For example, a recent event focused on the revitalization of the originalAmerican flag by the Smithsonian Institution. The strongest advice from those already in renegotiationsis for cities and counties to act sooner rather than later. In short, invite the cable company to the table. So they need to recognize and articulate thattheir citizens deserve and need these new services, even if it takes a whilefor people to actually begin to subscribe and take advantage of the services. Beyond the obvious advantages of increased data speeds and capacityfor consumers, broadband cable offers even more.
Consumers eventually willbe able to get phone service along with their data service and television.
In Tucson, for example, Cox Communications is providing free equipmentand service to the Hope 6 project, a revitalization of the low-income BarrioSanta Rosa housing projects. Pittsburgh, he said, didn't insist on one in itsearliest franchise negotiations, a fact that resulted in the city havingone of the country's most obsolete cable networks. No one can afford to get left behind technologically anymore.