City of Tacoma - Franchise Services Home Page

We do this by:

Negotiating and administering cable and telecommunications franchises
Developing telecommunications policies and regulations
Managing rights-of-way issues
Advising policy makers on regulatory policy
Monitoring industry and government issues on a national level
Leveraging our Institutional Network (CityNet) resources; a negotiated benefit of our cable television and franchise agreements

Franchise Administration Staff
Jeff Lueders Cable Communications and Franchise Services Manager jeff.lueders@cityoftacoma.org (253) 591-5727	Mary Shirley Administrative Support Compliance/Complaints mshirley@cityoftacoma.org (253) 594-7914

Current telecommunications agreements with the City of Tacoma

Advanced Telcom Group, Inc. (ATG) (Telecommunications License)

AT&T (Agreement)

Tacoma City Light (Click! Network) (Cable Agreement)

TCI of Tacoma, Inc. (AT&T Broadband) (Cable Franchise)

(Proposed) Click! Cable TV Agreement

(Proposed) Comcast Franchise Agreement

(Proposed) 2009 Side Letter with Comcast

Tacoma Municipal Code relating to Telecommunications and Cable Systems:

16A - Cable Systems, Open Video Systems, and Private Communication Systems

16B - Telecommunications Systems

Franchise Services Frequently Asked Questions

CityNet FAQ's

Getting on CityNet FAQ's

CityNet - Tacoma's Institutional Network

Mission
To provide government and educational organizations with the means to transport voice, video and data,
at high industry standards, in a cost effective manner.

CityNet Staff
Jeff Lueders Cable Communications and Franchise Services Manager jeff.lueders@cityoftacoma.org (253) 591-5727	Donnie Claunch Technical Administrator dclaunch@cityoftacoma.org (253) 591-5699	Scott Emery Master Control Supervisor semery@cityoftacoma.org 253-591-5127
	Colleen Howser Master Control Technician chowser@cityoftacoma.org 253-591-5683	Cheryl DeMark Master Control Technician cdemark@cityoftacoma.org 253-573-2524

Links of Interest


	http://www.mrsc.org/legal/telecomm/tcapage.htm (This website provides information on telecommunications issues that relate to Washington cities and counties.)

Franchise Services

Your Comments Count!	voice (253) 591-5413 fax (253) 591-5817
Submit a Cable Concern
Submit a CityNet Service Application

MISSION: To provide government and educational organizations the means to transport voice, video, and data at high industry standards, in a cost-effective manner.

For questions regarding this web page please contact Mary Shirley.