12/2/2008 CABLE AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE Minutes

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subscriber per year. Effectively, I ashpee is at 4 Y4% now; if the town asks for 5%, it will be getting a % increase. Joyce Mason stated that I lashpee would ince Comcast to continue operating the studio, but that the town must consider other available options. The franchise with Comcast expires on 11/29/09. Andrew Eliason reported that here was approximately $375,000 in cash in their combined accounts. Upon hearing this, lll'lr. Epstein suggested that the torn ask Comcast for a 1 o increase in annual funding, and.thea plan to do its own local Public Access TIM, and stated that if Comcast discontinues the studio, it would not be a bad thing. He felt that Mashpee on its own could do a better job. Maxine Wolfset stated that she has had good interactions with Sandwich, and that they were just 8 miles away. Mr. Epstein stated that this Board needs to develop a budget for how I lashpee spends the 3% in annual funding. He reminded the Board that the funds are required to be spent only on cable- related items. Section 6.4 of the 1/2001 license indicates uann al funding for educational and governmental access programming/technology". The MCAT advisory board is recommending that the wording be changed to "programming and technology" in the next license. Mr. Epstein stated that he will need the II CAT Board to provide him with the following documents by the end of December for presentation to Comcast in January: An ascertainment report that summarizes their survey findings An RFP • A draft of a renewal license of the RFP Rene Read stated that he will provide the MCAT Board with details of the guidelines required by Mr. Epstein, and asked that the MCAT Board meet with him next week to decide on these guidelines. Rene Read will email to the Board members the questions-to be decided. A meeting date was set for Tuesday, Dec. g, 2008 at 2 PPI. David Borges—Survey Questions After discussion with David Borges and Mr. Epstein, the following decisions were crude regarding the problematic survey questions: - 0 Q24 Re: the Comcast Customer service Office. Although the address of the office was incorrectly identified as being in sandwich, the actual location of the office, Mashpee, was included in the question. It was decided to keep the survey results in the survey. 0 Q12, 13,14 Re: Peg charnel numbers incorrectly identified in the surrey. It vias decided to retain the survey results in the surrey, but remove the survey results from the survey report. • Q 18 Re: I-I et. The surrey incorrectly assumed that I-h et was being provided by Comcast. It was deeded to eliminate the survey results from the survey report, since the information is not applicable. Next Meeting: Tuesday, Dec. g, 2008—2:00 PIIS. As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:15 PM. Respectfully submitted, Ina G. hlobohm Recor Eng secrptary (for Jean Giliberti 2