159.2005
RESOLUTION REQUESTING AND URGING FEDERAL LEGISLATION TO
PROVIDE REGULATORY AUTHORITY OVER
CABLE RATES AND INCREASES
RESOLUTION NO.: 159, 2005
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Roger Boor
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Tim Brewer
WHEREAS, cable service for television programming and internet access has become an
important element of modern life, and
WHEREAS, much to the frustration of local officials and their constituents, cable service
subscriber rates have been the subject of repeated rate increases in recent years by cable companies not
subject to effective competition, and
WHEREAS, Federal regulatory authority that could help address and control costs for cable
services at levels about the minimal basic service level is non-existent leaving municipalities and
subscribers therein without an effective means of addressing higher costs, and
WHEREAS, Federal legislation is the only practical means of addressing ever increasing costs
for cable service,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby requests and urges its Federal
representatives to work towards and adopt legislation which will provide regulatory authority to the
Federal Communication Commission, State government and/or local municipalities to make cable rates
and increases subject to review and thereby provide a vehicle by which legitimate concerns of local
constituents may be addressed, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor’s
Office to forward certified copies of this Resolution to Senator Charles E. Schumer, Senator Hilary R.
Clinton, Congressman John E. Sweeney, William Flynn, Chairman of the New York State Department
of Public Service, and the New York State Association of Counties.
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Duly adopted this 21 day of March, 2005, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Turner, Mr. Strough, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Stec, Mr. Boor
NOES : None
ABSENT: None