Framingham Residents: Are You Happy With Your Comcast Cable Service?

Framingham Selectmen held a public hearing Tuesday night with its Cable Advisory Committee to begin its renewal process with Comcast for cable television service for the Town of Framingham and its residents.

Framingham Cable Advisory Committee Chair Annabel Dodd, who attended the meeting along with committee member Peter Barnes and Norma Shulman, said the process to renew Comcast's contract with the Town of Framingham will take about two years of negotiations.

The current contract expires in July 2016 and the Town is seeking a 10-year franchise renewal.

Per federal law, cable modem, telephone service, and pricing are not included in the license agreements.

Framingham residents have the choice of Comcast, Verizon or RCN for cable service providers.

Dodd said the committee is seeking customers' thoughts on installation service, repair service, experience with Comcast in billing disputes, experiences contacting Comcast's customer service. She said both favorable and critical comments are welcomed.

Dodd also said as part of the negotiations the committee plans to discuss keeping a local office of Comcast in Framingham for equipment exchange and customer service needs.

She also mentioned other communities had negotiated a senior discount with Comcast and they were looking to do the same.

Bill Rabkin spoke at Tuesday night's hearing, not as the President of Access Framingham, but as a Comcast subscriber. He said in general he has been happy, but he would like for Comcast to be required to list specifically what local programming appears on the town's three local station, not just a "generic" local programming in the online guides. 

Shulman echoed his complaint.

Framingham Patch asked Facebook readers their thoughts on Comcast cable service in town and received several responses last night.

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