HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 90-35RESOLUTION NO. 90 - 35
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DIAMOND BAR URGING THE CONGRESS OF THE
UNITED STATES TO REVISE THE CABLE COMMUNICATIONS
POLICY ACT OF 1984 TO OPEN THE CABLE INDUSTRY
TO MORE COMPETITION IN THE MARKETPLACE
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to provide competition
for existing cable TV services, both transmission and
programming, through a telephone network capable of video
transmission to enhance the development of new technologies and
faster introduction of products and services to the marketplace
at competitive prices; and
WHEREAS, integrated broadband network will provide consumers
with greater choices of video program suppliers and preferred
services - advantages that would be extended ultimately to all
consumers, rural and urban - so as to avoid a divided society of
information "haves" and "have nots;" and
WHEREAS, a statewide fiber optic network will serve as a
vital component to the future public and continuing education
structures; and
WHEREAS, a highly -featured telephone network capable of
video transmission would be an asset to international
competitiveness for the United States and economic development
within the State; and
WHEREAS, adequate accounting and structural safeguards have
been developed and are already in place in the state and federal
jurisdictions to protect against cross -subsidization from
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telephone customers;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
1. The City of Diamond urges the Congress to enact
appropriate legislation to open the cable market to
competition, to enhance the development of new
technologies and to modernize the telecommunications
infrastructure.
2. The Congress of the United States should rewrite the
Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, with
particular focus on re -regulation of subscriber rates
by local authorities, the impact of vertical
integration in the cable industry, and the shielding of
Cities from any and all damages for First Amendment
decisions or other decisions based on legitimate
franchising decisions. Also, allowance of a telephone
company provision for cable service under circumstances
that respect local government authority, system
ownership transfers, the paying of franchise fees at a
rate no lower than 5% of gross revenues, working toward
the harmoniousness existence of both a cable company
and a telephone company providing cable service in the
same franchise area, and other aspects of the Cable Act
that directly impact local regulation and consumers.
3. The Clerk of the City Council transmit copies of this
resolution to the Governor of the State, the Speaker of
the House of Representatives, and to members of the
Congress of the United States.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of March, 1990.
I, Lynda Burgess, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar
held on the 20th day of March, 1990, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Forbing, Miller,
Mayor Pro Tem Werner and
Mayor Papen
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Horcher
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAINED: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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