Cambridge Community TV (CCTV), nonprofit corporation that adminis...
Cambridge Community TV (CCTV), nonprofit corporation that administers public access cable channels in Cambridge, Mass., filed breach of contract suit against AT&T in Middlesex Superior Court. CCTV charged AT&T with failing to make full payment of public access contribution…
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for 2000, final year of 15-year license agreement. CCTV Exec. Dir. Susan Fleischmann said license provided that in final year, revenue of first 6 months would be used to determine gross annual revenue for that year, and that final payment of 3% be paid to CCTV. After paying only one quarter of amount due, company said it fulfilled all obligations and opposed any claims for further payments, she said. “AT&T collected a 3% public access fee from subscribers in Cambridge in the year 2000,” Fleischmann said, and “that money was intended to provide support for public access services.” License agreement was signed by AT&T’s predecessor American Cablesystems.