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Columbia City Council Special Meeting, May 30, 2006: Better Tv First Reading of Ordinance starts process for Duo-County Telephone Cooperative to begin operations here with cable, broadband, other communications service. Duo-County has purchased cable company. Non-exclusive 15-year franchise. Jamestown cooperative ready to take over at end of June. Better Tv almost immediate. Fast Broadband will be offered. Company will have local office, CEO Magruder says. Duo-County will offer all communications services with charges on one bill. Columbia will be a major part of co-op's business. Communications services will now be about as Local as it gets. By Ed Waggener It is called "Ordinance No. 450.12," and was introduced today as the "Cable Television Ordinance: for the City of Columbia, KY." The non-exclusive ordinance was reveewed in a 10 minute 1:00 p.m. session. The impact of the event may be as great as any in recent history. Copies of the 42 page documents were distributed to Councillors after highlights were read by City Attorney Marshall Loy. When the ordinance fianlly becomes law, as expected, it will mean that Duo-County Telephone Co-operative, the highly regarded communications firm headquartered in Jamestown, KY, will be providing cable television in Columbia. The takeover wlll be July 1, 2006, according to Bill Magruder, CEO of Duo-County. Magruder was present atr the meeting. He said that not only cable tv, but also, by degrees, High Definition Tv, broadband DSL internet service, and, sooner or later, voice (phone or phone-like) services, including Bluegrass Cellular. Duo-County bought local cable service from intermediary owner, New Wave The ordinance will get a second reading at the June 15, 2006 regular monthly meeting of the Columbia City Council, and a special June 19, 2006, will see the 15-year franchise officially awarded to Duo-County. Charter Cable recently sold the Columbia, KY, system to New Wave, and Duo-County bought the Columbia operation from New Wave. While the deal includes the all the cable system and its equipment, Mr. Magruder said that the system will essentially be rebuilt from the ground up. Duo County now serves some 1,500 customers on the eastern side of Adair County. The company has 13,000 customers system wide. While Columbia is not a major part of national companies, it will be a huge component of the Duo-County Co-operatives operations. Magruder said that Columbia customers should see quick improvements. He said that the service will be equal to, maybe better than, that they now offer in Russell Springs, where 70-channels come with the standard package. The programming will be tailored to Columbia, he said. Duo-County took over, improved Russell Springs cable service four years ago Duo-County took over the Russell Springs cable system from four years ago, Mr. Magruder said. "We know from that experience," Mr. Magruder said, "we know what is ahead of us." Duo-County expects to replace all of the equipment. "We'll replace all of the head-end," he said. Adding that only a very little of Charter's systems will stay in service. "We may be able to use some of the co-axial cable," he said. "that's about it." Mr. Magruder was asked by Councillor Edwin Taylor if Columbians will able to contact an office and "talk to a real person."In response, the Duo-County CEO said that for a brief time, the company will use the present cable office. "I expect we will ultimately build or lease a small office. Our policy is to have people available during regular business hours. And, I expect we'll have a drive through window for paying bills." "We all live in the area we serve," Mr. Magruder said, "we want to give the quality service we expect for ourselves."Changeovers and improvements will be" little community by little community" As for changeovers and improvements, Mr. Magruder said, "We'll probably do that little community by little community. Neighborhoods." The approach of Duo-County will be to offer a comprehensive package which will allow customers to choose one to all of basic communications services, from cable, to broadband, to land and cell phone service from one provider, with one bill each month. Duo-County is an affiliate of Bluegrass Cellular. Bluegrass Cellular, Mr. Magruder said, is building another tower in Adair County, and Councillor Joe Moore confirmed that site being studied is the Danny and Debbie Burris farm, at approximately the 43 mile marker on the Louie B. Nunn Parkway. Little boxes will be gone from most Tv sets Councillor Edwin Taylor asked about the little black boxes which now top Tv receivers. Mr. Magruder said that he expects them to go, except for high end service. "With basic service, it won't be needed," he said. He said that in Columbia, the company may be able to incorporated some rather advanced services. One such advance may be fiber cable to homes, to premises, allowing for fast, high capacity connections. Senior Councillor Larry Marshall presides Senior Councillor Larry Marshall presided at the meeting in the absence of Mayor Patrick R. Bell, who had a doctor's appointment, City Clerk Carolyn Edwards said. The other four councillors present were Edwin Taylor, Edwin Taylor, June Parson and Joe Moore. Councillor Craig Dean was absent. The ordinance was introduced by Councillor June Parson and read by City Attorney Marshall Loy. Ten minutes after start, The Adjourner ends the meeting The meeting was over at 1:10 p.m. At that time, Mayor Pro-Tem Marshall said, "I guess it's time we have someone move for adjournment," and, Joe Moore responded, as is institutional right by tradition, "I'll make that motion." End of this story About Your Columbia City Government Regular monthly meetings of the Columbia City Council are held each first Monday in City Hall, Campbellville ST, Columbia, KY 42728 Mayor Patrick R. Bell. Council Members Larry Marshall, Joe Moore, Charles Grimsley, Craig Dean, Edwin Taylor, and June Parsons. City Attorney Marshall Loy. City Court Clerk Carolyn Edwards. City Police Chief Mark Harris. City Utilities Commission Director Jim Williams. City Works Director Donnie Rowe. City Sanitation Director Kenneth Dulin. This story was posted on 2006-05-30 16:44:00
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