Thursday, January 27, 2000
Warren looks at TV ties
Feasibility study could be 1st step
BY CINDI ANDREWS
The Cincinnati Enquirer
A group representing Warren County's cities, towns, schools and libraries took a tentative step Wednesday toward a regional telecommunications system, voting to ask the county to pay for a feasibility study.
“This is probably the most important aspect of the whole thing: How much does it cost?” said Carl Boltz, director of the Warren County Municipal League. “That's why you need to fund a feasibility study.”
The system could provide services such as in-home emergency weather notification, cable TV and possibly high-speed Internet access, said Mr. Boltz.
The Regional Telecommunications Council, formed under the auspices of the municipal league, also decided Wednesday to oppose legislation pending in the Ohio General Assembly that would restrict or prohibit municipalities from running cable or telecommunications systems.
One way to form a county telecommunications system, Mr. Boltz said, could be to hook onto Lebanon's system.
Earlier this week, Lebanon announced that the digital part of its cable system will be running by the end of February.
The current cable options — a 28-channel, $5.99 package and a 62-channel, $20.98 package — will still be offered to Lebanon residents, said Mary Weidle of the city's telecommunications department.
But now customers also will have the option of an additional 60 channels for $23.98 or all 160 available channels for $29.98, she said.
The digital service uses an on-screen “navigator” that displays the title and description of TV shows.
Jim Baldwin, deputy director of telecommunications, told Lebanon City Council on Tuesday that more than 175 subscribers have signed up for digital service.
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