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3 FRANCHISE AND CONCESSION REVIEW COMMITTEE
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5 New York, New York 10007
6 Monday, May 9, 2016 2:42 p.m.
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8 APPEARANCES:
9 Mayor: Peter Hatch
10 Office of the Mayor: Benjamin Furnas
11 Corporation Counsel: Sharon Cantor
12 Office of Management and Budget: Yvonne Quintian
13 Comptroller: Richard Friedman
14 Bronx Borough President: Raymond Sanchez
15 Brooklyn Borough President: Andrew Gounardes
16 Manhattan Borough President: James Caras
17 Queens Borough President: Angelina Martinez-Rubio
18 Staten Island Borough President: James Shipp
19 Clerk: Stephanie Ruiz
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2 MR. HATCH: Good afternoon. The
3 Public Hearing will now come to order.
4 Will the Clerk please call the roll.
5 MS. RUIZ: Mayor.
6 MR HATCH: Here.
7 MS. RUIZ: Office of the Mayor.
8 MR. FURNAS: Here.
9 MS. RUIZ: Comptroller.
10 MR. FRIEDMAN: Here.
11 MS. RUIZ: Corporation Counsel.
12 MS. CANTOR: Here.
13 MS. RUIZ: Office of Management and
14 Budget.
15 MS. QUINTIAN: Here.
16 MS. RUIZ: President, Borough of the
17 Bronx.
18 MR. SANCHEZ: Here.
19 MS. RUIZ: President, Borough of
20 Brooklyn.
21 MR. GOUNARDES: Present.
22 MS. RUIZ: President, Borough of
23 Manhattan.
24 MR. CARAS: Here.
25 MS. RUIZ: President, Borough of
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2 Queens.
3 MS. MARTINEZ-RUBIO: Here.
4 MS. RUIZ: President, Borough of
5 Staten Island.
6 MR. SHIPP: Here.
7 MR. HATCH: Welcome to this Public
8 Hearing of the Franchise and Concession
9 Review Committee. The hearing being
10 conducted today has been publicly
11 advertised in accordance with the New York
12 City Charter.
13 We want to be sure that anyone
14 desiring to be heard has an opportunity to
15 do so. All persons wishing to speak must
16 fill out a request slip, which may be
17 obtained by the Clerk. Each speaker will
18 be allotted approximately three minutes.
19 When you testify, please state your name
20 and affiliation, if any. You may also
21 submit written testimony to the Clerk
22 which will be made part of the record.
23 Any written submissions much be made
24 before the close of the Public Hearing.
25 Will the Clerk please call the first
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2 calendar item.
3 MS. RUIZ: New York City Department
4 of Information Technology and
5 Telecommunications Calendar Item No. 1:
6 In the matter of the intent to seek
7 Franchise and Concession Review Committee
8 review relating to a proposed change of
9 control of a cable television franchise
10 held by Cablevision Systems New York City
11 Corporation, or Cablevision, in Brooklyn,
12 whereby Cablevision will be ultimately
13 controlled in majority by Altice NV and
14 its parent entities.
15 MR. HATCH: Does anyone wish to
16 testify?
17 MS. RUIZ: Bethsy Morales-Reid.
18 MS. MORALES-REID: Thank you. On
19 behalf of the Hispanic Federation, I
20 appreciate the opportunity to weigh in on
21 the proposed Cablevision/Altice
22 transaction. The Hispanic Federation is a
23 network of Latino-serving non-profit
24 agencies that serve the most vulnerable
25 members of our community. We advocate
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2 nationally on vital issues including
3 education, health, immigration, economic
4 empowerment, civic engagement, and
5 environment.
6 As a national advocacy organization,
7 the Hispanic Federation has been a proud
8 partner with Cablevision and a benefactor
9 of its charitable support for the Hispanic
10 community. Cablevision is a strong
11 community partner and a great corporate
12 citizen; a partner that does not only
13 focus on its products and services, but
14 gives back to our community in substantive
15 ways. The community has been open to
16 using -- I'm sorry, the Company has been
17 opened to using its programming assets,
18 production capabilities, and charitable
19 generosity to support our member
20 organizations and the important support
21 services they provide to the two million
22 Latinos in New York-Metro area.
23 Specifically, Cablevision has hosted
24 televised Town Hall events, produced
25 entirely in Spanish, to deliver important
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2 news reporting to the Hispanic community.
