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m <br />RALPH HAIMOWITZ, EMPLOYED BY JONES INTERCABLE, APPROACHED <br />THE BOARD AND ADVISED THAT HIS COMPANY PURCHASED THE STOCK RATHER <br />THAN THE ASSETS OF INDIAN RIVER CABLEVISION, AND NOW THEY WOULD LIKE <br />TO TRANSFER THE PERMIT FROM INDIAN RIVER CABLEVISION TO JONES <br />INTERCABLE; IT IS A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP IN EXISTENCE RIGHT NOW. <br />DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ABOUT THE LICENSING PROCEDURES. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS MENTIONED THAT SPECIAL WORDING COULD BE <br />ADDED TO THE AGREEMENT TO COVER FUTURE REASSIGNMENT OF THE COMPANY. <br />HE ADDED THAT HE RECOMMENDED IT TO THE BOARD ON FRANCHISES BUT HE <br />THOUGHT THERE WERE DIFFERENT FEDERAL REGULATIONS THAT WOULD APPLY <br />TO UTILITIES AND NOT TO CABLE TELEVISION. ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED <br />THAT THE COUNTY HAS MINIMAL INVOLVEMENT IN CABLE TELEVISION OPERATIONS; <br />THERE IS VERY LITTLE THE COUNTY CAN DO TO IMPROVE THEIR SERVICE. HE <br />STATED THAT CABLE TELEVISION COMPANIES ARE REGULATED BY FEDERAL <br />AGENCIES. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS STRESSED THAT SINCE CABLE TELEVISION IS <br />A GROWING BUSINESS, HE WANTED TO BE SURE AND OBTAIN WHATEVER CONTROL <br />WE COULD GET IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE USER. HE FELT THAT IF WE WERE <br />GOING TO GET ANYTHING, IN THE WAY OF CONTROL, THIS WAS THE DAY TO <br />GET IT. <br />MR, HAIMOWITZ COMMENTED THAT THE CABLE TELEVISION COMPANIES <br />ARE VERY STRICTLY REGULATED BY THE FCC AND THEY MUST MEET SEVERE <br />REQUIREMENTS. HE STATED THEY WERE ALSO INVOLVED IN NATIONAL CABLE <br />AND THEIR FUNCTION IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SERVICE. MR. H,AIMOWITZ <br />POINTED OUT THAT CABLE TELEVISION COMPANIES ARE NOT UTILITIES, BUT <br />ARE PRIVATE BUSINESSES. HE ADDED THAT IN PRIVATE BUSINESS, THERE IS <br />QUITE A BIT OF REGULATION IN THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL - <br />SOMETIMES YOU CAN OVER -BURDEN THE PRIVATE INDUSTRY WITH T00 MUCH CONTROL. <br />MR, HAIMOWITZ EXPLAINED THAT JONES INTERCABLE HAS FUNDS SET ASIDE TO <br />MAKE VAST IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SERVICE. <br />DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ABOUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND WHETHER <br />OR NOT A SEPARATE SET OF BOOKS WILL BE KEPT ON THE OPERATION IN INDIAN <br />RIVER COUNTY. <br />AUG x.31980 <br />27 <br />BOOK 44 PacE'242 <br />