To the editor:
I am writing concerning questions I have on the Cable TV purchase. I have been following the debate in the media and wanted to voice my concerns. Read the full story

Davidson’s Town Board will meet both Monday and Tuesday nights this week for a pair of big votes. At a special meeting Monday, town board members will vote on the proposed takeover of the cable TV and internet system. At the board’s regular meeting Tuesday, they will vote on the proposed 2007-2008 town budget. Read the full story

As Davidson and other area towns draw closer to a decision on whether to buy the local cable TV and internet system, Time Warner Cable officials are mounting their own campaign to show why they deserve to own the system. Their message: Yes, the system needs improvement and we’re ready to do it. Read the full story

Davidson’s Town Manager outlines why the town is considering buying the former Adelphia cable system. A vote on the proposal is scheduled June 11.

By LEAMON BRICE

The reasons local towns want to purchase the now bankrupt Adelphia cable and Internet system seem to have been lost as debates over dollars and cents and philosophical differences have raged on. Local ownership offers a multitude of advantages that have been given little attention in public meetings or media coverage. That is why I write this letter today. Read the full story

Davidson and other Lake Norman area towns considering buying the local cable TV and internet system plan to vote June 11 on the deal. Read the full story

About a dozen residents asked questions and offered comments during a public meeting Tuesday night about a proposal by Davidson and other area towns to take over the local cable TV and Internet system.

The session at Davidson Town Hall lasted a little over an hour, and included a presentation by Town Manager Leamon Brice on why Davidson, Mooresville and Troutman are interested in buying the system. Read the full story

For years, officials with local phone giant Bellsouth, now known as AT&T, have talked about offering some kind of TV service over telephone wires. But so far, the technology remains in its infancy, The News & Observer of Raleigh reports.

May 22, 2007, Raleigh News & Observer, “TV service from AT&T? Not yet in North Carolina.”

The debate over whether area towns should buy the local cable TV and Internet system has been quiet – and mostly theoretical – until now. But a judge’s order last week setting a price for the system puts it on the front burner.

Public hearings are planned over the next two weeks, beginning Tuesday in Davidson, on the proposal by Davidson, Mooresville, Troutman and Cornelius to acquire the former Adelphia system. Citizens can comment and ask questions and local officials will talk more about why they’re considering public ownership of the system – which they’re calling MI Connection, (MI rhymes with “my”). Their key selling point: The four towns’ 10,730 customers will see better service if the purchase goes through. Read the full story