JTRockville
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Re: Verizon Reaches Agreement with Montgomery County
said by bbarrett  :Rockville is included in the franchise agreement, but VZ won't work there due to the right-of-way fees, and the franchise contains an exception such that it could never happen if VZ can't reach agreement with Rockville re: ROW fees. Does anyone know what Rockville's ROW fees were for Comcast, or what fees Rockville plans to charge Verizon? |
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JTRockville
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3 edits | reply to bbarrett
RKVLMDMR (Montrose Road) is middle. I guess it's time to update the map. Looks like SLSPMDSS and CHCHMDBE are in the "middle" area too.
From the agreement:
3.1.2. Middle Service Area: In the Middle Service Area, the Franchisee shall offer Cable Service to significant numbers of Subscribers in residential areas within three (3) years of the Effective Date of this Franchise, and to all residences within the Middle Service Area at which such service is requested within five (5) years of the Effective Date of the Franchise, except as specified in Section 3.2. If Franchisee is unable to reach agreement with the City of Rockville to obtain construction permits for the FTTP network under reasonable terms and conditions, as determined by Franchisee, by December 31, 2007, these timeframes shall not apply to Franchisee’s provision of Cable Service to residences served by Franchisee’s Rockville and Montrose wire centers. Instead, Franchisee shall offer Cable Service to all residences served by the Rockville and Montrose wire centers at which such service is requested within four (4) years of obtaining construction permits for the FTTP network from the City of Rockville, except as specified in Section 3.2. |
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bbarrett
join:1999-12-29
Germantown, MD
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Wrong about Gaithersburg. Their PEG is on the list of 13. I forgot that the county negotiates on their behalf. But what is up with the bullseye "Contiguous Service Area"? Looks like Gaithersburg designated a "ring" that must be 100% served before or at the time Verizon offers service anywhere else in the area. (?) |
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bbarrett
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Germantown, MD
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Wow...a treasure trove of information. It looks like the county got all its ANALOG PEGs (and more?); no doubt at the expense of programming the more people would watch.
Rockville is included in the franchise agreement, but VZ won't work there due to the right-of-way fees, and the franchise contains an exception such that it could never happen if VZ can't reach agreement with Rockville re: ROW fees.
And Gaithersburg is the big void in the middle of the map (Exhibit B, separate PDF)... |
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cbrain
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Silver Spring, MD
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»ga3.org/mdtv/montco.html
There’s good news regarding Verizon’s efforts to deliver FiOS TV to residents of Montgomery County.
Verizon and county officials have reached agreement on a 15-year cable franchise. The agreement must be approved by the County Council.
Verizon’s fiber network will pass about half the households in the county by the end of this year. If the council approves the agreement, Verizon plans to begin offering FiOS TV to these households by early next year. The agreement also includes an aggressive timetable for further deployment in the county. Verizon has already placed 29 million feet of fiber optic cable and created 600 new full-time positions to build and support the FiOS network in Montgomery County.
Verizon is eager to work with the council to bring this matter to conclusion so that Verizon can bring the many benefits of choice and competition to Montgomery County residents as quickly as possible.
To see the franchise agreement online, visit www.verizon.com/maryland or Montgomery County’s website.
Thank you for your support of Verizon’s effort to bring cable competition to Montgomery County. |
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