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Office of Cable Communications Subject Files, 1972-1986
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Seattle (Wash.). Office of Cable Communications
- Title
- Office of Cable Communications Subject Files
- Dates
- 1972-1986 (inclusive)19721986
- Quantity
- 4 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- 0801-01
- Repository
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Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Municipal Archives
Office of the City Clerk
City of Seattle
PO Box 94728
98124-4728
Seattle, WA
Telephone: 2062337807
Fax: 2063869025
archives@seattle.gov - Access Restrictions
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Records are open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Office of Cable Communications was established in 1974 as a unit of the Board of Public Works. Its purpose was to review Federal Communications Commission regulations, insure compliance, and to promote the City's interests in relation to cable television. An ordinance passed in 1976 mandated City procedures and regulations that cable companies must follow. In 1978, the Office was transferred to the Executive Department and a penalties and enforcement section was added to the Cable Communications ordinance. In 1988 the Office was abolished as an independent office and its function transferred to the Department of Licenses and Consumer Affairs; the cable franchising function was subsequently moved to the Department of Administrative Services in 1992. In 1997 the Executive Services Department was created, assuming most of the operations of the DAS, including the cable franchising function. With the creation of the Department of Information Technology in 2000, cable matters were reorganized into the Office of Cable Communications, a unit of the Internet and Cable TV Division.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and reference materials relating to cable television issues. Includes files and reports from the City's National Telecommunications and Information Administration grant project. Records are primarily from the years Frank Grief was OCC director, but also include materials from the years that the office was part of the Board of Public Works.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[Item and date], Subject Files, Record Series 0801-01 Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Municipal Cable TV | 1978-1982 |
| 1 | 2 | National League of Cities | 1979-1980 |
| 1 | 3 | National Telecommunications and Information Administration | 1980 |
| 1 | 4 | NW District Franchise Information | 1975-1979 |
| 1 | 5 | Public Information | 1976-1980 |
| 1 | 6 | Franchising / Regulating Information | 1978-1982 |
| 1 | 7 | Municipal Ownership, Municipal Users | 1978-1982 |
| 1 | 8 | National League of Cities, Cable Task Force | 1978-1982 |
| 1 | 9 | Lobbying Congress | 1978-1982 |
| 1 | 10 | Boulder, Colorado: Anti -Trust Lawsuit | 1978-1982 |
| 1 | 11 | Access Festival, Budget and Finances | 1979 |
| 1 | 12 | Access Festival, Correspondence | 1979 |
| 1 | 13 | Access Festival, Clippings | 1979 |
| 1 | 14 | Access Festival, Schedules and Reports | 1979 |
| 1 | 15 | Bellingham, Washington Materials | 1978-1982 |
| 1 | 16 | Redmond, Washington Correspondence | 1978-1982 |
| 1 | 17 | Washington Cities | 1978-1982 |
| 1 | 18 | Tacoma, Washington | 1978-1982 |
| 1 | 19 | CATV Subcommittee Districts | 1973 |
| 1 | 20 | Ordinance (Draft), New Cities | 1978-1982 |
