Even with the rapid growth in online activity, television remains the #1 form of social communication. In the US, people still spend more time watching TV than they spend on internet, radio, newspapers, or mobile phones combined. Cable TV is still the most popular TV delivery method, and if you live in Denver, you likely only have one choice for cable television. The City of Denver has a franchise agreement with Comcast, enabling them to utilize public rights of way, utility poles, and other public resources to build their communications network. In exchange for this, Comcast makes certain concessions to the city, including channels set aside for public access, educational or government programming, and gives a percentage of their revenues from Denver subscribers to compensate the taxpayers for use of this common space.
Every ten years or so, the City negotiates a new franchise agreement with Comcast, and for the next three days, the residents of Denver will have an opportunity to tell the City what we expect from Comcast in the 2012 franchise renewal process. An online survey is available on the Office of Telecommunications website, but your best opportunity to be heard is to attend one of the six community forums scheduled for March 1-3, 2011. At these forums, every Denver resident can have direct input. Participation in this process will help the city effectively represent the community as it works to ensure quality cable television service for its residents in the Comcast cable franchise renegotiation process.
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