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To: Mayor, City Council & City Manager
From: Mark T. Sokolow, City Attorney ~ ~
Subject: P. R. No. 11748 Council Meeting April 30, 2002
Date: April 18, 2002
Attached is P.R. No. 11748 authorizing the City
Attorney to file comments with the Federal Communications
Commission regarding Time Warner's refusal to pay
franchise fees on Roadrunner Services.
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Attachment
cc:
Patricia N. McCausland
TIME WARNER CABLE
290 Harbor Drive
Stamford, CT 06902-7441
P. R. No. 11748
04/18/02 TS
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION PROTESTING THE FAILURE OF TIME
WARNER TO PAY FP, ANCHISE FEES ON ROADRUNNER
SERVICES AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY
TO FILE COMMENTS WITH THE FEDERAL
COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION.
WHEREAS ,
issued a
Services,
franchise fee; and
the Federal Communications Communication has
ruling that Internet services, i.e. Roadrunner
are not part of cable services that are subject to a
WHEREAS, this opinion is only preliminary ; and
WHEREAS, Time Warner has
franchise fees on Roadrunner
franchise agreement.
inappropriately refused to pay
Services in violation of the
NOW THEREFORE,
CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the facts
are true and correct.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
and opinions in the preamble
Section 2. That the City believes that Roadrunner and
Internet Services are and should be a part of the cable
services that should be subject to a franchise fee.
Section 3. That if Time Warner is able to avoid paying
franchise fees on internet services, then they will be able to
use a portion of the public streets, right-of-ways and
easements for theses services without paying for the usage
thereof.
Section 4. That since Time Warner combines the
Roadrunner Service with the pricing on other cable services,
it could lead to the possible avoidance of the payment of
franchise fees on the other cable services.
Section 5. That the City of Port Arthur authorizes the
City Attorney to file this Resolution with the Federal
Communications Commission regarding Time Warner's refusal to
pay franchise fees on Roadrunner Services.
Section 6. That a copy of the caption of this
Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the City Council.
READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED on this __ day of
, A.D., 2002, at a Regular Meeting of the City
Council of the City of Port Arthur, Texas, by the following
vote: AYES: Mayor ,
C0uncilmembers ,
;
NOES:
ATTEST:
MAYOR
ACTING CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION:
CITY MANAGER