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Ho-Ho-Kus
Cablevision receives new 10-year contract
by Jennifer Crusco The Ho-Ho-Kus Council has approved an ordinance that allows the borough to enter into a new, non-exclusive 10-year cable television service contract with Cablevision of Oakland, LLC. The previous 10-year agreement between Cablevision and the municipality expired in November 2009. Earlier this summer, the council approved a resolution/written report that granted a municipal consent ordinance to Cablevision to operate in Ho-Ho-Kus, and held a public hearing. Cablevision representative Gary Shaw attended last week’s meeting and the public hearing, but no members of the public commented at either session. Under the new agreement, Cablevision will provide a technology grant of $5,000 over the 10-year franchise. A sum of $1,400 will be provided during the first year, and the balance will be provided in annual installments of $400 over the succeeding nine years. Shaw previously pointed out that the borough could use this grant to purchase equipment to add Ho-Ho-Kus information to a local access channel. Cablevision currently provides Channels 76 and 77, which are dedicated to public, education, and governmental access. These PEG channels may be used by schools, libraries, governmental organizations, religious organizations, and other community groups. According to the newly-approved agreement, the borough “will retain the five-year review clause, which mirrors the existing language in the previous franchise document for the 10-year franchise renewal with the borough’s right to review the agreement after the fifth year for material compliance.”
The ordinance states that, if the borough conducts the review and finds the company has not substantially complied with its material obligations under the ordinance, the borough will be required to provide Cablevision with written notice of the instances of non-compliance and allow the company to remedy those instances within six months. If the company is still found to be in non-compliance after the six-month period, the borough will have the right to contact the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. The ordinance also states that Cablevision will provide one standard installation and free monthly cable to all state or locally accredited public schools, all municipal public libraries, and municipal buildings in the borough.
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