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Blackstone Select Board approves 10-year Comcast franchise renewal with larger PEG support and HD channel
Summary
The Select Board voted unanimously Dec. 10 to approve a 10-year renewal of Comcast’s cable franchise after special counsel outlined new financial terms that expand the definition of gross revenue, increase PEG capital and add an HD PEG channel and a voluntary senior discount.
The Blackstone Select Board voted unanimously on Dec. 10 to approve a 10-year renewal of Comcast’s cable franchise, a contract town officials and special counsel said strengthens community access funding and upgrades local channel quality.
William Solomon, the board’s special cable counsel, told the board the new license expands the definition of “gross revenues” that are subject to the franchise support formula. "We expect that the revenue could be anywhere from 10 to 20% greater because of that," Solomon said, adding that the town’s 5% public-education-government (PEG) support remains at the statutory maximum but will apply to a broader revenue…
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