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Mrashpae Cablevision 6/'12: 'D 5 <br /> re5ult of the St . Patrickys Day lightning storm when the manys tv <br /> got hit . Mr , Hennessey said the company was. zAt faLLIt ir, not <br /> resolponding within 24 hcursv but it couldni' t be determined if it <br /> was the cable' s faUlt with the lightning stcrrm, bUt t.hey --Are <br /> responding to it . <br /> 'M <br /> r . Young arrived) <br /> M J_ a -1-i asked with all the high tLnch knowledqe if theres <br /> I P j.et r ows I. <br /> enClUgh band t1:1 last 15 years. Mr . Hennessey sc-aid weyll probably <br /> see the next generat ii.--an cnf systemFii being bui I t di f f erent I y - in <br /> analcig fasir-En with digital capacity. <br /> Mr . YOUng asked aboutt the new fiber loop th�_-tt was, bi.-ought frclfn <br /> New Hafrip-shire and how it affects McAshpee., Mr . Hennessey si:iz-tid tl­ie <br /> only gab iF_i between Ma-rion and the lyla5hpee system. He said they <br /> have leased the fiber line to bring New England Czable. News to <br /> town. Mr . Hennes5ey said c�ncp_ they get the StUdic, feed there <br /> wc-inyt be interference with rec-eptij-Dn of servic-es. <br /> Mr . Hennessey said thf_-� time line for ciffering new options to <br /> custcuTiers is ti-Dwards the end of the year . He 5Aid Fi--,i--" wan-Us them <br /> tc,:i crea-te a IeDw pric-P. entry service and that ' s pretty much what <br /> Continental ctffer5 ncjw a5 broAdcast basics. Fie sziid FCC: <br /> loctk-ing at appro-x-imately 15% belctw bench m---ArP riat'e_ and box i-_-Ind <br /> equipment rate chan ges are being looked at by the state. <br /> C'hairman Eliason said the Town ne-ver receive-2d -_Arlything with SAP <br /> f un c t i inn s.. Mr . Hennessey said it ' s av,-_-tilable and they shou 1. d b e <br /> getting it . C-Ti ii-t i r man E I j.zts n n a 1 sci 5;ai d som e c h a n n e I s a r e <br /> s.?u P P ci s e d t o be in sterect and they' re not - t,11 r . H e n n e s-.-,is e y a i d i -f <br /> the p-rctgram is in 5ter eo i t I s 5uppcised tci be pa-5.-sed along and <br /> h e I I I c h ec k i rit cj that a <br /> Elia5on sc-_-xid a chrc)nic c-omplaint is with the c-able boxes <br /> arid ast;-ed if there' 5 ai-lyway to go to a IninxIess system, Mr . <br /> Hennesslev said the big iiiisute is security and the bcs�e, provides-, <br /> t h a t . He felt a Icit cif the complaints were becau5e Continental <br /> Scr,afribles everything bug broadcast basics. <br /> Nr Nag.1 e distribUted a handIDLAt of how the public acce5c.=. channel <br /> Ls being used. He said they have been cover- ing the Board of <br /> Selectmen and Finance i'ommittep. meetings. He said the plan is to <br /> Use 3 camera remote shots when the town hall is revamped and the <br /> eqUipment is added. Mr . Nagle will be doing a prcig-rafn in the <br /> fUtL.[Y'e about the center . <br /> 7 S J.-_F J:: i a I Ccen t ir act . Mr . Hennessey <br /> I 'hairman El iason c-_-xbout the <br /> 5aid rate cases were filed aqainst Continental and the FI__C finund <br /> that there were no rates that weren? t Justified and the existing <br /> rates are cjk. The FC'C and C:r-intinental then entered _'a social <br /> cinntract where Continental promised a BBT rollback, in some <br />