Center for Media Education

Cable Television Franchise Summary

Locality: South Manhattan, New York
Cable Operator: Time Warner
Date: August 1998

Financial SupportFranchise Fee 5% of gross revenues, plus renewal & transfer costs
Capital Funds (See I-net and PEG funds)
TechnicalBandwidth Downstream: 50 to 862 MHz; Upstream: 5 to 35 MHz
Subs/Node 2,000 homes per node
Rebuild Hybrid Fiber/Coaxial with 5-40 MHz Upstream & 54-862 MHz Downstream
I-netTechnical 10% of the system's maximum capacity (but no more than six fiber strands) of the subscriber fiber optic network backbone
Funds $10,000,000 for Time Warner Cable-affiliated City cable television franchisees plus up to $2,500,000 after year 5
PEG AccessChannels Four (4) Public Access channels and Five (5) Government Access channels
Funds Public Access operating funds: $3.50/sub (1998-1999), $4.75/sub (2000-2003), $5.00 (2004-2008); Public Access capital funds: $200,000/year; (2003-2008) Educational and Governmentent Access capital funds: $5,000,000
Digital PEG Access: additional nine (9) MHz of the upgraded portion of the upgraded system
Reg. AuthorityRates Basic Tier, including FCC Fee: $11.75
Signal In accordance with FCC standards
Service Comprehesive "consumer protection standards"
Access None
Equity No discrimination among Residential and Non-Residential Subscribers in terms of service, fees, charges, deposits, or other conditions