JoAnn,

Milo Mecham and Gary Darnielle at the Lane Council of Governments are
very, very good at this Cable Franchise issue.  Gary is semi-retired, but
would probably come back to help.

You might give them a call at LCOG.

Jim Hough

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>>>> On 7/17/2007 at 9:18 AM, <Glenda.Owens@cityofmedford.org> wrote:
>
> The City of Medford is preparing to begin negotiation for our cable
> television franchise.  With the current ruling by the FCC, we wish to
> gather feedback from other communities on what their approach to renewal
> of cable franchises may include.
> For example
> 1. Are short-term (1-2 years) agreements being offered/accepted?
> 2. How are "contributions by the able company towards PEG infrastructure"
> being written into the contracts?
> 3. Are any communities utilizing a franchise negotiator to assist the
> process?  If yes, please forward their names and contact information.
> Please forward any information to Glenda Owens at
> glenda.owens@ci.medford.or.us.  Thanks for your help.
>
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