Qwest renews bid for franchise deals

QWEST RENEWS BID FOR FRANCHISE DEALS
[SOURCE: Denver Post 5/3, AUTHOR: Kimberly S. Johnson and Steve McMillan]
Qwest plans to relaunch its efforts to reach video-franchise agreements with a dozen Colorado cities in the next couple of months. Most of the cities will be in the Denver metro area, but Colorado Springs also will likely be part of Qwest's renewed effort to provide television services. The move comes on the heels of a new Federal Communications Commission order that goes into effect in July and gives companies such as Qwest the right to force cities to make a decision on a video-franchise proposal within 90 days. Comcast, the state's largest cable provider, said it would not try to stop Qwest from gaining local franchise agreements, but continued to stress the importance of offering services to all parts of a local community. Qwest has said it doesn't want to be forced into a video buildout schedule by cities.
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