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Public hearing on Comcast franchise renewal produces no public comments

6432044 · October 16, 2025

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Summary

Council opened a statutorily required public hearing on Comcast's past performance under the borough's expiring franchise agreement; no council members or members of the public offered comments and the hearing was closed with nothing submitted for the record.

Borough Council opened a public hearing to solicit comment on Comcast's past performance and the borough's future cable-related needs as part of the franchise renewal process. The hearing was advertised in the Daily Local News on Oct. 6 and held pursuant to Section 626 of the federal Cable Act, the council said.

Council explained the hearing's purpose: Comcast uses borough rights-of-way to deliver cable service, and the borough is participating in a countywide municipal negotiation to renew the franchise. The borough seeks enforceable customer-service standards, protections for public rights-of-way, franchise-fee revenues that support the borough budget, reporting requirements and legal protections as part of a renewed agreement.

The borough opened the floor to public comment and recorded that there were no comments from the public or from council members. One councilor noted they did not personally subscribe to Comcast service; another said they work for Comcast and voiced support in a personal capacity. The hearing was closed and council directed staff to forward the lack of comments to the borough attorney handling negotiations.

No written comments or formal submissions were recorded at the hearing.