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Bremerton-Wave/Astound Contracts (2021-2043)
"Astound is the broadband fiber carrier with current/closest connectivity near our WWTP plants" — City justifying fiber for government while citizens suffer outages
"$3.397 million... deemed fair and reasonable" — For government fiber, while franchises expire for residents
"Fiber expansion for SCADA... Adds redundancy routes for reliability" — City demands reliability it denies citizens
"Official certification of completed middle-mile fiber infrastructure build" — Public network certified operational while City rents from Wave
Bremerton Public Works Committee Agenda (August 19, 2025)
"Astound Dark Fiber Installation ($175K)" — Line item 7, Utilities-Water capital projects
"Action is not taken at the meetings, nor is public comment accepted" — Public excluded from infrastructure decisions
July 16, 2025 - Initial Escalation to Comcast
"A Comcast field technician visited my property on July 16, 2025, and confirmed... transient signal spikes were observed exceeding -30 dBmV, which were not acted on" — Escalation email to [email protected]
"Despite this, the modem continues to experience T3/T4 timeouts, SYNC Timing Synchronization failures, and service drops, primarily in the early morning hours" — Technical documentation
FCC Complaint No. 8010172 (July-August 2025)
"Following submission of data and growing pressure, I experienced a sudden and complete disappearance of packet loss—without any physical service visit or hardware change. Comcast temporarily prioritized my connection (QoS shift or re-routing) to reduce visible symptoms during the complaint review window." — Page 1, Timeline July 30-31
"PingPlotter traces showing sustained packet loss up to 42.9% at Comcast's backbone (Seattle iBone)... ping to the local gateway (192.168.0.1) remained 0% loss" — Email chain, July 27
"Her email misrepresents the order of events: the visit was pre-FCC, the issues persisted for 13+ days afterward, and as of the very day she sent her message, PingPlotter logs show packet loss returned" — Page 2, August 1 response
Kitsap County Government Website (Current)
"Current Comcast Cable Franchise Agreement: This agreement was signed in 2012 and expires in May 2021." — Kitsap County Cable Franchise Authority
"Cable companies using public property... must receive a cable services franchise agreement which includes certain public benefit obligations, safeguards and requirements." — Kitsap County Cable Franchise Authority
KC-010-11-C Amendment (2022)
"Grantee's cable franchise is due to expire on May 13, 2022... The County... will extend... to May 13, 2023." — Kitsap County Board of Commissioners, p.3
"The amendment will extend the term... one (1) additional year to allow the County more time to negotiate a new franchise agreement." — KC-010-11-C Amendment, p.1
"The amendment also deletes a section of the franchise that is now preempted by an FCC order and federal appellate court ruling." — KC-010-11-C Amendment, p.1
Kitsap County Board Meeting Materials (January 10, 2022)
"The Franchise shall have a term of thirteen years (13) years, effective on January 11, 2010, and terminating on 10 January 2023." — Section 1, Ordinance Amendment (Page 2)
"The County needs additional time to negotiate a new agreement, the County wishes to extend the term of the cable television franchise to January 10, 2023" — Page 2, WHEREAS clause
Kitsap County Ordinance Disposition Table (1994-2025)
"159 (1994) Adds Ch. 14.32, the master cable television franchise ordinance" — Page 14, Establishing Legal Framework
"160 (1994) Adds Ch. 14.36, TCI Cablevision franchise agreement (Expired)" — Page 14, Original Comcast Predecessor
"437 (2009) Ratifies Comcast franchise (Special)" — Page 36, Last Comcast Franchise Action - 16 Years Ago
"444 (2010) Renews Wavedivision IV, LLC cable television system franchise (Special)" — Page 36, Wave Also Operating Without Valid Franchise
NTIA Comprehensive Community Infrastructure Application (2010)
"Comcast would not contractually commit to or engage in a shared network... Local providers would NOT openly share maps... Without cooperation the effort stalled." — Part 3, Pages 31-32
