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Dow -Sat of Minnesota, Inc. 2381 Wilshire Mound, MN 55364 (612) 472.6394 DEC +gam , November 1986 Mr. C. T . . 'r 3405 High L; Long Lake, Minc:asota 55356 RE: Cable Television Service Dear Mr. Ducharme: I would much rather be writing to you under other circums'ances. If all of the residents of the homes passed by our physical cable plant shared your enthusiasm for having cable sr -ice, we would have no problem serving you even though the tion of your home does not meet th? density -,,quirements as -tated in our franchise agreement with the Lake Minnetonka Cable Commission, a joint -powers group of fourteen commun'ties of which your community '- a member. I understand our Sales Manager, Robert Harlin, has been in contact with you several times and that contact has been unsatisfactory on both sides; therefore I will attempt to place the situation in proper perspective. The fr ise agreement requires that cable service must be ext I to homes in a density of thirty homes per mile. Our ct, technician reported to me that in your area there are cu- .,,ly twenty homes per mile which is well below. the --e:,airem ;t. Extension of cable st 2 to your home requirfG :.. inline construction involving amplifiers, power supply and lashed trunk line Curren ly costing out at $10,000 per mile. It is true that we can and d rvicr, homes `ive to Peen hundred feet off a main trunk lir,,., .,ut _ rvice drops of •• iS nature are in a plant -constructer' area and do not requ- h.: electro.� and c0,le list ed above. Some residents hzvct requ ;tod hat we actually built a line extensi%-n to i, t`len,. We nave do►re this on a cost - sharing basis. (.hr customor ..,i?di',-d as m ,.(, homes , added to the c,... all .ensity of Ac .rva.