HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - June 6, 1990 (58)CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JUNE 6, 1990
KING VIDEOCAELE ANNOUNCES
MEW LIMITED BASIC SERVICE
cc -22(c) City Clerk Reimch'e advised the: City Councilthat ,the° City
was in receipt of a _letter, from Deanna Enright, General,
(tanager, King Videocable Company advising that King
Videocable is offering a mwv "limited basic service" for
$2.20 per month less than the basic service currently
ava it abl c to subscribers. The difference is that the
eonipmv will remove 18 satellite channels from the existing-
basic service and offer this mwv package at the lower rate.
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KingVideoeable CompanyLodi.
S.SiCtka 89 Street
California 95240
2091369.7451
May 10, 1990 An Affii;a:e of King Broaccasting com;,any
Torn Peterson, City Manager
city of Lodi
221 West Pine Street
Lodi, CA 95240
Re: New Limited Basic Level of Cable Service
Dear Tom:
King Videocable Company is finding itself caught between,the
proverbial rock and a hard place. Our program suppliers are implementing
substantial price increases; for example, ESPN is demanding the right to
raise their rates 30% each year. Meanwhile Congress and the FCC are
demanding that rates for basic cable service be held down.
In response to these pressures, we have decided it would be helpful
to offer a "limited basic" service. Effective June 30, 1990, the price
for this service will be $ 14.30. (see attached channel listings) The
satellite channels tier, combined with limited basic, will cost the same
as our current basic service.
Effective June 30, 1990, the new limited basic service will be
available to all our customers. For those who choose the neF: service, our
installers will attach a trapping system at the customer's home to delete
the satellite services that the customer has asked not to receive. During
the first 30 days, in July, we will make this change with no installation
charge. Thereafter, we will charge our usual installation fee of $45.00.
For the vast majority of our customers who desire to continue to receive
all the satellite services, no change is necessary. Their service will
remain just as it is now and their rate will remain just as it is now.
We will not be rearranging the channel locations of any program
services at this time. That may become necessary in the future, but we
are dedicated tc implementing this redefinition of basic service and cable
service with as little disruption to our customers as possible.
We plan to notify our customers of these changes with a billing
insert in our June statements. If you have any questions about the
foregoing, please feel free to call me.
Sincerely,
Deanna Enright,
General Manager
encl.
KING VIDEOCABLE COMPANY - LODI
CURRENT
Basic
Channel
service
2
TNT
3
KING3-ACCESS
4
KRBK-31
5
ESPN
6
KVIE-6
7
KCRA-3
8
KTXL-40
9
KXTV-10
10
CNN
11
KICU-36
12
KOVR- 13
13
TIJE FAMILY CHANNEL
14
**
15
**
16
**
17
18
CNN -HEADLINE NEWS
19
KGO-7
20
HOME SHOPPING
21
KCSO-19
22
KSCH-58
23
NICKELODEON
24
ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT
25
DISCOVERY CHANNEL
26
KRON-4
27
WTBS
28
NASHVILLE NETWORK
29
USA NETWORK
30
LIFETIME
31
MTV
32
NOSTAGLIA NETWORK
33
C' SPAT I
34
C' SPAN II
35
K FW -2
36
V;DEO HITS 1
37
38
COMEDY CHANNEL
39
WEATHER CHANNEL
40
TRAVEL CHANNEL
41
JC PENNEY SHOPPING
42
ACTS
$ 16.50
** Optional pay services
JUNE 30,
1990
Limited
Satellite
basic
cable
service
channels
TNT
KINGS -ACCESS
KRBK-31
ESPN
KVIE-6
KORA-3
KTXL-4 0
KXTV-10
CNN
KICU-36
KOVR-13
KGO-7
HOME SHOPPING
KCSO-19
KSCH-58
KRON-4
WTBS
C'SPAN I
C' SPAN I I
KTVU-2
JC PENNEY SHOPPING
$ 14.30 +
THE FAMILY CHANNEL
CNN -HEADLINE NEWS
NICKELODEON
ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT
DISCOVERY CHANNEL
NASHVILLE NETWORK
USA NETWORK
LIFETIME
MTV
NOSTAGLIA NETWORK
VIDEO HITS 1
COMEDY CHANNEL
WEATHER CHANNEL
TRAVEL CHANNEL
ACTS
$ 2.20 = $ 16.50