"Kitsap County PUD will own and maintain portions of the network in Kitsap County... Total in-kind matching contributions: $18,049,442" — Part 3, Page 20; Part 13, Page 148
"Region 4 – Kitsap shows 58.7 aerial miles and 4.8 buried miles, totaling 63.5 miles of OSP fiber construction." — Part 7, Page 82
"Community Anchor Institutions listed include: Bainbridge High School, Manchester Elementary School, Seabeck Elementary School, and Bremerton Fire Station No. 3" — Part 5, Pages 58-59 (Schools/libraries connected, homes ignored)
"Points of Interconnection in Kitsap County include 802 Park Ave, Bremerton and 2311 Finn Hill Rd, Poulsbo — Existing Applicant/Partner Owned and lit for interconnection" — Part 7, Page 82 (Infrastructure ready but unused)
KPUD/Kitsap Sun - ARPA Project (2022-2023)
"21 new fiber distribution nodes throughout Kitsap. Each node can connect 1,920 to 7,680 homes to fiber." — KPUD ARPA Project Documentation
"This project will bring high-speed internet access to thousands of currently unserved homes" — KPUD promise vs. reality
"Over 50% of ARPA funds ($28.5 million) allocated to government operations while only $6.6 million went to broadband infrastructure" — ARPA Allocation Records
"Broadband investment represents just 12.4% of total ARPA allocation despite being identified as critical infrastructure need" — County ARPA Documentation
"The Kitsap Public Utility District is expanding its fiber network by constructing 21 new distribution nodes, thanks to $6.6 million in ARPA funding allocated by Kitsap County" — Kitsap Daily News, July 7, 2025
"The distribution nodes will serve Bainbridge Island as part of the expansion" — Bainbridge Review confirmation
Kitsap Daily News (November 14, 2018)
"Kitsap County is seeking input from residents about cable service... taking the opportunity to gather opinions about customer service experiences with local cable companies" — During franchise renewal process
City of Bremerton (December 5, 2022)
"Fifty-eight percent (58%) of Comcast cable subscribers were not satisfied with their cable service, including 16% being very dissatisfied. Those that rated cable service more negatively indicated that the rating could be improved if their rates were lowered, if customer service was improved and if the cable service was more reliable." — Page 2, Executive Summary
"Fifty-eight percent (58%) indicated that they had lost their cable service for 15 minutes or more during the last twelve months while they still had electricity." — Page 20, Section A
PingPlotter Field Log (July-August 2025)
"LAN baseline clean: 0% packet loss to local gateway... Repeated short outages at 9:50 PM Jul 30, 1:32 AM Jul 31, 6:39 PM Aug 1, 11:48 PM Aug 4..." — Pages 5, 12-13, 25-26, 39-41
Syndeo Institute - Charles Clements Interview (August 1988)
"Jerrold started overbuilding KPQ in Wenatchee... Jim Wallace eventually sued Jerrold and got treble damage judgment." — Page 40 (Washington State antitrust violation - federal court verdict)
"They had built the system in Aberdeen and Hoquiam, Washington and Seaside and The Dalles, Oregon... Cox Broadcasting of Atlanta Georgia. Their very first interest in cable television was when they bought Aberdeen/Hoquiam" — Page 14 (Kitsap County adjacent markets - same franchise patterns)
"I went to the City Council [Waterville, WA] and got an ordinance. I think it was for 25 years... Once cables had been strung, it was not unusual for the phone companies or other utility companies to double or triple the rental rates." — Pages 10, 54 (Washington State franchise manipulation and pole extortion)
"Here's a map of Washington state, where these boosters all were... They had this one covering Entiat Valley... Okanogan... Bridgeport... But we never had one here because I was serving the people with cable television." — Page 31 (Documenting illegal operations throughout Washington State)
Kitsap County Utilities Appendix (May 7, 1998)
"TCI's service area includes the entire county and has the potential to serve 15,156 households" — Scale of promised upgrades
"TCI will upgrade the system to 54 channels, as well as additional improvements... such as laying new optical fiber for increased capabilities" — Fiber promised in 1998, never delivered
