AGENDA
PUBLIC SERVICE &
TRANSPORTATION
JANUARY 13, 2003
COUNCIL CHAMBER
Convened: 6:03
p.m.
Adjourned:
7:57 p.m.
Councillor Stephen
T. Patton
Councillor Michael
C. Perotto
Also: Deputy City Solicitor
Michael Traynor
City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk
The following
representatives of Charter Communications appeared and addressed the Committee
and audience:
Edward Goldstein, Greg D’Amore and Dennis Jerome
Speakers:
1.
Christopher Pinto,
58 Wildrose Avenue, Worcester
2.
Edwin Betancourt,
35 Chandler Street, Worcester
3.
Joseph Benarski, 28
Cross Street, South Grafton
4.
Barbara White, 38
Upland Gardens Drive, Worcester
5.
David Johnson, 66
Fairfax Road, Worcester
6.
Joseph Lasco, 14
May Street, Worcester
7.
Michael Cicero, Old
Lincoln Street, Worcester
8.
Mauro DePasquale,
WCCA TV Director
CABLE
Chairman’s Order request the Administration provide the City Council
with a report explaining Charter Communications’ uplink speeds and policies for
residential use as well as business use, and, consider grandfathering certain
rates, and further, request Charter provide a comparison of rates for the same
service offerings and charges offered by other carriers in the state such as
ATT and RCN.
Chairman’s Order request the Administration request Charter
Communications provide the City Council with a detailed explanation of it’s
rate increases that are to take place in February of 2003.
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager request Charter
Communications expand the basic tier of services offered to Worcester
subscribers.
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager provide the City Council with
the correct federal and state authorities/agencies to whom complaints/inquiries
are to be made concerning the programming charges passed on to cable television
providers.
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager request Charter
Communications report to the City Council concerning the lack of digital
cabling in Old Lincoln Street.
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager report to the City Council to
whom the public should address their concerns concerning cable television rate
increases and services.
Communications of the City
Manager
1. Relative to competitors' rate and services in other cities and
towns in Massachusetts for cable service.
#16A CM
April 2, 2002
In Committee
May 13, 2002 – Held
2. Relative to Charter
Communications First Quarterly Status Report relative to the construction and
deployment of digital cable and internet access services.
#16D CM May 14, 2002
3.
Relative
to government channel policies.
#16A CM May 28,
2002
4.
Relative
to build-out and deployment of Charter Communications’ digital cable and
internet service.
#16E CM June 25,
2002
5.
Relative
to call center for Charter Communications.
#7A CM July 16,
2002
6.
Relative
to quarterly status report regarding the construction and deployment of digital
cable and Internet access services.
#15C CM August 20,
2002
7. Relative to a letter from Charter Communications responding to
council's request for a listing of locations throughout the City where Charter's service is determined less than
optimal.
#15B CM August
20, 2002
8. Relative to copies of Charter's 2000 and 2002 Summary Annual
Reports and Form 10-K's.
#16G CM October 15,
2002
9.
Relative
to live cablecasting of Council Committee Meetings held outside of City Council
Chambers.
#16I CM October 15,
2002
10.
Relative
to a number of requests for information from Charter Communications.
#16F CM November
12, 2002
11.
Relative
to Charter Communications’ Summary Performance Report .
#16C CM December 3,
2002
12.
Relative
to current non-digital alternative with Charter Communications
#16A CM December
17, 2002
13.
Relative
to Charter Communications’ telephone statistics.
#16D CM December
17, 2002
14. Order Councillor Lukes - Request Public Service &
Transportation Committee to inquire of Charter Communications whether they are
planning any local cutbacks in service, including local programming, layoffs
and/or increase in costs.
Motion - January 7, 2003