| 1 | 21 | Imported Signals | 1978-1982 |
| 1 | 22 | Publicity | 1977-1979 |
| 1 | 23 | LID Issue | 1977-1978 |
| 1 | 24 | Paul Adams Lawsuit | 1986 |
| 2 | 1 | Mayor's Reorganization, Placement of OCC | 1979 |
| 2 | 2 | Cable Company Advertising | 1978-1982 |
| 2 | 3 | Ordinances, Prior to 1978 | undated |
| 2 | 4 | Cable Statistics | 1978-1982 |
| 2 | 5 | Census Information | 1978-1982 |
| 2 | 6 | Contracts with Cities | 1978-1982 |
| 2 | 7 | Educational Access | 1978-1982 |
| 2 | 8 | First Amendment Congress Seminar | 1982 |
| 2 | 9 | Federal Communications Commission | 1978-1982 |
| 2 | 10 | NTIA Grant Report (Final) by OCC | 1982 |
| 2 | 11 | Grief Speeches | 1981-1982 |
| 2 | 12 | State Legislature | 1978-1982 |
| 2 | 13 | Variance Applications | 1978-1982 |
| 2 | 14 | NTIA Grant Project | 1980 |
| 2 | 15 | NTIA Grant File, General | 1978-1982 |
| 2 | 16 | NTIA Grant File, Correspondence | 1978-1982 |
| 2 | 17 | NTIA Grant File, First Status Report | 1978-1982 |
| 2 | 18 | NTIA Grant File, Project Narrative | 1978-1982 |
| 2 | 19 | NTIA Grant File, UW Presentation | 1978-1982 |
| 2 | 20 | Public Access Rules, Municipal and Public | 1978-1982 |
| 2 | 21 | Ordinances, Portland, Oregon | 1978-1982 |
| 2 | 22 | Citizen Cable Committee, Correspondence | 1978-1982 |
| 2 | 23 | Existing Video Systems and Equipment | 1978-1982 |
| 2 | 24 | Surveys, Community Organizations | 1978-1982 |
| 2 | 25 | Survey, Subscribers | 1978-1982 |
| 2 | 26 | Potential Public Access Users | 1978-1982 |
| 2 | 27 | Census Information | 1980 |
| 2 | 28 | NFLCP, Regional | 1978-1982 |
| 2 | 29 | Surveys, City Departments | 1978-1982 |
| 2 | 30 | Municipal Cable Project | 1978-1982 |
| 2 | 31 | Puget Sound Cooperative Broadcasting | 1978-1982 |
| 2 | 32 | Northwest District Franchise Access | 1982 |
| 2 | 33 | Demonstration Project, City Light | 1978-1982 |
| 3 | 1 | Municipal Cable Information | 1978-1982 |
| 3 | 2 | Regional Power Act | 1978-1982 |
| 3 | 3 | Radio Communications Survey, Spectrum | 1979 |
| 3 | 4 | City Council | 1976-1980 |
| 3 | 5 | Management and Budget, Office of | 1981 |
| 3 | 6 | Personnel, Training Program | 1980 |
| 3 | 7 | City Council | 1981 |
| 3 | 8 | Parks Department Project | 1978-1982 |
| 3 | 9 | Comptroller | 1981 |
| 3 | 10 | Mayor | 1980-1981 |
| 3 | 11 | Mayor | 1976-1979 |
| 3 | 12 | House Bill / Federal Legislation | 1983-1984 |
| 3 | 13 | Budget | 1985 |
| 3 | 14 | Budget | 1984 |
| 3 | 15 | Budget | 1980 |
| 3 | 16 | Budget | 1976-1979 |
| 3 | 17 | Budget | 1981 |
| 3 | 18 | Budget | 1982 |
| 3 | 19 | Land Improvement District (LID) Files | 1978-1982 |
| 3 | 20 | Land Improvement District (LID) Files | 1978-1982 |
| 3 | 21 | Land Improvement District (LID) Files | 1978-1982 |
| 4 | 1 | Northwest Seattle Cable District, Correspondence | 1979-1981 |
| 4 | 2 | United States Conference of Mayors | 1980 |
| 4 | 3 | Vanhu Information | 1972-1979 |
| 4 | 4 | Regulatory Information | 1972-1979 |
| 4 | 5 | Future Antenna Tower Sights | 1974-1980 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Low power television--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Public-access television--Washington (State)--Seattle
Personal Names
- Grief, Frank
Corporate Names
- Citizens Cable Communications Advisory Board (Seattle, Wash.)
- Seattle (Wash.). Cable Task Force
- Seattle (Wash.). Office of Cable Communications
- United States. National Telecommunications and Information Administration
- Vanhu
Geographical Names
- Seattle (Wash.)