"Cable coverage to all residents where density ≥ 32 dwelling units per street mile" — Universal service obligation ignored
Thurston County 10-Year Agreement (2021-2031)
"The Franchise Agreement between Comcast and Thurston County is nonexclusive, allowing other entities to provide similar services." — Page 6
"Thurston County has the authority to oversee Comcast's performance, including conducting audits and requiring quarterly franchise fee reports." — Page 11
"The County can assess penalties for late payments, underpayments, or overpayments, ensuring accountability." — Page 12
Comcast Business Forum (May 2022 - Present)
"Seeing around 10.5% packet-loss with traffic passing through be-2312-cs03.seattle.wa.ibone.comcast.net" — Business customer report, May 2022
"It happens daily at random times... results in a loss of VPN connectivity... only our Comcast circuits experience this issue" — Multiple business confirmations
Xfinity Community Forum (May 30, 2025)
"Frequent brief outages, high latency, and half my subscribed download speed... suggests line noise, plant problems, or a failing node upstream" — Technical diagnosis matching Kitsap symptoms
"Xfinity's automated troubleshooting system... tells me my connection is fine... it is 'working,' but not as advertised" — Pattern of dismissive responses
"After utility crew checked street cabling, significantly less errors... no obvious interruptions" — Proof that only infrastructure fixes work
Xfinity Community Forum (September 18, 2024)
"The be-36111... router is dropping ~45% of packets, which seems highly likely to be the root cause" — Customer network trace
"The 'loss' at hop 7 is likely more apparent than real, and probably not significant" — Comcast dismissing 45% packet loss
"This problem has been going on for more than a year and nothing is being done" — Another affected customer
Reddit r/Comcast_Xfinity (2020-2024)
"Spikes happen approximately once every 8–10 seconds... packet loss rises as high as 90%" — Four-year documentation
"This has persisted between three separate Xfinity routers... multiple cables... multiple addresses" — Ruling out customer equipment
"Spreadsheet of 80+ posts with identical test results... Comcast forums marked issue as solved - This issue has not yet been solved" — Pattern of false resolution claims
Comcast Washington (May 16, 2023)
"Washington is among the top five best overall states for broadband internet" — Comcast taking credit for others' infrastructure
"Customers in Washington will receive access to even faster and more reliable internet service" — While delivering 45% packet loss and expired franchises
Reddit r/Comcast_Xfinity (Late 2024)
"Seattle ibone servers such as be-36211-cs01.seattle.wa.ibone.comcast.net consistently are dropping packets, and appear to be the cause of this problem" — Customer trace analysis
"It's hard for me to get work done with the packet loss I'm experiencing" — Work impact documentation
"Thank you for making us aware... let's continue via Modmail" — Comcast moving discussion out of public view
Reddit r/Comcast (2022-2023)
"The node for our area is at around 95% upstream capacity nearly 24/7... pushing it to 100% leads to dropped frames" — Technical confirmation of overload
"I had upload speeds of 0–1 Mbps over a year. Gaming impossible, file sharing for work painful" — Service completely unusable
"Continuing selling a service that will never meet advertised expectation is fraud" — Customer identifying criminal behavior
Congressional Research Service - September 16, 2008
"On August 1, 2008, [the FCC] ruled that Comcast… violated the FCC's policy statement, when it selectively blocked peer-to-peer connections…" — CRS Report RS22444
Comcast Franchise Agreement (2011)
"§6.1: incorporates 47 C.F.R. §§ 76.309, 76.1602–.1604" — Customer Service Standards
"§7.5: complaint file & annual executive summary within 90 days of year end" — Reporting Requirements
"§16.1: public hearing + monetary damages + termination + other remedies." — Remedies
Kitsap County Ordinance 160-1994 (April 4, 1994)
