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7.2 SANCTION OF TIlE CABLE COMPANY Creighton requested that the Commission referred to a packet of letters and memo's received in the packet which was approximately 18 pages in length. Creighton informed the Commission that the sanction issues have been brought before the Commission after review by all of the Meredith Administrators that Creighton represents from the various commissions. The memorandum laid out the back ground and then the Franchise laid out the provisions Creighton will discuss with Commission Members. Crieghton stated that the issue has to due with the closing of the sale of U.S. West in relationship to the various communications and the relationship to the original memorandum. On October 18, 1996 Mr. Gibbs sent a notification that the FCC Bureau had granted the petition for relief, therefor the satisfaction of condition under #2 of our resolution which requires that the company review ail necessary waivers from the FCC had been met. Creighton then referred to a letter that was sent to Mr. Gibbs. This letter was dated October 28, 1996. The letter stated that In response to your letters of October 18,'1996 and October 25, 1996, and as you have been previously notified verbally, please be acivised that we have been instructed to appeal the Cable Services Bureau order regarding the obove-refereneed matter. AS you know, .c.o_ndition number 2 of the respective consent resolutions requires that "ail necessary federal, state and local government waivers, authorizatio.ns, or approvals" be obtained. Therefore, the determination as to your receipt of "all necessary"_approvals has not been finalized, resulting in all conditions of the consent resolution~ notbeina satisfied. Crieghton stated that once the Commission appealed the Order of the Bureau it wasn't a final Order in his opinion and the FCC could infect reverse its decision. Tom stated that in his opinion "all necessary" meant that you had a final order from the FCC. The letter then when on the state Until finalization of all necessary approvals, you are hereby notified that any attempt to finalize the sale of the above named continental systems to U.S. West would be done in violation of the consent resolution. Proceeding to sell the systems I I I I I ! ! I, I I I I i I I I I I I