Time Warner Cable chalks markings up to bad communication
Community members found blue markings on the Esplanade and around South Redondo on July 5. Photo provided by the City of Redondo Beach. Councilmember Steven Aspel was awakened early on July 5 to phone calls, text messages and emails about strange markings around his district. The blue markings found on sidewalks around South Redondo and the Esplanade advertised a Time Warner Cable WiFi rollout throughout the city. The citizens were mad and the city was confused. Earlier in the year the city and Time Warner Cable had discussed the proposed WiFi rollout, but the permits for the service had not yet been approved. More importantly to the citizens of Redondo Beach, the markings, which turned out to be chalk, were illegal. Also, the WiFi boxes that were installed were not approved by the city yet. “We were surprised,” said Marissa Christiansen, Assistant to the City Manager at last Tuesday’s city council meeting. “[It was] not something the city has authorized.” WiFi boxes from Time Warner Cable. Photo provided by the City of Redondo Beach. Time Warner Cable, under the Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act of 2006 is allowed as a state franchise to provide cable services to…
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