Official:Consenting to the transfer of control of the Areas I, III and IV cable television franchises from Comcast Corporation to AT&T Comcast Corporation; the transfer of the Area I cable television franchise by merger of Comcast Cablevision of Philadelphia Area I, Inc. with and into Comcast Cablevision of Philadelphia, Inc., a direct subsidiary of Comcast Cable Communications, Inc.; and the reorganization or conversion of the legal form of Comcast Cablevision of Philadelphia, Inc. to a limited liability company; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Kenney
Introduced: May 30, 2002
: Committee on Public Property and Public Works
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2000–2003 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.
That is not unusual here. Of the 8,465 bills introduced between 2000 and 2025, 1,624 lapsed without a single recorded vote. Ninety percent of bills that became law carry a roll call. Three percent of lapsed bills do. How this works.
This bill allows AT&T Comcast Corporation to take control of three Philadelphia cable television franchises from Comcast Corporation. The transfer includes changes in the structure of a related company.
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