3 They have also produced Public Service
4 Announcements, which provide important
5 marketing support for our member
6 non-profit groups, and have also aired
7 documentaries in Cablevision's local
8 programming stations that tell the story
9 of Latino immigration in New York.
10 In the programming arena, Cablevision
11 has worked to ensure that the diverse
12 Hispanic communities in New York City have
13 access to exclusive Spanish-language
14 programming. The current package, with
15 over 55 channels, feature in-language
16 networks from Latin America, South
17 America, the Caribbean, Spain, Puerto
18 Rico, Dominican Republic, and Mexico, as
19 well as unlimited use of World Picks
20 Latino on Demand, a unique
21 Spanish-language Video on Demand service.
22 In addition to the Spanish-language
23 package channels, Cablevision also carries
24 popular channels like Univision,
25 Galavision, Telemundo, Estrella, Exitos
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2 TV, Mundo Fox, UniMAS, Vme, HBO Latino,
3 and a robust offering of Spanish-language
4 Movies on Demand.
5 I'm pleased that a company like
6 Altice, a strong global communications
7 company with operations in eight
8 countries, including the Dominican
9 Republic, has chosen to make New York the
10 base of its US operations. Altice is
11 expected to bring a fresh perspective
12 based on its experience in diverse, highly
13 competitive markets around the world. We
14 at the Hispanic Federation look forward to
15 learning more about the company's planned
16 commitments to investments in networks,
17 service innovation, and high quality
18 local, national, and international
19 content. We also understand that the
20 company is well resourced and we are
21 optimistic that they will continue
22 Cablevision's long-standing tradition of
23 generosity to community organizations.
24 Finally, Cablevision is known for
25 attracting and retaining a diverse and
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2 capable workforce here in New York. With
3 Altice's plans to headquarter its US
4 operations in New York, the Hispanic
5 Federation will be eager to learn more
6 about Altice's specific plans for
7 investing in a diverse and highly trained
8 workforce.
9 We look forward to beginning a new
10 partnership with Altice to ensure that
11 Cablevision's legacy of support to the
12 Hispanic community and service to all its
13 customers is maintained. Thank you.
14 MR. HATCH: Thank you. Will the
15 Clerk please call the next person who
16 wishes to testify.
17 MS. RUIZ: Melissa Chapman.
18 MS. CHAPMAN: Good afternoon,
19 committee and guests. My name is Melissa
20 Chapman and I serve as the Senior Vice
21 President for Public Affairs at the
22 Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. This
23 testimony is being delivered on behalf of
24 our President and CEO, Carlo Scissura.
25 The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce is a
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2 membership-based, business assistance
3 organization that represents the interests
4 of over 2,200 member businesses, as well
5 as other businesses across the borough of
6 Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Alliance is a
7 not-for-profit, economic development
8 organization of the Brooklyn Chamber,
9 which works to address the needs of
10 businesses through direct assistance
11 programs.
12 We're here today to express our
13 support for the proposed change of
14 control, whereby Cablevision will be
15 ultimately controlled in majority part by
16 Altice NV and its parent entities. As the
17 voice of the Brooklyn business community,
18 we believe our members and local economy
19 will benefit from the enhanced competition
20 and innovation that will result from this
21 transaction.
22 Economic growth is reliant upon a
23 world class infrastructure system that
24 prioritizes connectivity and broadband
25 accessibility. Cablevision's long history
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2 of serving customers in Brooklyn with a
3 wide variety of product offerings has been
4 an integral part of that infrastructure.
5 We are pleased that a company with
6 Altice's global presence, history of
7 investment, and deep experience in the
8 communications market will be their new
9 partner. Having a new partner with these
10 characteristics is the best outcome of
11 this change of control.
12 Overall, it is our belief that this
13 transaction will enhance competition,
14 drive innovation, and contribute to
15 economic growth in Brooklyn. As such, we
16 respectfully urge that you approve this
17 proposed change of control.
18 Thank you for the opportunity to
19 testify in this matter.
20 MR. HATCH: Thank you. Will the
21 Clerk please call the next person who
22 wishes to testify.
23 MS. RUIZ: Leslie Schultz.
24 MS. SCHULTZ: Good afternoon. I'm
25 Leslie Schultz, the President of BRIC.
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2 BRIC is the leading presenter of free
3 cultural programming in Brooklyn and is
4 honored to serve as the community access
5 organization for the borough. BRIC is
6 dedicated to amplifying and enabling
7 diverse artistic and community voices, and
8 to sustaining community through arts and
9 media. We are deeply grateful for the
10 long-standing support of our work by Mayor
11 de Blasio, Borough President Eric Adams,
12 and Comptroller Scott Stringer. It is
13 this support that makes our work in
14 community media and in the arts possible.