"The operator shall complete the upgrading of the cable television system to no less than fifty-four (54) channel availability no later than twenty-four (24) months from the effective date" — §14.36.060, upgrade required by 1996
"Full franchise-area coverage within 24 months" — §14.36.100, universal service obligation
"Operator to provide bidirectional video capability between public sites after upgrades" — Institutional network requirements
"Required interconnection with Falcon Cable and provision of up to six PEG channels" — Public access obligations
George Geyer LinkedIn Profile (August 2025)
"Recently completed the cable franchise renewal process with Comcast cable." — George Geyer, Voice, Video & Infrastructure SE at Kitsap County
"up front grant... $288,000... for installing and upgrading the county's institutional network [and] expanding the local television government access channel's capital equipment." — George Geyer LinkedIn Experience Section
KPUD Service (2023-2025)
"KPUD's Fast Fiber Internet will be available to Poulsbo's Edgewater Community homeowners this Fall" — Active residential deployment
"KPUD operates a community-owned, open-access fiber network... with retail service delivered by approved ISPs" — Multiple ISP competition over public fiber
"Customer outage/maintenance notices specifically naming Poulsbo areas (Lookout/Tree Ridge; Noll Rd corridor)" — Proof of active residential service
Bainbridge Island Review (May 3, 2024)
"Many went to [Bainbridge Island] library so they could do their work" — Libraries on KPUD fiber stayed online
"Internet wire damaged in Bremerton" — Single point of failure, no redundancy
Kitsap County Case Preparation (2024-2025)
"1998 Comprehensive Plan obligated TCI to upgrade… 15,156 households. No public record of a countywide modern rebuild since Comcast took over." — Failed Infrastructure Obligations
"One cut shouldn't take out much of a county if redundancy existed… Bainbridge Island Library stayed online only because it's on KPUD fiber." — Redundancy Failure Evidence
"We invested heavily across Washington. Fine, but Kitsap is the question." — Geographic Deflection Counter
"If the plant were modern and redundant, a single line cut wouldn't knock out so much of the county." — Infrastructure Reality Check
Documents that establish patterns of violation, broken promises, and ongoing harm.
NTIA Comprehensive Community Infrastructure Application (2010)
"Comcast would not contractually commit to or engage in a shared network... Local providers would NOT openly share maps... Without cooperation the effort stalled." — Part 3, Pages 31-32
"Kitsap County PUD will own and maintain portions of the network in Kitsap County... Total in-kind matching contributions: $18,049,442" — Part 3, Page 20; Part 13, Page 148
"Region 4 – Kitsap shows 58.7 aerial miles and 4.8 buried miles, totaling 63.5 miles of OSP fiber construction." — Part 7, Page 82
City of Bainbridge Island (2020)
"KPUD can offer gig service for $90 without a contract. The same service be over $500 from Comcast." — Response #24, Page 24
"Billing was increased 70% without prior notification for the same service." — Response #13, Page 18
"Comcast is just the worst... They are a monopoly and I don't like monopolies." — Responses #7-8, Page 4
Kitsap County 2025 Budget Book
"General Fund revenue sources include property tax, sales tax, licenses and permits, intergovernmental revenues, charges for services, fines and forfeits, miscellaneous, and other sources." — Page 12, General Fund Forecast — Page 61, General Fund Revenues by Account
Kitsap County Treasurer (July 2023)
Washington Legislature - Complete CPA Statute
"Unfair… acts… are hereby declared unlawful." — RCW 19.86.020 (Unfair Acts)
"It shall be unlawful… to monopolize, or attempt to monopolize…" — RCW 19.86.040 (Monopolization)
"Any person… may bring a civil action… [treble damages cap]." — RCW 19.86.090 (Private Action)
"Court may order… dissolution, or suspension or forfeiture of franchise, of any corporation which shall violate RCW 19.86.030 or 19.86.040…" — RCW 19.86.150 (Corporate Death Penalty)
Washington Legislature - Cities & Towns
"No city or town may impose a franchise fee… except: (a) A tax authorized by RCW 35A.82.020… (b) A fee… that recovers actual administrative expenses…" — RCW 35.21.860(1)
