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Agenda Bill No. bt b Date: November 26, 1971
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City Manager
Statement of the Matter
This office has received a proposal from Comae.Signal Corporation, 4807
Clayton Road, -Concord, California, to obtain a" non-exclusive franchise
from the City to operate-a CATV system.
Exhibit
Letter dated Oct.. 21, 1971 from Comae Signal Corp
Staff Recommendations
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AS NO. Date: November 26, 1971
City Manager's Recommendation
There has been substantial interest on the part of numerous CATV firms
regarding a franchise in Carlsbad. To date,those interested in the
CATV franchise have been awaiting the ruling of the F.C.C. regarding
importation of Los Angeles VHP TV station signals into Carlsbad. At
present a CATV system could only provide signals from the three San
Diego VHP stations, and Los Angeles and San Diego UHF stations. Appar-
ently Comae Signal Corporation is willing to proceed under a franchise
providing only those stations presently allowable.
It is recommended that all the firms that have indicated an interest in
a CATV franchise in Carlsbad be contacted and advised that we are accept-
ing franchise applications. These applications should be submitted by
December 31, 1971 and considered at the regular City Council meeting of
January 4, 1972.
The following guidelines should be followed by the applicants in sub-
mi tti ng a proposal :
1. The League of California Cities'model franchise- to be used as a
basis for the City of Carlsbad's franchise.
2. The firm seeking the franchise should agree to install cable tele-
vision on all existing overhead facilities within a period of time
to be specified in the franchise application.
3. The franchise applicant should agree to provide CATV facilities con-
currently with installation of electrical and telephone lines in new
subdivisions on a date certain to be specified in the franchise appli
cation.
4. Franchise applicant should provide a time schedule for installation
of CATV underground facilities in areas of the City which presently
have underground telephone and electric lines.
Council Action
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48O7 CLAYTON ROAD • CONCORD, CALIFORNIA 94581 • TEL. 4I5/825-370O
City Council October 21, 1971
City of Carlsbad
Carlsbad, California
Gentlemen:
Comae Signal Corporation would like to obtain a
Community Antenna Cable Television Franchise to
serve the city of Carlsbad.
Enclosed we submit a proposal to provide cable
television service to Carlsbad. In this pro-
posal we attempt to answer the most often asked
questions concerning television systems. Many
other questions, of course, may come up. Please
feel free to contact the undersigned or our
Mr. F. W. Covalt if you need further elaboration.
Thank you sincerely for considering our proposal.
Very truly yours,
COMAC SIGNAL CORPORATION
CLAUDE B. CODY
President
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