15 We thank the members of the Franchise
16 and Concession Review Committee for
17 holding this hearing to consider the
18 proposed Cablevision/Altice merger. These
19 hearings are of vital importance for all
20 of New York City.
21 Cablevision provides major meaningful
22 support to BRIC's work to bridge the
23 digital divide through vital education
24 programs, to enable community voices, to
25 amplify the work of Brooklyn non-profits,
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2 and to shine a spotlight on matters of
3 concern and interest to Brooklynites.
4 Brooklyn is greatly served by that work
5 and it is vital the work continue.
6 Our grant agreement with Cablevision
7 helps us bridge the digital divide through
8 classes taken by more than 5,000 adults
9 yearly, and through classes offered at
10 dozens of public schools where we teach
11 thousands of students every school year.
12 BRIC's television studios, location
13 equipment, media lab, and edit suites are
14 all offered free of charge to Brooklyn
15 residents and community organizations to
16 create their own media. We are open seven
17 days a week to accommodate the schedules
18 of working-class people and students.
19 To enable us to reach individuals
20 through our borough of two-and-a-half
21 million people, and with Cablevision's
22 support, BRIC has formed an important
23 partnership with the Brooklyn Public
24 Library, and thus is able to offer
25 convenient video and social media classes
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2 at library branches across the borough.
3 Our new BRIC TV initiatives provides
4 vital, hyper-hyper local, in-depth media
5 coverage of Brooklyn neighborhoods,
6 issues, culture, and people; coverage
7 which is otherwise entirely absent from
8 the landscape. Over 2,000 Brooklyn-based
9 guests have appeared on our live daily
10 show, and our BRIC TV Civic Affairs
11 programming highlights civic events, live
12 debates, and interviews with local elected
13 officials.
14 BRIC also provides media capacity
15 building services to under-resourced
16 non-profits. For example, through BRICs
17 Media Share program, we offer non-profits
18 in the borough in-kind grants to create
19 video to advance their work.
20 New York City's public access
21 community will be well-served by this
22 merger if Altice commits to continue
23 Cablevision's work, most specifically by
24 providing stable financial support for
25 Public Access services regardless of any
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2 shift in the cable markets.
3 Based on recent assurances from
4 Cablevision, we are confident that Altice
5 is prepared to continue funding public
6 access, at least at current levels. Based
7 on those assurances, we're very pleased to
8 add our voices in support of the proposed
9 transaction. Thank you very much.
10 MR. HATCH: Thank you. Will the
11 Clerk please call the next person who
12 wishes to testify.
13 MS. RUIZ: Samantha Dodds.
14 MS. DODDS: Good afternoon, I'm
15 Samantha Dodds, the Director of Corporate
16 Relations at Brooklyn Public Library. I'm
17 here today to speak on behalf of Brett D.
18 Robinson, the Library's Executive Vice
19 President of Finance and Administration.
20 On behalf of Brooklyn Public Library,
21 I'm expressing our support for Cablevision
22 and its proposed acquisition by Altice.
23 Brooklyn Public Library has endured a
24 robust partnership with Cablevision for
25 many years. The company provides Optimum
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2 Ultra 101 broadband access to all of the
3 42 branches in its service area at no
4 charge. Patrons are able to access the
5 service wirelessly and on our desktop
6 computers.
7 For several years Cablevision's
8 Optimum Community program has hosted an
9 annual summer reading event with NBA
10 great, John Starks, at a BPL branch, most
11 recently Coney Island Library. Optimum
12 Community's Neighborhood Journal has
13 raised awareness of library initiatives
14 with coverage of our summer reading
15 kick-off, Brooklyn Cultural Adventures
16 program, and the annual Brooklyn Classic
17 Fundraiser.
18 We are pleased that Altice, with its
19 experience, resources, and history of
20 innovation, will be our new partner. We
21 believe that company will continue to
22 invest in Brooklyn with broadband
23 infrastructure and community programming.
24 Thank you.
25 MR. HATCH: Thank you. Will the
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2 Clerk please call the next person who
3 wishes to testify.
4 MS. RUIZ: Dr. Hazel Dukes.
5 DR. DUKES: Good afternoon, and thank
6 you very much for inviting us to testify
7 at this important meeting.
