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CityCouncil | 2007-04-17 | 2 | changes is a pleasure; a presentation was given to the PUB this week; the report summarizes information that is provided to the PUB on a monthly basis; introduced the AP&T General Manager. Mayor Johnson welcomed the AP&T General Manager to Alameda. The AP&T General Manager provided a brief presentation. Councilmember deHaan requested a definition of the term "churn. " The AP&T General Manager stated churn is the number of customers who leave the system every month; the industry average is approximately 2.1%; a 1% churn is being recommended over a over a five-year period. The AP&T General Manager continued with the presentation. Vice Mayor Tam inquired what voice service involves. The AP&T General Manager responded the City needs to chose the type of technology to utilize; there are two business models; one involves buying a softswitch and would provide all telephone services; the other is a partnership model the City would contract with someone to provide service and billing; the two big issues are revenue and timed market; timed market could be nine to fourteen months for the softswitch approach; the revenue is high; service could be delivered within six months with the partnership model, but revenue is less; the City would receive a share of the revenue technology is being evaluated; both models have certain regulatory issues. Vice Mayor Tam requested clarification on AP&T'S obligations to provide a public access channel, studio, internship, etc. The AP&T General Manager stated the franchise agreement requires AP&T to provide a public access channel, two internships per year, and equipment for a studio; a hybrid approach has been done in the past to provide some of the elements and to provide substantial postproduction services; current postproduction commitments will be completed. Vice Mayor Tam inquired whether completed footage could be turned over to AP&T for broadcasting, to which the AP&T General Manager responded in the affirmative. Councilmember deHaan inquired whether the survey included the likelihood of voice service customers. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 2 April 17, 2007 | CityCouncil/2007-04-17.pdf |