"Franchise fees or costs… shall be considered taxes for the purposes of the limitations established in RCW 35.21.865 and 35.21.870…" — RCW 35.21.860(3)
Washington State Constitution
"No… municipal corporation shall… give any money, or property, or loan its money, or credit to… any… corporation…" — Art. VIII §7 (Gift of Public Funds)
"No law shall be passed granting… privileges or immunities…" — Art. I §12 (Special Privileges)
"No law granting irrevocably any… franchise… shall be passed…" — Art. I §8 (Irrevocable Franchises)
Washington Legislature - County Roads
"No open-ended franchises." — RCW 36.55.060(2) (Term Limit)
"Exclusive franchises prohibited." — RCW 36.55.060(3) (No Exclusivity)
"Auditor records purpose, holder, term, expiration." — RCW 36.55.080 (Public Record)
Washington State Legislature (2021)
"Creating and expanding unrestricted authority for public entities to provide telecommunications services to end users." — HB 1336 Intent
Washington State Legislature (2021)
"Legislative action: passed both chambers; effective date July 25, 2021." — SB 5383 Status
HB 1336 & SB 5383 - Effective July 25, 2021
"The legislation passed in the 2021 legislative session and signed into law will enable public entities, including not-for-profit, community-owned public utility districts to provide retail broadband service to end-users, creating another pathway to connect Washington citizens and communities to essential broadband service." — WPUDA Announcement
"Broadband service is no longer a luxury. This was demonstrated by the pandemic when our ability to educate our children, connect with services including healthcare, and telecommute was dependent on broadband service." — George Caan, Executive Director, Washington PUD Association
"Unfortunately, there are areas of the state that do not have access to broadband service that is necessary to meet citizens' needs. The new laws will enable public entities including Public Utility Districts, to respond to the broadband needs of the communities they serve." — George Caan, WPUDA
Revised Code of Washington (Amended 2021, Certified 2024)
"A public utility district may… provide… wholesale… and… retail telecommunications services…" — RCW 54.16.330
King County Superior Court (2019)
"Trial judgment against Comcast for misrepresentations and unauthorized add-ons affecting 445,000+ customers" — AG Ferguson Press Release
FCC 24-52 (Effective May 2024)
"We reinstate the telecommunications service classification of BIAS under Title II... to ensure Internet openness, defend national security, promote cybersecurity, safeguard public safety, monitor network resiliency and reliability" — FCC 24-52, Page 13
"Reclassification would give the Commission authority to require BIAS-only providers to abide by the same kinds of rules—including those that prohibit exclusivity contracts that bar competition outright" — FCC 24-52, Page 125
Washington Court of Appeals (2009)
"Subscribers cannot enforce municipal franchise terms; that duty lies with the county/city" — Court of Appeals Ruling
Washington State Law - Chapter 7.16 RCW
"To compel the performance of an act which the law especially enjoins..." — RCW 7.16.160
"Issued... where there is not a plain, speedy and adequate remedy..." — RCW 7.16.170
"Courts may fine or jail until obeyed." — RCW 7.16.280
Federal/State Update (June 2025)
"Rule changes undermined fiber prioritization in WA's $1.2B program" — Spokane Public Radio Report
Kitsap County (August 2024)
"Authorization to coordinate funding, stakeholder outreach, and infrastructure planning" — County Designation Memo
Washington State Broadband Office (2024)
"State confirms completion of action and equity plans under Internet for All initiative; guides BEAD deployment" — WSBO Documentation
Washington Supreme Court (1998)
"Deceptive charges are actionable under WA law; class can proceed notwithstanding carrier status" — Supreme Court Ruling
Washington Supreme Court (2003)
"Courts will strike fees that function as taxes without authority and require refunds" — Supreme Court Ruling
Washington Supreme Court (2007)
"RCW 35.21.860 prohibits certain municipal franchise fees; unlawful extractions must end" — Supreme Court Ruling