8 I'm Hazel Dukes. I'm President of
9 NAACP New York State Conference, with 15
10 branches within the borough of the City
11 and Nassau and Suffolk County.
12 Over the years we've had a good
13 relationship with Cablevision. Our
14 mission is to ensure educational,
15 political, and social, and economic
16 equality for the rights of all persons,
17 and to eliminate racial discrimination.
18 We found with Cablevision, they are
19 viewing for our communities and our
20 support. So therefore, I'm here today to
21 support this proposed transition.
22 Our organization has worked with
23 Cablevision for over ten years, and their
24 support, along with the support of many
25 other generous organizations and
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2 individuals, has allowed us to service our
3 residents and members, thousands of New
4 Yorkers. So we are pleased with the
5 company, Altice, expansion and we hope
6 that you, the Commission, will see this as
7 a valuable entity for all New Yorkers.
8 Thank you so much, and we encourage
9 you to support this transaction.
10 MR. HATCH: Thank you. Will the
11 Clerk please call the next person who
12 wishes to testify.
13 MS. RUIZ: Bob Master.
14 MR. MASTER: Good afternoon. My name
15 is Bob Master, I'm Assistant to the Vice
16 President for CWA District 1, which
17 represents 30,000 workers who live and
18 work in New York City, and 140,000 public
19 and private sector workers from New Jersey
20 to Maine. Thank you for the opportunity
21 to speak to you today.
22 The Communications Workers of America
23 is pleased to endorse the sale of
24 Cablevision to Altice, and we urge the
25 Committee to approve the transfer of the
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2 franchise between the two companies today.
3 We believe that this transaction is in the
4 best interest of both New York City
5 telecommunications consumers and the 250
6 workers we represent at Cablevision's
7 operations in Brooklyn.
8 As most of you know, the course of
9 labor management relations over the last
10 four years in Brooklyn has been, shall we
11 say, less than smooth. Therefore, we are
12 very pleased to inform you that CWA and
13 Altice have negotiated an extension of the
14 current collective bargaining agreement
15 that guarantees three years of job
16 stability and includes several significant
17 improvements in wages and contract
18 language. In addition, the agreement,
19 which will take effect upon completion of
20 the Cablevision/Altice sale, includes a
21 resolution of all outstanding legal issues
22 between the parties, including several
23 ongoing National Labor Relations Board
24 proceedings.
25 We believe that thanks to cooperative
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2 approach taken by Altice, we have turned
3 the page on the labor relations challenges
4 of the past in Brooklyn Cablevision, and
5 have good reason to hope that a new day
6 has begun. Parallel to the negotiations
7 with CWA, Altice has engaged in dialog
8 with the City of New York about its public
9 interest commitments. We believe that
10 DoITT and the City have done an excellent
11 job ensuring that the needs of New York
12 City's cable consumers in Brooklyn and the
13 Bronx are being protected. In short, this
14 deal is good for all New Yorkers.
15 In light of this, we support the most
16 expeditious resolution of the transaction,
17 and we believe once the Public Service
18 Commission completes its review of the
19 sale, and imposes whatever conditions it
20 chooses to impose, the transaction should
21 close.
22 In closing, let me reiterate the
23 support of the CWA for the
24 Cablevision/Altice transaction today. We
25 urge you to approve the deal. Thank you
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2 fort opportunity to testify.
3 MR. HATCH: Thank you. Will the
4 Clerk please call the next person who
5 wishes to testify.
6 MS. RUIZ: Anne Roest.
7 MS. ROEST: So thank you to all who
8 have testified here, and thank you for the
9 comments regarding our efforts to ensure
10 that we are protecting the rights of the
11 consumers in the City. We do hope that
12 this transaction will be approved with a
13 condition, that we get a chance to review
14 the approval of the FCRC for their
15 conditions they may set around protection
16 of the jobs that are customer facing.
17 We want to ensure that we continue to
18 protect rights of the consumers in the
19 City. We think the condition is an
20 important one, to ensure that post
21 approval we get to review the conditions
22 that were set. We will be expedient in
23 that review and approval, but we do think
24 it's important that this is passed with a
25 condition that we get a chance to review
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2 the conditions that are set around
3 maintaining jobs to protect the consumer
4 service in the City.
5 So thank you for your consideration,
6 we would like this to pass. We would like
7 it to pass with a condition, as proposed,
8 and with a side letter that we'll be
9 submitting. Thank you.
