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S«otember 2. 1993 WEEKLY NEWS <br />LMCCC moves to <br />enforce regulation <br />The Lake Minnetonka Cable Communi ­ <br />cations Commission (LMCCC) took <br />autnontative action at its Aug. 17 quarter­ <br />ly meeting to enforce the reguiatton of <br />’basic’ cable rates, recently enacted by <br />Congress and established bv the Federal <br />Commumcations Commission (FCC>. This <br />action officially reinstates local control <br />over cable service charges. <br />In a separate but related proceeding, <br />the LMCCC moved to invoke minimum <br />customer services standards as specified <br />in Section 76.309 of the FCC Rules. By <br />impiemcnting these rules, the LMCCC will <br />subject the cable operator to minimum <br />obligations relating to company office <br />hours, telephone availability/answcring <br />requirements, installation standards, ser­ <br />vice interruptions, scheduled appointment <br />stipulauons. and billing/compiaint proce ­ <br />dures. <br />*As we have stated repeatedly over the <br />last couple of years, cable rates have just <br />gone uncontrolled coo long and the time <br />has finally come to regain the authonty <br />that was taken away by Congress in 1984,* <br />said LMCCC Chair Tim Salazar. *Thc <br />cable communications commission has <br />continuaily worked hard at achieving this <br />goal, and that effort has not gone unre­ <br />warded." <br />The official action of the LMCCC re­ <br />garding ’basic* rat*: control and improved <br />ruslomcr service standards will affect <br />cable subscribers in all 14 communities <br />represented—Deephaven, E.xcelsior. <br />Greenwood, Long Lake. Medina, .Minne­ <br />tonka Beach, Minnclrista, Orono, St. <br />Bonifacius, Shorewood, Spr.ng Park»^ <br />Tonka Bay, Victoria and Woodland. <br />Anyone seeking additional informar <n <br />can call LMCCC Administrator Jim Dan­ <br />iels during business hours at 474-5539. _ <br />WEEKLY NEWS Augusts. 1993 <br />Letters <br />Credit where it's due <br />To the Editor: <br />About a year ago 1 sent you a "Letter to <br />the Editor, which you printed, that gave <br />credit to the Lake Minnetonka Cable <br />Communicatiens Commission for its <br />efforts in trying to gain control over cable <br />• rates. . . • - <br />I have spoken to the staff on several <br />occasions and know that rate control has <br />been a major issue. I also know the com­ <br />mission has worked hard at achieving a <br />semblance of control as the general public <br />has been asking for. So for that effort, I <br />would like to take this opportunity to <br />thank the.m, not for myself, but on behalf <br />of all cable customers. <br />•: My cable bill went down in June, and I <br />feel the cable commission, once again, <br />deserves the credit for making it happen. <br />• m ^ % m • . •w •• f <br />Ed Engler-Orono