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The Office of Cable Communications was established in 1974 as a part of the Board of Public Works. Its purpose was to review Federal Communications Commission regulations, insure compliance, and to promote the City's interests in relation to cable television. An ordinance passed in 1976 mandated City procedures and regulations that cable companies must follow. In 1978, the Office was transferred to the Executive Department and a penalties and enforcement section was added to the Cable Communications ordinance. In 1988 the Office was abolished and its function transferred to the Department of Licenses and Consumer Affairs; the cable franchising function was subsequently moved to the Department of Administrative Services in 1992.

Working papers of Jim Hurd, cable communications coordinator when the office was part of the Board of Public Works. Includes correspondence, reports, reference materials, and citizen comments concerning the CATV ordinance, municipal ownership and other issues relating to the development and regulation of cable television in Seattle.

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Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and reference materials relating to cable television issues. Includes files and reports from the City's National Telecommunications and Information Administration grant project. Records are primarily from the years Frank Grief was OCC director, but also include materials from the years that the office was part of the Board of Public Works.

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Correspondence to and from the Office of Cable Communications. Arranged chronologically.

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General correspondence to and from various cable companies operating in Seattle.

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Requests to the City by cable companies for rate increases. Includes correspondence, studies, reports, and notes. Also included are investigations of unauthorized rates being charged between 1976-1980.

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Applications and permit copies for construction of cable lines in Seattle. Includes name of applicant and proposed locations. Also included are two folders of correspondence, reports, legal documents, and testimony regarding rents paid for attaching cable lines to City Light poles.

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The Board was created in 1976 to advise the Mayor and City Council on cable television related issues. The Board makes recommendations to the City on the granting of cable franchises, resolution of citizen disputes related to franchising and cable service, the use of access channels, and generally advises the City in the formulation and implementation of cable communications policy.

Proceedings of the Citizens Cable Communications Advisory Board.

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Correspondence to and from the Advisory Board relating to cable communications.

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