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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Comcast Cable has filed a petition with the Federal
Communications Commission to be relieved from the burden of
FCC Regulation, and
WHEREAS, Regulations that Comcast wants to avoid include:
• FCC Regulations that prohibit Comcast from forcing its
customers to subscribe to expanded basic services or some
level of digital cable service before a customer is permitted
to buy HBO orpay-per-view movies.
• FCC Regulations that require Comcast to maintain alow-
pricedbasic service tier.
• FCC Regulations that place limits on the charges that
Comcast can impose on customers for various changes in
service
• FCC Regulations that prohibit Comcast from imposing
negative option billing on its customers
• FCC Regulations that require Comcast to maintain a
uniform rate structure throughout the City of Paducah
franchise area, and
WHEREAS, Brian Grogan of the law firm of Moss and Barnett has advised the
City that if no action is taken, the Comcast petition to the FCC is
likely to be approved quickly and automatically, and
WHEREAS, the Data that Comcast is using to justify its petition is provided by
,.~ a market research, data collection and reporting firm, whose
information is not audited by the FCC and is not available to local
governments, and,
WHEREAS, in order to protect Paducah cable subscribers from possible rate
increases, the Paducah Cable Authority has proposed to file a
response in opposition to Comcast's petition to the FCC.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Paducah City Commission endorses the
proposed action of the Cable Authority to file opposition to Comcast Cable
Communication's petition for exemption from FCC regulations.
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Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk
Adopted by Board of Commissioners, January 22, 2008
Recorded by Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk, January 22, 2008