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Private Cable Television

Private Cable Operators (PCO) directly compete with the larger franchise cable operators. PCO's usually install their system in developments, condo/apartment complexs or other multiple tenant areas such as Planned Unit Developments.

We presently serve a community in Central Florida that will have over 30,000 homes installed with a Fiber Broadband System, offering Television, Internet, Intranet, security installation and monitoring as well as VOIP for telephone service.

Satellite channels are received in the Headend and amplifier, modulated, combined and transmitted over fiber to the customers. In smaller com-plexes, coax cables are used instead of fiber.

Programming to the customer can be a basic package of 21 channels, all way up to 180 channels with Digital and HDTV plus music, pay per view, and sports packages. We also include ethnic cultural channels from foreign countries as well as narrowcasting for special interest programming.

ACS designs, installs and maintains solutions for developers. This can be developer owned or ACS.

Private Cable Operator	Franchise Cable Operator
Usually has exclusive contract with development	Has City or county Franchise
Does not cross public right of ways, streets, etc	Pays a fee to cross city streets
Headend located on the development	One headend per township
Uses State of the art equipment	Usually can’t afford to keep up with state of the art equipment
Smaller area to maintain	Maintains total township
Offers shorter down times and quicker service	Has to answer to city for delays
Usually always, underground cable construction	Usually always aerial construct
Non pole attachment fees	Pays pole attachment fees
No Franchise fees	Pays franchise fees
Provides programming project wants	Take it or leave it programming
No large equipment needed to maintain system	Must have lift trucks and trenchers
Lower worker’s compensation payments	Higher worker’s comp
Lower insurance rates	Higher Insurance rates
Lower power bills to run system	Higher power bills
Line powered	Line powered
Installs system quickly, under 2 months	Takes a long time to install
Contracts for 10-15 years plus	Renewal every 5 – 10 years
Offers 860 MHz, Internet and Telephone	Only 5 % of system offer same
Usually does not install Ad Insertion	Usually always add Ad Insert
No cost for local origination	High cost of Local Origination
No Video production facilities	High Video Production Cost
Few or no sub-contractors after installation	On-going outside sub cost
High density per development (500 homes/mile)	Low density, 50-100 HPM
Low to no lightning damage or outage	Very high lightning damage
Low overhead	Very high overhead
Low number of amplifiers in cascade	High number of cascade amps
Concentrates on MDUs homes	Concentrates on single family
Offers personal touch	Cannot provide personal touch
No government forms for systems	Multiple government forms
Customized channel line-up	Un-customized Ch. Line-up