[Submission Title]

[twal850yahoo]

name: Troy Walcott
about: Building Equity through Public Owned Cable System
title: Publicly Owned Cable System
labels: ''
assignees: ''

The Plan

Our proposal was brought about through forced necessity. After acquiring Time Warner Cable in 2016 Spectrum has shown to be nothing but a bad actor in our cities. Here in NY they have waged war on their union work force as we are the only thing that stands against them gouging the city of our resources for their profit. In 2017 using unfair bargaining tactics they began a campaign to dismantle and take us out. This is when we went on strike.

It is from this battle we realized where the real equity for our community lies. It is held by the customers who need the service and the skilled workers providing it. Once we realized this, we set out on our mission to join those two together. The customers who want the service we’ve always provided for NY and the workers who built the system from the ground up. Realizing that need created a new goal. Form a publicly owned cable company to provide equity, better service, higher quality, lower prices to our city, and remove Spectrum from the equation.

Type: virtual workshop
Length*: 30 minutes
Date: [ before August 7 | between August 7-9 | ]
Duration: 30 minutes
Language: English

Objective

1. Explain the feasibility and goal of the Public Owned Cable Cooperative.
2. Show it’s possible structures and benefits for workers, customers, and the city.
3. Provide actionable steps to help move project forward

Material and Technical Requirements

Platform: video conferencing
Technical considerations: NA
Additional considerations: NA

[List technical considerations, platform, and any resources you as presenter require AND any participant materials (indicate if support is required for a purchase/cost). Include equipment, technical, and installation requirements if applicable. We will aim to accommodate where possible]

Presenter(s)

Name: Troy WAlcott
Email: [email protected]
Url(s): UnplugSpectrum.com, InternetJustice.net
Twitter: @fasulo_chris
GitHub: [you](url to GitHub account)

Presenter Bio

Troy Walcott, born and raised in Brooklyn NY and a 20 year veteran of the cable industry. Joining the company when it was Time Warner Cable and continuing when it became Spectrum Cable. Working with the cable company also gave me the opportunity to become a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical workers, the union that represents the field technical staff that makes up the cable company. I am a shop steward for that union. Up until going on strike my last position held in the company was with survey and design. In a short explanation we were responsible for bringing cable service to the areas of the city who did not have it.