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Cable TV
franchise will
be negotiated
Service could begin
within 18 months
By SHARON KILPATRICK
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
The county’s Board of Supervisors moved a step closer to making cable television available to 1,140 of the approximately 2,700 homes in the county Monday when it agreed to have County Administrator John McCarthy and County Attorney Peter Luke negotiate with Adelphia Cable Communications Company for a franchise.
Adelphia was the only company to submit a proposal when the county advertised for proposals last month. Adelphia spokesman Richard Burke said the company estimated that cable TV could be provided within 18 to 24 months after a franchise is granted, perhaps sooner in the Chester Gap area.
Originally the company proposed to provide service within 12 months, but the time frame was lengthened because the company will use power company poles to carry the cable lines, and Potomac Edison is in the process of replacing the poles between Sperryville and Front Royal, Mr. Burke said.
The proposal submitted lists a basic charge of $17.95 per month. That would allow reception of 30 channels, but Mr. Burke said that will probably be increased to 31 or 32 by the time the service is available. Included in this
See CABLE, p. 16
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