HomeMy WebLinkAbout139-93RESOLUTION NO. 139-93
SEEKING FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION TO
REGULATE BASIC TELEVISION RATES UNDER THE CABLE
TELEVISION PROTECTION AND COMPETITION ACT OF 1992
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has enacted the Cable Television Consumer
Protection and Competition Act of 1992; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Communications Commission has adopted rules and regulations
pursuant to such Act which allow for limited local regulation of the cable television
industry; and
WHEREAS, such rules and regulations provide that units of local government may apply
for and receive certification from the Federal Communications Commission to regulate
the rates charged consumers of basic cable television service; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Danville, having determined that the Town
of Danville has the qualifications, ability and desire to obtain such certification from such
Commission, and that it would be in the interest of the health, safety and welfare of the
citizens of Danville to apply for such certification; now therefore, be it
RESOLVED, bythe Town Council of the Town of Danville that the Town Manager be, and
hereby is authorized to submit, on behalf of the Town, an application to the Federal
Communications Commission for certification of authority to regulate basic cable
television rates.
APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of Danville at a Regular Meeting held on
Tuesday, October 19, 1993, by the following vote:
AYES: SHIMANSKY,
NOES: NONE
ABSTAINED: NONE
ABSENT: RITCHEY
DOYLE,
GREENBERG, LANE
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK