File #: 2002-0265    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 6/10/2002 In control: Labor, Operations and Technology Committee
On agenda: Final action: 7/29/2002
Enactment date: 8/9/2002 Enactment #: 14446
Title: AN ORDINANCE approving, subject to conditions, the transfer of control of the cable television franchises and commitments held by TCI Cablevision of Washington, Inc. under Franchise 12132 and Tele-vue Systems, Inc. d/b/a TCI of Washington and TCI Pacific, Inc. under Franchise 11680 from AT&T Corporation to AT&T Comcast Corporation; and repealing Ordinance 14401.
Sponsors: Dow Constantine
Indexes: Cable TV, Franchises
Attachments: 1. Ordinance 14446.pdf, 2. 2002-0265 - REVISED Hearing Notice.doc, 3. 2002-0265 Attachments to Executive Transmittal Letter.pdf, 4. 2002-0265 Hearing Notice.doc, 5. 2002-0265 staff report (LOT 6-11-02), 6. 2002-0265 Transmittal Letter.doc, 7. None
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Clerk 07/30/2002
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AN ORDINANCE approving, subject to conditions, the transfer of control of the cable television franchises and commitments held by TCI Cablevision of Washington, Inc. under Franchise 12132 and Tele-vue Systems, Inc. d/b/a TCI of Washington and TCI Pacific, Inc. under Franchise 11680 from AT&T Corporation to AT&T Comcast Corporation; and repealing Ordinance 14401.
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PREAMBLE:
King County is granted authority under federal, state and county law and the terms of existing cable television franchises to grant permission for a transfer of control of the parent corporations of TCI Cablevision of Washington, Inc., holder of Franchise 12132 with TCI West, Inc., as guarantor and Tele-Vue Systems, Inc., holder of Franchise 11680 with TCI Pacific, Inc., as guarantor.
For the reasons set forth in this ordinance the proposed transfer is in the public interest if the conditions set forth in this ordinance are fully satisfied.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings of fact. The council hereby finds the following facts:
A. TCI Cablevison of Washington, Inc., and Tele-Vue Systems, Inc., (together, for the purposes of this ordinance, "franchisees") subsidiary corporations of Tele-Communications, Inc., (for the purposes of this ordinance, "TCI") which is now known as AT&T Broadband, LLC (for the purposes of this ordinance, "ATTB"), provide cable television service in unincorporated King County pursuant to cable television franchises 12132 and 11680, as amended (for the purposes of this ordinance, "franchise agreements").
B. TCI entered into a merger agreement with AT&T Corp. (for the purposes of this ordinance, "AT&T"), that resulted in a change of control of TCI and, indirectly, of franchisees.
C. The TCI and AT&T change of control was conditionally approved by the council pursuant to Ordinance 13409 on February 16, 1999, and Ordinance 13855 on May 15, 2000.
D. On March 10, 2000, Tele-Comm...

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