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CITY OF VAMI. FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDU1 12
The Honorable Mayor and Members October 15, 1996
TO : DATE : FILE
of the City Commission t
Request for Extension of
sua,�c Miami-TC1 Cable TV
Franchise
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It is respectfully recoum nended that the City Commission approve an emergency
ordinance: amending Ordinance No. 9332, as amended, to provide for a three-month
extension of the existing cable franchise agreement (Section 202a) between the City of
Miami and Miami -Telecommunications Inc., which expires on November 18, 1996_
BA.CKGROL'-lv'D:
In 1991, the CitS- approved Ordinance No. 9332, as subsequently amended, authorizing
Miami -Telecommunications, Inc. to operate a cable television system in the City of
Miami, Florida for a period of fifteen yeas_ While the City and Miami-TCI are currently
negotiating the renewal of this cable franchise, both parties are in agreement that the
renewal process may not be complewd prior to the expiration date of November 18, 1996.
In light of recent changes to the federal telecommunications laws, it is in the best interests
of the City of Miami and its citizens to extend the existing cable franchise agreement to
ensure that the City continue to receive revenue from the cable TV franchise as well as
provide additional time for negotiation of a renewal agreement with Miami-TCI.