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<br />CABLE/INTERNET SERVICE TO CLUSTER DEVELOPMENTS IN WARD 2 <br /> <br />Charter Communications <br />Currently Charter Communication's services are unavailable in all of these areas. Cost for <br />high speed Internet service is: <br />. 384 K - Stand-alone $45.99/month, with video services $35.99/month <br />. 3 Mg - Stand-alone $51.99/month, with video services $41.99/month <br />. 5 Mg - Stand-alone $64.99/month, with video services $54.99/month <br /> <br />Qwest <br />Qwest can provide DSL Internet service to the Windsor Park Development. By the middle <br />of February 2006, Qwest will also be providing DSL Internet services to the Ridges of <br />Rice Lake Development. Cost for Internet service is: <br />. 1.5 Mg - Stand-alone $49.99/month, with phone service $39.99/month <br />. 256K - with phone services $26.99/month (no stand-alone available) <br />. A three feature phone package is $29.99 plus taxes <br /> <br />Direct Way Satellite <br />Direct Way can provide DSL Internet service to each ofthese developments as long as the <br />satellite dish can be placed to point without interference into the southern sky. The dish <br />for Internet service is separate and larger than that for satellite television (about 2.46 feet in <br />diameter). Internet customers are not supposed to be as affected by weather as satellite <br />television customers due to the larger reflector and element of the Internet dish. Cost for <br />Internet service is: <br />. $99.99 down and $99.99/month for 15 months <br />. After the first 15 months (when the equipment is paid for) the cost for Internet <br />service decreases to $40/month <br /> <br />CONCLUSION: <br />The City Council needs to identify if the issue is: <br /> <br />A) Cable Service to Windsor Park, Ridges of Rice Lake, and Rolling Hills <br />Developments <br />B) Internet Service to Windsor Park, Ridges of Rice Lake, and Rolling Hills <br />Developments <br /> <br />If the issue is A), then the City Council needs to decide if it wants to facilitate/negotiate a <br />cost-share agreement with Charter Communications and Ridges of Rice Lake/Rolling Hills <br />neighborhoods to extend cable service to these areas. The Windsor Park neighborhood <br />will likely receive service in 2007 at Charter's expense. <br /> <br />If the issue is B), it is clear from staff research that there are multiple options for Internet <br />servIces. <br /> <br />3 <br />