10 MR. HATCH: Thank you, Commissioner.
11 Will the Clerk please call the next person
12 who wishes to testify.
13 MS. RUIZ: At this time, we'd like to
14 recognize Maya Wiley.
15 MS. WILEY: Good afternoon. In
16 addition to the comments that Anne made, I
17 wanted to add a little bit of detail
18 around why, for the City, it's so
19 important not to have an approval that
20 would take action merely because the PSC
21 comes to agreement on the transaction.
22 And the primary reason is that, as Anne
23 stated, the Commissioner of DoITT, it's
24 critically important that we ensure that
25 our residents, the people of the City of
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2 New York, actually get timely and
3 effective service. It is absolutely our
4 hope, thanks to Altice's coming to the
5 table and being very transparent, that
6 that's something that can happen fairly
7 rapidly, assuming all that we've heard to
8 date turns out to transpire at the PSC
9 level.
10 It's simply the job of the Department
11 -- DoITT -- I always switch your T's --
12 it's really critically important for DoITT
13 to exercise the over site to ensure that
14 our residents are treated equitably.
15 Remember that both in terms of Brooklyn
16 and the Bronx, these are both areas in
17 which we are actively and aggressively
18 pursuing compliance of Verizon over the
19 commitments it made to the City to serve
20 low-income residents. We are simply
21 trying to ensure that since there's not
22 sufficient competition as of yet, we're
23 still working on Verizon, that to the
24 extent Cablevision, and now Altice, will
25 step into its role, that DoITT can ensure
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2 that customer service will be speedy,
3 adequate, and meet the terms of the
4 franchise.
5 DoITT has committed to doing that
6 expeditiously upon a process of the PSC,
7 but we believe it's absolutely in the
8 interest of the City of New York and our
9 residents that we do that. Thank you very
10 much.
11 MR. HATCH: Thank you, Counsel Wiley.
12 Will the Clerk please call the next person
13 who wishes to testify.
14 MS. RUIZ: Let the record reflect
15 that written testimony was submitted on
16 behalf of Sister Dolores F. Crepeau of Our
17 Lady of Guadeloupe in favor of Calendar
18 Item No. 1. Let the record -- that
19 statement will be streamlined to the
20 members.
21 Let the record also reflect that
22 written testimony was submitted by Sonya
23 Shields on behalf of Brooklyn Community
24 Services, on behalf -- in favor of
25 Calendar Item No. 1. That statement, as
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2 well, will be shared with the members.
3 MR. HATCH: If no one else wishes to
4 speak, will the Clerk please call the
5 second calendar item.
6 MS. RUIZ: New York City Department
7 of Information Technology and
8 Telecommunications Calendar Item No. 2:
9 In the matter of the intent to seek
10 Franchise and Concession Review Committee
11 review relating to a proposed change of
12 control of a cable television franchise
13 held by Cablevision Systems New York City
14 Corporation, or Cablevision, in the Bronx,
15 whereby Cablevision will be ultimately
16 controlled majority in part by Altice NV
17 and its parent entities.
18 MR. HATCH: Does anyone wish to
19 testify?
20 MS. RUIZ: Alice Marie Giordano.
21 MS. GIORDANO: Good afternoon. I'm
22 Alice Marie Giordano from the Academy of
23 Mount St. Ursula, a catholic high school
24 for young women in the Bronx. Thank you
25 for this opportunity.
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2 Conducted in the Ursulan tradition,
3 our schools serve college-bound women of
4 diverse cultures by instilling a love of
5 learning and a broader global view. In a
6 family atmosphere, we strive to empower
7 young women for leadership in society.
8 I'm here today in support of the
9 proposed acquisition of Cablevision by
10 Altice because I believe that this
11 transaction will allow our valued
12 relationship with Cablevision to continue
13 and thrive for many years to come. Our
14 school has enjoyed a strong partnership
15 with Cablevision for many years. Through
16 Cablevision's Optimum Community program,
17 the Academy of Mount St. Ursula students
18 have participated in Charity Champions for
19 several years. This program has fostered
20 school spirit, inspired and supported
21 charitable work for our young women, and
22 benefited many local charities. Charity
23 Champions has helped raise awareness for
24 critical issues in our local communities
25 and demonstrates Cablevision's commitment
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2 to our communities it serves. Our school
3 has been featured on Optimum Community
4 Neighborhood Journal Show, highlighting
5 the efforts and achievements of our
6 students.
