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The referendum on November 8 gave Cambridge the right to set up an independent commission to compete with private companies for the city's cable franchise.
The referenda ballots--which will also list a question asking if the city should establish a cable television authority to bid for the Cambridge franchise, and another non-binding measure concerning housing policy--are considered a low priority and counted separately
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The answer lies in the question itself. The city should be allowed to apply for the Cambridge franchise, and only if it presents the best proposal, should it build a municipally-owned cable system. Cable TV is one of the fastest-growing entertainment industries nationally. Cambridge, while not ideal because...
But the question of who eventually gets the city's franchise steps ahead of the referendum's query. Cambridge should be allowed to compete for the sake of competition, to push private operators for their best package. The cable industry has been backsliding of late on franchise options, particularly in...