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LMCCC MINUTES TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1986 page three Connections Pending Installations: 78 Net Gain Since Last Month: Disconnections Not Used enough 3 Miscellaneous 8 Total Disconnects 81 W The billing system has improved, the statements will be itemized. She explained the difference between basic (up through Channel 24) and expanded basic (above Channel 24). She said very little of the programming is outside programming (canned tape). She called the Committee's attention to the Deep Dish - National Satellite program. There are no unsettled claims. She explained the free tv production workshop, a 12 hour program offered the Community organizations. This would cover portable and studio camera operation and editing. She said the -FCC testing came out well. Committee member De monchaux asked about the different marketing technique. Mary said you can't directly measure the results. The two purposes were to enhance the image of cable tv and to push basic cable. DRTV will begin September 9th. There will be newspaper acts, a basic acquisition drive, HP'` promotion and State Fair Promotion. All former subscribers will be telemarketed. Peter Be-7ins asked if Dow -Sat has anything that shows physically where V wires go? Mary said Mr. Wimler has as builts on all lines. one said NSP refuses to locate service drops. The tele- phone and gas companies are excellent to work with. The phone company is working on being the clearing house for locating all lines in the metro area. Mary said right now they probably spend 5 hours a day on construction sites locating lines. Gerry Schmeig asked if there is any update on Rolling Acres Road. Mary said this will involve feeder lines and line extensions and suggested sending letters to residents. She will get information to him to pass on at his Thursday meeting. She said deregulation ends 1/1/87, tiers can go by the board with no rate limits. Dow- Sat's goal is to charge $15.00 monthly for expanded b=sic and to drop regular basic entirely. Another goal is to eventually have all the channels on their correct numbers (29, 41, etc.). IV. BUDGET COMMITTEE REPORT Chairman Olds asked Mary if $ 50,000.00 was a safe figure to use as income from Franchise Fees. She said yes. Based on that figure he presented a basic sample budget. He suggested raising Admini- sstrator Hansen's salary to $ 23,000 for full time work for 1987. -3-