7 We look forward to the fact that a
8 company such as Altice will be our new
9 partner in these type of community
10 initiatives. We believe that working with
11 an organization like Altice will be a
12 positive outcome from the sale of
13 Cablevision, and we look forward to
14 expanding upon our partnership with them.
15 As such, I encourage the New York City
16 Franchise and Concession Review Committee
17 to approve this transaction. Thank you.
18 MR. HATCH: Thank you. Will the
19 Clerk please call the next person who
20 wishes to testify.
21 MS. RUIZ: Michael Max Knobbe.
22 MR. KNOBBE: BronxNet, a community
23 media network serving the people of the
24 Bronx, thanks the New York City Franchise
25 and Concession Review Committee for
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2 holding these important hearings.
3 Hello. I'm Michael Max Knobbe,
4 Executive Director of BronxNet. We are
5 the not-for-profit network providing
6 public services including access to
7 technology, studios, and channels with
8 workforce development opportunities for
9 high school and college students.
10 BronxNet televises diverse award-winning
11 programs across a spectrum of media,
12 including six cable television channels
13 that help connect one of the diverse
14 counties in the nation to the world.
15 We ask that Altice not only be asked
16 to adhere to the current agreements in
17 place with BronxNet and other community
18 access organizations serving the City, but
19 also to express their view on continued
20 and expanded support for BronxNet beyond
21 the current agreements, including plans
22 for subscriber-based and capital support,
23 as well as technological growth that keeps
24 pace with the times in terms of channel
25 delivery.
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2 It is imperative that community media
3 channels not be left behind, but be
4 transmitted in High Definition, which is
5 at least equitable with the broadcast TV
6 resolutions of the times. By June,
7 BronxNet will have the ability to add all
8 of its channels to our existing digital
9 MPG2 transport stream transmission. If
10 the headend -- if the Cablevision headend
11 remains status quo, the signals for our
12 channels would be regrettably down
13 converted prior to encode to the headend,
14 and we are an HD native facility. HD is
15 the quality that viewers have come to
16 expect and it is important that our
17 channels are televised through High
18 Definition.
19 Through BronxNet's public access
20 facilities, we train the public in media
21 production by providing television,
22 studio, and field production workshops,
23 and enabling access to technology, as well
24 as the acquisition of valuable workforce
25 development skills. People completing the
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2 training can utilize media production
3 equipment at no cost to produce programs
4 and share diverse, ultra-local content
5 that contributes to community development
6 through media. It is important to
7 consider how media literacy, access to
8 broadband and technology, along with the
9 related skills, are increasingly more
10 essential for participation in
11 contemporary civic and economic life, and
12 BronxNet is an anchor institution serving
13 a vital role in the technology future of
14 the Bronx and this great city.
15 As times and technology change,
16 BronxNet works to stay leading edge as we
17 enhance our public services in the Bronx.
18 We promote media literacy and we're
19 continually upgrading our production
20 equipment to help Bronxites keep pace and
21 access technology that might otherwise be
22 out of reach. We've trained over 3,000
23 high school and college students in media
24 production, and we've trained thousands
25 more members of the public. With the
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2 opening of our new media production
3 facility in the East Bronx at Mercy
4 College at the Hutch-Metro Center, and
5 with planned upgrades to our network
6 operations at Lehman College via capital
7 allocations from Bronx Borough President
8 Ruben Diaz, Jr., and the City of New York,
9 we are creating more venues, including
10 studios equipped with the latest
11 technology, and other places of assembly
12 where Bronx residents can create unique
13 programs including those with live
14 community audiences.
15 BronxNet is producing more programs
16 in partnership with the organizations that
17 serve our borough resulting in educational
18 content that strengthens civic
19 participation. One example is the Viewer
20 Voter Guide that we do with the
21 non-partisan organization, New York City
22 Votes.
23 Since its inception, BronxNet has
24 collaborated closely with high schools and
25 institutions of higher learning. The
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2 people we serve include a cross-section of
3 the very diverse population of our
4 borough. Civic, knowledge industry,
5 creative economy, and human services, the
6 agencies and institutions seeking to
7 communication with the borough, region,
8 and the world, rely on our channels and
9 services, and we help to build a thriving
10 public access media network with our
11 neighbors where people work together and
12 utilize this vehicle of free speech
13 positively to improve outcomes and effect
14 workforce and community development.
