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CO~STRUCTtO~ PROGRESS REPORT ViSIOi~ CABLE OF I~ETROLINA Ql~arter ending 3-31-79 During the first quarter of 1979 the following was accomplished: I. Approximately 375 strand miles of proposed CATV plant has been [napped for makeready and construction. This represents the core system as denoted within the red outlines on the en- closed area maps. 2. Application has been made for all necessary pole attach- ~ent agreements. The requested agreements are ~nder consid- eration by the City of Concord Board of Light and Water Com- missioners and the Concord Telephone Company. Duke Power Compai~y has prepared an agre.ement in response to the request ThiB agreement bas been forwarded to the Office oi the Pres- ident of Vision Cable Communications for execution. 3. ^ temporary office has been established at 23 Union Street ~torth (Chamber of Commerce) in Concord. Vision Cable of Metro- iina is located in room 207. 4. Following an extensive search final consideration ~s now being given to the selection and purchase of both a business office location and a "headend" site meeting the requirements necessary to establish ~ satellite communications "downlink" and an optimum off-the-air television 9ickup and distribution cen;..er. Ail offer has been extended for the purchase of these properties. 5. 1 joined Vision Cable as General Manager of the Metrolina Comp]'ex (Concord-Cabarrus-Rowan)on January 29, 1979. 6. A system engineer has been located and will be reporting as soon as actual makeready rearrangements are scheduled by the utilities. 7. Bids are being accepted and contractors are under evaluat- ion for system construction]. 8. Cable and electronics are also under evaluation.