Los Gatos, Monte Sereno and Saratoga have approved the ownership transfer of their cable television provider from South Bay Cablevision to TCI on Cleveland Inc.
The councils in all three municipalities voted in favor of the transfer at meetings last week, but Los Gatos Assistant Town Manager Jim Piper said the change won't take place until Mountain View, Santa Clara and Milpitas also approve the transfer. Piper said these cities are due to vote on the issue this month.
The West Valley municipalities had held their approval of the transfer until the Santa Clara County District Attorney finished its investigation into South Bay Cablevision for unfair business practices. In a settlement announced Feb. 21, the cable company agreed to refund $1.2 million in late fees and connection charges to customers who overpaid.
This article appeared in the Los Gatos Weekly-Times, April 10, 1996.
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