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Chaska holds public hearing on Comcast franchise renewal; PEG channels would move to HD, fees largely unchanged
Summary
City staff opened a public hearing on a proposed 10-year renewal of Comcast’s cable franchise. The draft keeps the 5% franchise fee, shifts PEG support from a per-subscriber charge to 1% of Comcast gross annual revenue and would convert two government/public access channels to HD by relinquishing an unused channel.
CHASKA, Minn. — City staff opened and closed a public hearing Monday on a proposed renewal of the City of Chaska’s cable franchise with Comcast (the corporate name referenced in staff materials) and outlined key negotiated changes.
The proposal would retain the existing 5% franchise fee cap and change how PEG (public, educational and government) support is calculated. Instead of a fixed per-subscriber amount, the draft franchise would provide PEG…
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