HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 5289 RESOLUTION NO. 5289
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DOWNEY URGING THE CONGRESS OF THE
UNITED STATES TO REVISE THE CABLE COMMUNICATIONS
POLICY ACT OF 1984 TO OPEN THE CABLE INDUSTRY
TO GREATER COMPETITION IN THE MARKETPLACE
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to provide competition for
existing cable TV services, both transmission and programming, through a
telephone network capable of video transmission to enhance the development of
new technologies and faster introduction of products and services to the
marketplace at competitive prices; and
WHEREAS, an integrated broadband network will provide consumers with
greater choices of video program suppliers and preferred services -- advantages
that would be extended ultimately to all consumers, rural and urban - -so as to
avoid a divided society of information "haves" and "have nots "; and
WHEREAS, a statewide fiber optic network will serve as a vital
component to the future public and continuing education structures; and
WHEREAS, a highly - featured telephone network capable of video
transmission would be an asset to international competitiveness for the United
States and economic development within Southern California; and
WHEREAS, adequate accounting and structural safeguards have been
developed and are already in place in the state and federal jurisdictions to
protect against cross - subsidization from telephone customers; and
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City of Downey urges the United States Congress to
enact appropriate legislation to open the cable market to competition, to
enhance the development of new technologies and to modernize the
telecommunications infrastructure.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to
transmit copies of this resolution to the Governor of the State of California,
to members of the Congress of the United States, and to other appropriate
state and federal representatives.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of . p i l „,`!` , 1990.
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R ndall R. arb, Mayor
ATTEST:
Judith E. McDonnell, City Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 5289 was
introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Downey held on the 24th day of April , 1990, by the following
vote:
AYES: 5 Council Members: Hayden, Paul, Cormack, Boggs, Barb
NOES: 0 Council Members: None
ABSENT: D Council Members: None
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Judith E. Mcbohne rt; City Clerk