7. Staff Report - Frontier Cable Franchise Check-InPage 1 of 1
City of Scandia
14727 209 th St. N. PO Box 128, Scandia, Minnesota 55073
Phone (651) 433 -2274 Fax (651) 433-5112 http://www.ci.scandia.mn.us
MEMORANDUM
DATE: January 29, 2021
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Ken Cammilleri, City Administrator
RE: Check-in with Frontier Communications Regarding Cable Franchise
Background
In January of 2017, the City approved a cable franchise to Frontier Communications.
A cable TV provider, such as Frontier, must obtain authority to serve a community from its
local unit of government by negotiating and signing a contract, called a franchise agreement,
containing the terms and conditions under which the cable TV provider will operate.
The purpose of this agenda item is to allow the City Council to check in with this provider
and receive an update regarding currents services that are available to the community.
It is important to note that cable franchises do not necessarily include internet service
networks, so representatives from Frontier may not be willing to share information beyond
what is required under the franchise agreement. A copy of this agreement has been included
in your packet for reference.
Please let me know if you have any questions.