15 We thank New York City for supporting
16 community media and the Mayor and the
17 Commissioners. We look forward to
18 partnering with Altice, should the sale go
19 through. Many positive results have come
20 out of our relationship of over two
21 decades with Cablevision. We ask that
22 Altice work with BronxNet in the scope of
23 transfer to plan for the continuation and
24 enhancement of the vital public services
25 that BronxNet provides for the benefit of
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2 the community. Thank you and keep all
3 City and Bronx strong.
4 MR. HATCH: Thank you. Will the
5 Clerk please call the next person who
6 wishes to testify.
7 MS. RUIZ: Phil Cardone.
8 MR. CARDONE: Hi. Phil Cardone from
9 the Bronx Chamber of Commerce, reading a
10 prepared statement by my president who
11 could not be here today.
12 Hi, my name is Nunzio Del Greco. As
13 President and CEO of the Bronx Chamber of
14 Commerce, I encourage the Franchise and
15 Concession Review Committee to approve the
16 acquisition of Cablevision by Altice.
17 The Bronx Chamber's main mission is
18 to support the local economy by supporting
19 and promoting businesses in the Bronx.
20 Altice has voluntarily chosen to acquire
21 Cablevision and operate in the Bronx, and
22 the Chamber welcomes them.
23 Cablevision has been a member of the
24 Chamber and a partner of our Bronx
25 communities for over a decade, providing
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2 free video services to our local public
3 schools and municipal agencies and free
4 Internet service to our Community Boards.
5 The Chamber has directly partnered with
6 Cablevision on our directory of Bronx
7 businesses, student scholarships, and many
8 other local business events.
9 Altice's plans to build fibre deeper
10 into the network, develop innovative
11 services, and offer an affordable
12 broadband service will be a valuable
13 contribution towards the
14 telecommunications infrastructure that the
15 Bronx strives toward.
16 Cablevision's long history of serving
17 customers in the Bronx, and Altice's
18 communications market experience and
19 commitment to continue that legacy is in
20 line with the Bronx Chamber's commitment
21 to encourage competition, innovation, and
22 access to broadband.
23 We look forward to working with
24 Altice and we are convinced this
25 transaction will offer opportunity and
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2 contribute to the economic development of
3 the Bronx.
4 It is our hope the Franchise and
5 Concession Review Committee agrees and
6 approves the acquisition of Cablevision by
7 Altice. Thank you.
8 MR. HATCH: Thank you. Will the
9 Clerk please call the next person who
10 wishes to testify.
11 MS. RUIZ: Ines Zayas.
12 MS. ZAYAS: Good afternoon. My name
13 is Ines Zayas, and I'm Special Assistant
14 to Daniel Quintero, he's the Executive
15 Director of the Kips Bay Boys and Girls
16 Club. I'm here to make a brief statement
17 on his behalf in support of the proposed
18 acquisition of Cablevision by Altice.
19 The mission of the Kips Bay Boys &
20 Girls Club is to enrich and enhance the
21 quality of life for young people by
22 providing educational and developmental
23 programs that promote the general health,
24 educational advancement, character
25 development, and leadership potential of
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2 youth between the ages of 6 and 18. Our
3 programs instill a sense of confidence, a
4 sense of belonging, and a sense of power
5 and influence in young people. The work
6 we do at Kips Bay would not be possible
7 without the support of our partners in the
8 private sector.
9 Cablevision has supported the youth
10 of Kips Bay for many years with charitable
11 contributions and valuable media coverage
12 of our programs and events. This is why
13 Mr. Catero is in support of the proposed
14 acquisition of Cablevision by Altice. He
15 understands that Altice has a proven track
16 record of providing innovative
17 telecommunications services, and that
18 Altice has committed some investments in
19 the markets served by Cablevision,
20 including the communities Kips Bay
21 services.
22 We at Kips Bay are excited about the
23 evolution of our partnership with
24 Cablevision and look forward to working
25 with Altice in the future. It is in the
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2 spirit of partnership that we encourage
3 the Franchise Concession Review Committee
4 to approve this transaction. Thank you.
5 MR. HATCH: Thank you. Will the
6 Clerk please call the next person who
7 wishes to testify.
8 MS. RUIZ: Let the record reflect
9 that written testimony was submitted by
10 Yoram Roschwalb of SAR High School in
11 favor of Calendar Item No. 2. That
12 written testimony will be shared with the
13 committee members.
