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- The License Amendment will be signed and sent to the Selectmen for <br />signature. When RCN receives a signed copy it will forward the <br />$50,000.00 payment and stop billing for Internet access; <br />- Religious tapes are still an issue. Mr. Becker talking with George Preston <br />about this; <br />- Mr. Steele stated that he had been in Washington, D.C. speaking against <br />Verizon’s proposed legislation. Verizon is proposing only a 6% payment - <br />5% for the franchise fee and 1% for public access. The $.50 per subscriber <br />would be eliminated. <br /> <br />4. Chairman’s Report <br /> <br />Ms. Canale presented a letter from Comcast, spoke of RCN personnel and their <br />public relations firm volunteering to assist the Conservation Commission on clean <br />up. <br /> <br />5. Verizon Negotiation Update <br /> <br />Mr. Becker reported that there were two main outstanding issues. The first was <br />Verizon’s insistence on a three year exit loophole and the second involves the <br />time frame for coverage of the entire town. <br /> <br />6. LexMedia Report <br /> <br />Ms. Kieslich reported that a presentation had been made to the Selectmen. An <br />audit had been done by an accounting firm. Jim Akimchuk III resigned and a <br />technician/consultant has been hired. They are looking to replace Mr. Akimchuk. <br />Programming policies regarding replay of old tapes (specifically the Sal Vella <br />Show) are being addressed. Mr. Morrissey spoke on this subject. The site search <br />for a new studio continues. There is a LexMedia meeting at the library on June 1 <br />at 7:30 that the Committee was invited to. The website is www.lctv.tv. <br /> <br />7. Financial Report <br /> <br />Ms. Canale passed out the most recent financial Report. She will speak with <br />Jeanne Krieger about meeting again with the controller. <br /> <br />8. April Complaints <br /> <br />Mr. Becker reported on a complaint from David Kantor regarding Verizon email <br />bouncing back from RCN accounts. <br />9. Wireless Applications <br /> <br /> Adam F. Braillard, Esquire of Prince, Lobel, Glovsky & Tye and Byron Perez <br />gave a presentation on behalf of Omnipoint Communications (T-Mobile) regarding <br />multiple applications for towers in order to alleviate signal problems in various areas of <br /> <br />