Lee County, Mediacom Reach Deal
Press release from the issuing company
Friday, January 28th, 2011
Officials with Lee County and with local cable provider Mediacom Communications said Wednesday they have reached an agreement whereby Mediacom will pay the county $55,170.24 in overdue franchise fees.
Interim County Administrator Al Crace, whose last day in that position is Friday, said the agreement will end a long-standing negotiating process with the county and the cable provider.
“I give a lot of credit to (former county administrator) Alan Ours,” Crace said. “He spent a good amount of time trying to negotiate a settlement with Mediacom, so there was no need for me to take anything but a hardball position.