Washington Supreme Court (2019)
"Court affirmed county power to require compensation and compliance for ROW use" — Supreme Court Ruling
Washington Court of Appeals (2018-2019)
"Decision recognized municipal authority over public broadband assets" — Court of Appeals Ruling
Federal Cable Act & WA AG Opinion
"In no event shall [cable] franchise fees exceed 5 percent of gross revenues" — 47 U.S.C. §542
"Counties may impose compensatory franchise fees under RCW 36.55.010, subject to limits" — WA Attorney General Opinion
Washington Franchise Renewal Fact Sheet (2016)
"The franchising authority... must evaluate the cable provider's performance and conduct a community needs assessment" — 47 U.S.C. §546 Requirements
"The Cable Act permits a community to deny renewal if past performance has been inadequate" — Renewal Denial Authority
"A typical goal of providers in franchise renewal is to eliminate or trim back obligations" — Provider Strategy Warning
47 C.F.R. §8.1(a) - Effective 2023
"Providers must publish accurate, standardized performance/pricing disclosures" — 47 C.F.R. §8.1(a)
FCC 18-183A1 (December 2018)
"Our broadband maps are woefully inaccurate. They overstate coverage... and understate where universal service support is needed." — Commissioner Rosenworcel
"Much of the data we have may have been faulty from the start... it is no secret that our wireless maps are a mess." — FCC Order
"The woeful inadequacy of our initial eligibility map has plagued the Mobility Fund Phase II proceeding." — Commissioner O'Rielly
King County Superior Court (2019)
"Hidden fee practices requiring broad consumer restitution" — AG Settlement Terms
47 C.F.R. §76.309 - Cable Customer Service Standards
"Franchise authorities may enforce customer service standards... after providing 90 days' notice" — 47 C.F.R. §76.309(a)
Heos v City of East Lansing, No. 165763 (February 3, 2025)
"A municipality may not circumvent the [constitutional amendment] by enlisting a cooperative nongovernmental entity to accept the imposition of a franchise fee with the express understanding that the entity would, in turn, be required to collect the franchise fee from would-be taxpayers..." — Page 2, Syllabus
"The City has admitted that the 5% charge was chosen on the basis of similar rates charged in other communities, thus the charge lacks a 'reasonable relationship... between the amount of the fee and the value of [a] service or benefit.'" — Page 13
Washington Court of Appeals, Div. I – No. 77310-1-I (Apr. 8, 2019)
"Published opinion of the Washington Court of Appeals, Division I, in Public Utility District No. 2 of Pacific County v. Comcast of Washington IV, Inc., et al." — Filed Apr. 8, 2019
Kitsap County Contract (Effective September 11, 2023)
"The County agrees to provide the Subrecipient with an award not to exceed $6,650,000." — KC-438-23, p.1, §2
"Funds shall be used by KPUD to construct and expand fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband service in unserved and underserved areas of Kitsap County." — KC-438-23, p.2
"The term of this Agreement shall commence on September 11, 2023 and shall expire on December 31, 2026." — KC-438-23, p.1
Federal Communications Commission (2025)
"Issues with your Internet speeds, including not receiving advertised speeds or latency issues" — FCC Speed Category
Comcast Washington (March 28, 2023)
"We are investing $280 million this year to offer multi-gigabit Internet speeds... expand broadband and video services to more than 60,000 additional homes and businesses" — Comcast press release
Mayor's 2025 Initiatives (February 2025)
"Continue looking for opportunities to expand broadband and increase internet access for residents and businesses" — Vague promise while crisis ongoing
Comcast Institutional Network (2003-2017)
"$500 per strand-mile per year billed to City" — Annual maintenance for government-only fiber
"Institutional Network used by City Hall, police, utilities, and public facilities" — Fiber for government, coax for citizens
City-CenturyLink Agreement (2013-2015+)
"Minimum 2-year term, automatic renewals, penalty clauses for early exit" — Vendor lock-in provisions
"Disputes to be litigated in Kitsap County courts" — Local legal jurisdiction established
