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u <br />'7 <br />c:. <br />TRI AX <br />The system <br />Recently our caDlesystem has under gone a variety of oranges, not oniv : <br />ifs Channel line-uo. Out technically and the sucso-'oer rates <br />r>I ) <br />On January 10, The Triniwy 2. w2dw—.--.-v-N .V- - - <br />with American Movie Classics T5N was moved to Ohanre ,5.or.o.;. ^ <br />services couia operate on a nocr oasis r’arc-, so.v T-.e -am:,y cnar.re <br />move from cnanne' 32 to 1 6. ana ESPN movea f om a to cnannei <br />Triax has improvea picture aualitv to some resiaents on the capie system <br />By thstalling a fiber optic line from their mouna neacena to Exce'sior <br />Ourmg this switch over, a variety of communities were without service <br />during peak cable viewing times (Friaay evening until Saturday evening) <br />The LMCC found that Triax violated the francnise instead or imposing at <br />two hundred dollar fine on Triax, tne commission moved to formally notify <br />Triax of the violation, ana to file this vialat.cn as a -ecord There are <br />plans to expand this fiber ootic back bone to Orono. which will eliminate <br />the need for the Orono headend <br />However with the improvements to our area system, aaaitional rate <br />increases were put into place The monthly rate for exoanaea basic <br />service on the Triax system is $20 99 per montn, making it the second <br />most expensive cable service in the metro area. This rate would not be so <br />Dad if this system had the same services and capabilities as other <br />systems, dut in my opinion, falls Quite a O't snori. <br />The system itself was tested by the Cablelogic Corporation This test is <br />used to measure signal leakage into the air waves. According to a letter <br />from Cablelogic to Triax, the system passed all FCC reauirements ana <br />specifications. Shortly after the testing the Cablelogic Corporation went <br />out of business.