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The City Council unanimously declared a proposal from Cox Communications for its cable franchise renewal insufficient in six key areas on Tuesday.
It set a deadline of Jan. 17 — the same deadline Cox has set — to come to an agreement in informal negotiations. If the deadline is missed, the council vowed to take Cox through the costly and time-consuming federally mandated license-renewal process.
It set a deadline of Jan. 17 — the same deadline Cox has set — to come to an agreement in informal negotiations. If the deadline is missed, the council vowed to take Cox through the costly and time-consuming federally mandated license-renewal process.
The result of that process could be denial of Cox's franchise renewal and the city seeking another cable provider — although people on all sides say that's unlikely and would lead to litigation.
The council listed concerns about public access channels, the proposed length of the agreement, new public channels for education, the "digital divide" that would charge non-digital users higher bills to get access channels, unpaid license fees and issues with providing cable for schools.
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