Act") encourages franchisors
and cable operators to reach renewal agreements at any time through an informal process of
discussion. However, Section 626 of the 1984 Cable Act also provides for commencement of a
formal renewal procedure. To preserve our statutory rights to this formal procedure, this letter
is our official notice to you invoking that provision.
This letter is not intended to introduce a new formality into our discussions, nor is that the
intention of the 1984 Cable Act. In fact, we prefer to reach a mutually satisfactory agreement
through informal negotiations, thus making many of the 1984 Cable Act's formal procedures
unnecessary.
I will be happy to discuss this matter with you, or provide any additional information that you
may require. I look forward to meeting with you in the near future and to continuing a
relationship that, we believe, benefits both the community and the residents of Kent.
Sincerely,
Terry I7a
Director, Franchising and Government Affairs
cc: Brad Dusto, Mountain Division President
Deborah Luppold, Mountain Division Vice President of Government Affairs
Sheila Willard, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs