Center for Media Education

Cable Television Franchise Summary

Locality: Austin, TX
Cable Operator: Time Warner
Date: 1996

Financial Support Franchise Fee Five percent (5%) of Gross Revenue
Capital Funds See I-Net and PEG access funds.
Technical Bandwidth none
Subs/Node none
Rebuild 1,928.58 cable miles in 40 months
I-net Technical Increase current I-Net of 257 miles at 400 MHz with fifty (50) miles of extensions; reconfigure and/or replace with optical fiber all amplifier cascades sufficient to attain a carrier to noise ratio of 46 dB and all applicable FCC standards.
Funds Expenditures shall not exceed $1.5 million in the period January 1, 1997 through August 12, 2005 and $500,000 in the period August 13, 2005 through August 12, 2011.
PEG Access Channels Nine (9) activated channels plus in current area plus four (4) additional activated channels in the areas where the Rebuild has been accomplished; if more than 40 digital channels on its Basic Service Tier, then up to 10% of digital channels up to a maximum of 10
Funds Annual support: $0.35 per month charge on all residential, non-bulk Subscribers; Funds for production facilities and equipment for PEG Access in an amount up to $1.5 million in the period January 1, 1997 through August 12, 2005 and up to $500,000 in the period August 13, 2005 to August 12, 2011
Digital If more than 40 digital channels on its Basic Service Tier, then up to 10% of digital channels up to a maximum of 10
Reg. Authority Rates The City reserves the right to regulate rates for video Service to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Signal FCC standards
Service Consumer service standards set forth in appendix A.
Access none
Equity none