December 2006 Letter
"City's reliance on Comcast franchise framework dating back decades" — Historical pattern established
Telecom Service Contract (2010s era)
"City obligated to pay recurring fees for telecom services despite owning access to public backbone" — Vendor lock-in over public option
Kitsap Daily News (January 2018)
"Wave Broadband notified the City of Port Orchard that cable rates would increase... City required at least 30 days' notice under the franchise" — Franchise exists but hidden from public
Port Orchard Municipal Code (Current)
"A light franchise is intended to grant a limited right to occupy public rights-of-way for the purpose of maintaining facilities" — Framework exists but not used for fiber
Information Services Briefing (January 22, 2025)
"Cable Franchise – Wave/Comcast, broadcasting technology review underway" — Listed as one of 24 active projects
George Geyer Franchise Update (2021)
"Our current Comcast Cable Franchise agreement expires May 2021... possible proposed one-year additional extension for Comcast would carry the current franchise to May 2022" — Extended once, then let expire
"1,587 On-line surveys completed... Community Needs Assessment Report received - 27 March 2019" — Extensive public input gathered, then ignored
"In the past, we've renewed the existing agreement but not involved the public. This time we have so the process is taking longer than anticipated" — Excuse for delays despite years of preparation
Kitsap County Zoning Map (Amended December 16, 2024)
"This map was revised on December 16, 2024, and is effective as of April 1, 2025, superseding previous zoning maps" — Can update complex zoning but not cable franchises
Kitsap Economic Development Alliance (2025)
"With over 500 miles of high-speed fiber (via Kitsap Public Utility District), Kitsap County has a robust public fiber-optic backbone" — County promotes fiber it won't connect to homes
"Kitsap PUD also provides open infrastructure (wholesale middle-mile fiber) across Kitsap County" — Open access exists but not utilized
TCI History (1968-2002)
"By the early 1980s, [TCI] had become the largest cable television operator in the U.S." — Built TV systems, not broadband infrastructure
"Despite franchise obligations in the 1990s to upgrade to fiber, systems remained coaxial" — 30+ years of broken upgrade promises
"In 2002, Comcast absorbed the AT&T Broadband division (including TCI's systems)" — Comcast inherited 1970s coax, never upgraded
TCI/Carlsbad Cablevision (September 1, 1987)
"YOUR NEW CHANNEL LINE-UP IS EFFECTIVE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1987" — 32 channels was state-of-the-art
"HBO, CNN, ESPN, Nickelodeon, MTV, Disney, C-SPAN" — Built for TV channels, not gigabit internet
City of Bainbridge Island (December 2001)
"The Franchise is amended to expire on January 31, 2008" — Clear expiration unlike Kitsap's expired mess
"Engineering study on feasibility of an institutional network within 6 months" — Bainbridge demanded network studies
Company-Histories.com (St. James Press, 1990)
"TCI focused on acquiring suburban and rural systems, while competitors overpaid for urban markets" — Strategy that built Kitsap's infrastructure
"Government reports by 1988 warned of TCI's market concentration and consumer complaints about rates/service" — Same problems 37 years later
Puget Sound Business Journal (November 7, 2001)
"AT&T Broadband said Thursday that it has agreed to acquire cable television systems from Northland Cable Television Inc. of Seattle... in the city of Bainbridge Island and in portions of Kitsap County" — Confirms Kitsap systems acquisition
"provide cable services to about 6,500 customers... Northland's cable systems served about 119,975 basic subscribers and 3,950 premium subscribers in about 201,000 homes" — Scale of operations acquired
Wikipedia Historical Overview (2025)
"AT&T acquired the assets of TCI and renamed it to AT&T Broadband" — TCI infrastructure becomes AT&T
"The value of the transaction was $72 billion... finalized in mid-November 2002" — Largest cable merger in history
Background documents, studies, and supplementary evidence for those who want the complete picture.
