City of Boston and Cablevision Reach Landmark Agreement.BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 1998-- Unprecedented Support for Educational System Includes High-Speed Internet See broadband. Service at No Cost for All Boston Public Schools, Libraries New $160m Fiber System to Offer Entire City Analog, Digital Channels, Plus High-Speed Internet Access and New Choice in Local Telephone Service Mayor Thomas (language) Thomas - A language compatible with the language Dylan(TM). Thomas is NOT Dylan(TM). The first public release of a translator to Scheme by Matt Birkholz, Jim Miller, and Ron Weiss, written at Digital Equipment Corporation's Cambridge Research Laboratory runs M. Menino and Cablevision Systems Corporation Chairman Charles F. Dolan today signed a new 10 year license agreement that includes provisions for Cablevision to deliver a state-of-the-art digital telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. system to every neighborhood of Boston. The $160 million project will enable Cablevision to offer city residents the most comprehensive offerings of video services that technology can deliver, plus high-speed Internet access and data transmission utilizing cable modems cable modem Modem used to convert analog data signals to digital form and vise versa, for transmission or receipt over cable television lines, especially for connecting to the Internet. , new choice in local telephone service, and other interactive, two-way capabilities. The landmark agreement contains several noteworthy provisions. For example, Cablevision has volunteered to provide high-speed Internet access at no cost to every public school and every Boston Public Library Boston Public Library, founded in 1852, chiefly through the gift of Joshua Bates. It is the oldest free public city library supported by taxation in the world. Its present building on Copley Square, designed by McKim, Mead, and White, was completed in 1895. branch throughout the city. Cablevision will also contribute $1 million to create a new "Cablevision Network Fund," which will provide support, training, technology and services to connect schools, libraries, city buildings and community-based organizations to Cablevision's network. In addition, Cablevision will provide $1 million to the city for the purchase of capital equipment in support of public, educational and governmental (PEG peg 1. To fix the price of a new security issue during the issuance period through buying and selling it in the open market in order to ensure that the price in the secondary market will not fall below the offering price. ) access. The company will also provide cable television service at no cost to all Boston public schools Boston Public School is a feeder school to Townsend Central Public School and Waterford District High School, part of the Grand Erie District School Board. It is located in Boston, Ontario, near Waterford, Ontario, at 2993 Cockshutt Road, Waterford, Ontario N0E 1Y0. and municipal buildings as it has for the past fifteen years. "I am pleased to report that this contract achieves the goal I set for Boston in my Inaugural Address -- that our new fiber optic network `extend out to our neighborhoods - to police stations, schools and business districts,'" Mayor Menino said. "In short, this contract ensures that all of Boston will be wired for the future. This is a great moment for the people of Boston -- when a company not only agrees to give us great service and new products, but wants to go further and become a partner in building a bright future for our young people." "Cablevision will create a new `electronic community' by connecting every neighborhood, every school, every library and every subscribing home on a new telecommunications system that is second to none," said Mr. Dolan. "Boston's students and library users -- no matter which neighborhood they live in -- will have the opportunity to explore the next generation of digital communications Transmitting text, voice and video in binary form. See communications. at no charge. As schools search for innovative ways to involve parents in education, our new network will enable electronic home-to-school links for direct interaction among Boston parents, teachers and students." Cablevision's new telecommunications system will be capable of providing: -- The most comprehensive analog and digital television services available in any urban market -- High-speed Internet access and data transmission utilizing cable modems -- Competitive local telephone service -- Interactive, two-way telecommunications, including video on demand Mayor Menino and Mr. Dolan were joined at the event by current Cablevision employees who are "School to Work" graduates of Madison Park There are a few places named Madison Park:
Educational leaders hailed the agreement "The Boston Public Schools' Technology Plan incorporates the latest technology to support teaching and learning and helps students achieve our high standards in the classroom," said Dr. Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent of the Boston Public Schools. "With the support of Cablevision's commitment, our plan is becoming a reality. Cablevision has supported education for some time in Boston through its partnership here at Madison Park High School and through its educational television program `Extra Help.' We applaud its future commitment to education citywide through every school and library." Under the terms of the new license agreement, Cablevision will contribute a total of 5 percent of its gross revenue for city license and franchise fees, state franchise fees, and support for access operations. The company will also continue to supply cable connections at no charge to all municipal facilities. Cablevision has also agreed to continue its extraordinary record of hiring Boston residents, women and minorities. Under the new franchise agreement, Cablevision's workforce will feature in excess of 60 percent residents, 30 percent minorities and 30 percent women. These levels are the highest voluntary standards of any company in the city's history. "Cablevision has a deep commitment to the people of Boston, and the majority of our employees are Boston residents," said Mr. Dolan. "We will continue to recruit, train and retain a local work force, as we move into new businesses in a new digital era." The new license also contains "level playing field See net neutrality. " provisions, which will ensure that competitors will operate in a fair and equitable equitable adj. 1) just, based on fairness and not legal technicalities. 2) refers to positive remedies (orders to do something, not money damages) employed by the courts to solve disputes or give relief. (See: equity) EQUITABLE. fashion. Cablevision officials also noted that since the company received its original, non-exclusive, 15-year license to provide cable service to Boston in 1982, it has contributed more than $32 million in taxes and franchise fees paid to the City. Highlights of Cablevision's record in Boston include: -- Offering 108 channels of cable television service to more than 140,000 households in Boston -- more channels than virtually any other major city -- Maintaining seven walk-in walk-in A new brokerage customer who simply walks into the office. Although walk-ins are generally assigned to brokers, they have the right to specify a preferred broker. customer service centers located throughout the City's neighborhoods, as well as 24-hour-a-day, seven-day a week staffed telephone customer service centers located in Boston -- Developing, hiring and training a Boston-based work force in a new area of cable technology -- Contributing more than $11 million for operating expenses Operating expenses The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted. and capital equipment to the Access Foundation -- Providing regularly scheduled, in-home service calls at no cost seven days a week -- Producing the award-winning, nationally-recognized "Extra Help," a live, interactive, televised homework hotline show, which has helped more than 50,000 Boston students Cablevision serves more than 140,000 households in the City of Boston and more than 340,000 households in 39 cities and towns throughout Eastern Massachusetts. It is part of Cablevision Systems Corporation, the nation's fifth largest operator of cable television systems, serving more than 3.3 million customers in the Boston, Cleveland and New York metropolitan areas New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island is the most populous metropolitan area in the United States and the third most populous in the world, after Tokyo and Mexico City. . Its subsidiary, Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc. owns and manages entertainment, news and sports program services. Cablevision Lightpath Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. , provides telephone service to more than 1,000 businesses on Long Island. CONTACT: Ms. P.A. Carr CARR Carrier CARR Customer Acceptance Readiness Review CARR Carrollton Railroad CARR Corrective Action Request and Report CARR City Area Rural Rides (Texas) CARR Configuration Audit Readiness Review CARR Customer Acceptance Requirements Review , 617/787-6627 Michael Lynch Michael Lynch or Mike Lynch may mean or refer to:
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