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Mr . Walter J . Schwan
Supervisor
Town of Ithaca
'126 E . Seneca Street
Ithaca , New York 14850
Dear Mr . Schwan :
I am writing in response to questions raised at the Public Hearing held
on May 9th and to outline ATC ' s commitments to the Town upon our
purchase of the Cerracche Television system serving the Ithaca area .
A . Line Extension
The system shall extend cable television service to any residents
of the town within six months of receipt of a reasonable request
for such service provided however that there shall be no
obligation to extend service unless there is a minimum of 20
households per mile commited to subscribe to the service .
_ Mileage will be measured from the end of any distribution
cable .
If a project does not pass 20 subscribing . households per mile ,
the system shall bear its prorata' share of the = current- . aerial
construction cost -based .-on ._:the . .actual -number . of- potential subscribers
per mile divided by 20 subscribers per mile. . The remaining
• construction costs shall be borne on a prorata basis by each
actual cable television applicant within the project .
After completion of the project , as additional subscribers are
connected to the plant extension , the original subscribers will
receive prorate refunds of the construction charge . At such
time when there are 20 subscribers per mile on the extension ,
all of the prorata shares will have been refunded . At the end
of two years from the completion of the project , the applicants
are no longer eligible for refund and the amount paid in
construction costs will be credited to the plant account, of the
system.
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Mr . Walter J . Schwan
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Be The system will provide whatever public access time is
required on a specific channel and in addition we will make
available cablecasting equipment which would include portable
access equipment and instruction in its use to be available
to all desired users in the area served by the Ithaca system
We are firmly commited to providing the best possible cable television
service to the residents of the Town and we are looking forward to a
long and mutual relationship .
If you have any other questions regarding our company in general or any
specific questions on service to the town please give me a call and we
Will furnish the answers as quickly as possible . Thank you again for
your prompt . consideration of the transfer request and I will look
forward t4. seeing you again when I am next in Ithaca .
V T Yours ,
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Jos h J . Collins
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