EDITORIAL CABLE HARDBALL ADELPHIA CRACKDOWN WOULD SEND MESSAGE TO INDUSTRY.ON Friday, Los Angeles' Information Technology Commission begins hearings that will determine how good - or how terrible - cable service will be in coming years. Adelphia Communications, Comcast Cable, Cox Communications Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television and telecommunications services in the United States. It is the third-largest[2] cable television provider in the United States, serving more than 6. and Time Warner Cable This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. all had their sweet franchise agreements expire last year and have been operating under month-to-month agreements or extension agreements. Now they are seeking new franchise contracts - in other words Adv. 1. in other words - otherwise stated; "in other words, we are broke" put differently , monopolies - with the city, preferably the soft deals cut by former city leaders six years ago. For once, we'd like to see City Hall stand firm for the public interest from the outset, so that the current 600,000 cable TV subscribers and those of the future have the quality service that they deserve, and that they more than pay for. That's why the city needs to hold Adelphia to the highest standards. The company serves about 220,000 customers in parts of Sherman Oaks, Eagle Rock, East Los Angeles East Los Angeles, uninc. city (1990 pop. 126,379), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles, in an industrial area. It has a large Mexican-American population. There is a performing arts center and a cultural center. A junior college is there. and West Los Angeles
Yes, the company did just issue $6.1 million in refunds and rolled back illegal price hikes earlier this month. But now, Adelphia is telling customers that it plans to raise rates again shortly. And the company wants another, automatic lucrative renewal? City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo Rockard John "Rocky" Delgadillo (born July 15 1960) is the current City Attorney of Los Angeles, California. Career
It's unclear, though, if other city leaders, such as Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California and members of the City Council, will stand up for what's best for Angelenos. A formal process is quick and not cheap - it's an estimated year-long process. But by playing hardball with Adelphia, city leaders would send a message to other cable operators that they will accept nothing less that the best service for the residents of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . The only protection that the public has from bad cable providers is the city. The cable companies must know that the city is serious about holding them accountable for providing the best service. That's not going to happen if they are rewarded for their poor service and improper conduct with another contract, and unless tough rules with tough penalties are imposed. |
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