14 MR. HATCH: If no one else wishes to
15 speak --
16 MR. SANCHEZ: I have a question. All
17 the testimony is done, correct?
18 So for my advocation, mechanically
19 understanding how in the event we were to
20 vote on this Wednesday for a conditional
21 approval based on this subsequent
22 agreement that DoITT be amendable or in
23 favor of a staff retention number agreed
24 upon between Altice and the Public Service
25 Commission, correct? That is the ask,
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2 correct?
3 MS. WILEY: Correct.
4 MR. SANCHEZ: So help me understand
5 that in the event that the number or the
6 agreement is not to do with satisfactions
7 or to the City's satisfaction, how that
8 conditional approval would play out?
9 Would we have to come back here, have
10 another vote? Would they be considered in
11 breech of the approval? Help me
12 understand that.
13 MS. WILEY: That's a very good
14 question. The short answer is that
15 essentially we would -- the approval would
16 not yet be in effect. So what would
17 essentially happen is we'd have
18 discussions with Altice/Cablevision about
19 what would satisfy the City in terms of
20 staffing level sufficiency to meet each
21 customer service obligation. And then at
22 the point that we have that, then DoITT
23 could make the approval -- actually have
24 the approval go into effect. Of course
25 the FCRC would be informed of the outcome
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2 of those discussions in advance of that
3 process, but there would not be a need for
4 formal process if DoITT came to an
5 agreement with Cablevision/Altice.
6 MR. SANCHEZ: As an attorney, we
7 always have to figure out when things go
8 wrong, 'cause they state it's voting
9 May 19th approximately?
10 MS. WILEY: It's currently scheduled
11 for the 19th.
12 MR. SANCHEZ: And from now to then
13 the agreement isn't to your satisfaction,
14 then our conditional approval would not
15 have ever taken place, and then we're
16 going to have to go at this yet another
17 time. So why wouldn't we vote after --
18 why are we voting this month? Wouldn't it
19 make more sense to vote after that number,
20 that agreement has been established? Are
21 their legal ramifications why it needs to
22 be done before or after?
23 MS. WILEY: Our understanding, quite
24 frankly, from -- and Altice could speak to
25 this on its own -- was that they, because
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2 we've already put the matter over twice,
3 they were anxious to conclude the matter.
4 So this was our way of being a -- to
5 protecting the interests of the residents
6 of the City of New York at the same time
7 we were being expeditious.
8 MS. ROEST: Understand we've had a
9 lot of conversations about Cablevision,
10 and we came to agreement on all the other
11 outstanding issues, so there's one issue
12 it's looking like it's going to come to
13 closer. This seemed like a reasonable
14 approach.
15 MR. SANCHEZ: Okay. So we're voting
16 on -- we would be voting on Wednesday for
17 a conditional, essentially saying that
18 once that number is agreed upon, then our
19 approval goes into effect?
20 MS. WILEY: Correct.
21 MR. SANCHEZ: Okay, I'm good. Thank
22 you for answering my question.
23 MR. HATCH: If no one wishes to
24 speak, that concludes today's hearing. We
25 ask that the Reporter make the entire
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5 proceeding. The hearing is now closed.
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PUBLIC HEARING
FRANCHISE AND CONCESSION REVIEW COMMITTEE
MONDAY, MAY 9, 2016 @ 2:30 P.M.
2 LAFAYETTE, NEW YORK, NY NOTE: INDIVIDUALS REQUESTING SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS SHOULD CONTACT THE MAYOR’S OFFICE OF CONTRACT SERVICES, 253 BROADWAY, 9TH FL., NEW YORK, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10007 (212) 788-7490, NO LATER THAN SEVEN (7) BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. TDD USERS SHOULD CALL VERIZON RELAY SERVICE. Franchise and Concession Review Committee Joint Public Hearing Monday, May 9, 2016 @ 2:30 P.M.
NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
No. 1: IN THE MATTER of the intent to seek Franchise and Concession Review Committee review relating to a proposed change of control of a cable television franchise held by Cablevision Systems New York City Corporation (Cablevision) in Brooklyn whereby Cablevision will be ultimately controlled in majority part by Altice N.V and its parent entities. NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS No. 2: IN THE MATTER of the intent to seek Franchise and Concession Review Committee review relating to a proposed change of control of a cable television franchise held by Cablevision Systems New York City Corporation (Cablevision) in the Bronx whereby Cablevision will be ultimately controlled in majority part by Altice N.V and its parent entities.