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Other teams relocated in hopes of attracting more interest: 1984's Washington Federals are 1985's Orlando Renegades, while the New Orleans Breakers, who had just finished moving down from Boston, packed up again and are now playing in Portland, Ore. The Chicago Blitz is a paper franchise, having suspended...
With less than four weeks to go before the City selects a cable franchise, Cambridge's cable television license appears to be heading toward American Cablesystems Corporation, based on a report released this weel by the City.
American Caster, a furniture-equipment maker, was nabbed by the Los Angeles Toxic Waste Strike Force, a team formed of police, sheriff and sanitation and health officials. The unit has devised unusual penalties for big polluters. Among those caught was a Los Angeles franchise of Culligan International, which was found...
Ask any of these people and you'll find it hasn't been easy since Cambridge voters gave the City permission to bid for a cable franchise in a 1982 referendum.
While most cities concentrate on the number of viewing options provided by a bidder--such as Home Box Office and the Playboy Channel, the Cambridge cable television competition has been dominated by the issue of public access to the eventual cable franchise.