KC11027 - Kitsap County Information Services (July 2018)
"The Franchise Fee... is .25 cents for Comcast Customers and .23 cents for Wave customers. Federal cable legislation allows the cable companies to pass on this fee to their customers." — KC11027 Cable Franchise FAQ
"Kitsap County citizens are offered a 30 percent discount... This discount only applies to the Limited Basic tier of TV service; it doesn't apply to Internet, telephone or any other services." — KC11027 Cable Franchise FAQ
Xfinity Broadband Labels (April-August 2025)
"Gigabit Plan: 1100 Mbps down / 4 Mbps up... Price: $114/month... Data Cap: 1.2 TB; $10/50 GB overage" — Xfinity Broadband Label (June 7, 2025)
"My bill is already over $200.00 per month, which is outrageous." — Customer Complaint, Xfinity Survey Page 41
Governing.com (2022)
"Municipal networks account for nine of the ten fastest broadband networks in the country." — Governing.com Analysis, Page 4
"Chattanooga's EPB municipal fiber-optic network generated $2.69 billion over 10 years..." — Governing.com Analysis, Page 9
JAMA Network Open (January 2023)
"According to cost models, the estimated mean total cost savings ranged from $147.4 to $186.1 per visit... mean savings of 148.6 roundtrip travel miles and 2.9 hours of roundtrip driving time." — Results, Page 3
"Vehicle cost: $0.56/mile (IRS 2020) or $0.82/mile (AAA) multiplied by round-trip distance." — eMethods Supplement, Page 3
Technological Forecasting & Social Change (2019)
"Combining adoption and speed contributed 5.49% to OECD GDP in total or 0.38% annually on average." — Abstract, Page 1
Brattle Group & Phoenix Center Verification (2024-2025)
"The Phoenix study finds a 5.6% increase in housing values for suburban areas... Housing values increase by $1.64 trillion... average increase of $27,000-$41,000 per house." — Brattle Report & Phoenix Verification
ILSR/CommunityNets (2024-2025)
"Symmetrical 100 Mbps $40, 1 Gbps $70, 2.5 Gbps $150, 10 Gbps $250. No usage caps, long-term contracts, or hidden fees." — Page 4
KPUDFiber.org (2024-2025)
"1 Gigabit Internet — No Contract! 1000/1000 — $79.95/mo… No Contract, Router Rental, Data Caps, Throttling or Hidden Charges." — Page 7
Quantum Fiber/FBA Studies (2024-2025)
"4.9% reduction for a non-fiber house, 3.2% for a non-fiber condo, 12.8% for a non-fiber rental apartment." — Quantum Fiber/FBA Research
MOST Policy Initiative (2023)
"UC rural telehealth system saved 139 miles, 123 minutes, and $78 per consult... Communities without high-speed internet could benefit the most from telemedicine." — Page 2
Telecompetitor/Network:On (2023)
"Fixed broadband adoption drove 10.9% of the accumulated growth in the U.S. GDP between 2010 and 2020." — Telecom Advisory Services via Network:On
BroadbandIllinois (2012)
"Doubling broadband speeds for an economy increases GDP by 0.3%." — Page 1
Axios/Deloitte (2021)
"A 10-point increase in broadband access would have yielded 875,000 new jobs and $186B more output in 2019." — Page 2
Kitsap PUD (2025-2026)
"Construction of 21 nodes using ARPA funds; open-access for multiple ISPs" — KPUD Announcement
California Learning Resource Network (February 13, 2025)
"Customer reports... detail experiences of reduced speeds, particularly during peak evening hours." — CLRN Analysis
"While Xfinity markets 'unlimited' plans, exceeding a certain monthly data threshold (typically 1.2TB)... results in overage charges ($10 per 50GB, up to $100)." — CLRN Report
"Through a combination of QoS, congestion management, and data cap policies, Xfinity exercises considerable control over network traffic." — CLRN Technical Assessment
Comcast/Xfinity Support (2025)
"The 1.2 Terabyte Internet Data Usage Plan does not apply to... xFi Complete, or Unlimited Data Option customers." — Xfinity Support, p.2
"The Plan is not applicable in our Northeast markets, including CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, VA, VT, WV, the District of Columbia, and parts of NC and OH." — Xfinity Support, p.2
Comcast Washington (December 14, 2023)
"Comcast has begun construction to expand... to more than 450 additional homes and businesses in Silverdale." — Comcast Press Release
"The network expansion will offer... residential broadband speeds faster than 1 Gbps and business speeds up to 100 Gbps." — Comcast Washington
"The fiber is in the ground. The County and Cities use it. You paid for it. So why can't you?"
