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FROM
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
The Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Commission
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City Manage
DATE : October 20, 1997 FILE :
SUBJECT : Request for Monthly
Report on Status of Cable
TV Franchise
REFERENCES:
ENCLOSURES:
As per your request, the City is pursuing two courses of action in regard,to the City Cable
TV franchise: the formal renewal process of the Miami-TCI (MTCI) franchise in
accordance with 47. USC § 546A and a Request for Proposal to solicit additional cable
TV providers.
In regard to the MTCI franchise renewal process, MTCI had been scheduled to provide
the City with a formal renewal proposal on October 3, 1997. On this date, however,
MTCI requested a forty-five (4.5) day extension in order to finalize this proposal. This
proposal is now due on November 17, 1997. While this proposal is being completed, the
City and MTCI have jointly agreed to resume informal negotiations, with the first session
scheduled for October 23.
In regard to the RFP process to solicit additional cable TV providers, the City is working
to finalize a draft document based on research into requirements as set forth by other
cities of similar size and demographics and on the community needs assessment
performed as part of the MTCI ascertainment process.
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