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City signs off on fledgling cable TV agreement: Charter Communications levels charge of 'unfair'.(Charter Communications Inc.)

Wenatchee Business Journal, February, 2005 by Boone, Rolf

The Wenatchee City Council voted unanimously in January to approve a new city ordinance that sets participation terms for companies wanting to sell cable TV service to customers across the Chelan County Public Utility District's fiber-optic network.

But representatives of St. Louis, Mo.-based Charter Communications Inc., the incumbent cable TV provider in Wenatchee, continued to beat the drum of a "fair and equal playing field," saying the city's new master cable service agreement is not fair and that the company could seek a modification, or even completely change its existing franchise with the city.

"At this point we don't feel it's level, and we will exercise our rights in 9.03," said Petra Redchuk at the Jan. 27 city council meeting.

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