5105
HARFORD COUNTY

(1)    CAPACITY AND COMMITMENT TO MEET LOCAL
NEEDS: EACH APPLICANT MUST DEMONSTRATE, IN DETAIL, ITS
CAPACITY AND COMMITMENT TO MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS AND
INTERESTS OF THE RESIDENTS OF HARFORD COUNTY, INCLUDING
ASSISTANCE FOR THE PUBLIC UTILIZATION OF THE CATV
SYSTEM'S CAPACITY. THE CATV SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A
MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNICATIONS, EDUCATIONAL AND
ENTERTAINMENT NEEDS OF COUNTY RESIDENTS, THEREFORE THE
BASIC VALUE OF ANY CATV APPLICATION IS THE DEGREE TO
WHICH IT DEMONSTRATES AN ABILITY TO MEET THOSE NEEDS, FOR
THE PRESENT AND IN THE FUTURE. EACH APPLICANT WILL
DESCRIBE THE TECHNICAL DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING
SUCH DETAIL AS MAY PERMIT A PROPER EVALUATION OF THE
PROPOSAL. THE DESCRIPTION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
LIMITED TO, TWO-WAY AND SWITCHING CAPABILITY, TERMINAL
FACILITIES, CONVERTERS, AND PRESENT AND FUTURE CHANNEL
CAPACITY. OTHER ELEMENTS WHICH WILL BE CONSIDERED ARE
THE APPLICANTS' PROPOSALS FOR EXPANDING BASIC SERVICES,
PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SERVICES, ESTABLISHING A TWO-WAY AND
BROAD BAND COMMUNICATION NETWORK. THE APPLICANTS SHALL
ALSO STATE HOW MANY CHANNELS, WHAT FACILITIES, AND WHAT
SERVICES SHALL BE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE TO THE COUNTY,
THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS AND THE PUBLIC, AND WHICH FACILITIES
AND SERVICES SHALL BE AT COST. EXAMPLES OF THE TYPES OF
ELEMENTS TO BE CONSIDERED IN THIS CRITERION ARE THE
APPLICANTS' PLANS AND PROPOSALS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND
OPERATION OF ADEQUATELY EQUIPPED STATION, STUDIO OR OTHER
SUITABLE PLACE FOR LOCAL PROGRAM ORIGINATION, PUBLIC
SERVICE PROGRAMMING, STAFFING, COMMITMENTS FOR ASSISTANCE
TO EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND OTHER SIMILAR
ELEMENTS.

(2)    OPERATIONAL PLANNING: EACH APPLICANT
MUST DEMONSTRATE ITS MANAGERIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL
CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT ALL OF THE TECHNICAL, PROGRAM, AND
OTHER PROPOSALS THAT ARE EMBODIED IN ITS APPLICATION.
EXAMPLES OF ELEMENTS TO BE CONSIDERED ARE THE PROPOSED
NUMBERS AND CLASSIFICATIONS OF TECHNICAL, PROFESSIONAL,
MANAGEMENT, OFFICE AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL; THE
TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS OF THE
APPLICANT'S MANAGEMENT STAFF; THE GENERAL CORPORATE PLAN
FOR DECISION MAKING PERSONNEL, LINES OF AUTHORITY, THE
RELATIONSHIP OF PROPOSED STAFFING TO THE PROJECTED
EVOLUTION OF PROGRAMMING, AND SYSTEM PROCEDURES DESIGNED
TO ASSURE ATTENTION AND RESPONSIVENESS TO COUNTY
RESIDENTS.

(3)    INTEGRATION OF OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT:
EACH APPLICANT MUST REFLECT THE DEGREE TO WHICH ITS
OWNERS WILL PARTICIPATE, DAILY OR OTHERWISE, IN THE
MANAGEMENT OF THE SYSTEM. THE ASSUMPTION HEREUNDER IS
THAT WHERE THE OPERATORS OF THE SYSTEM POSSESS A
PECUNIARY INTEREST IN ITS OPERATION, THE LIKELIHOOD OF
EFFICIENCY, THOROUGHNESS, AND RESPONSIVENESS IS