Have your say at hearings on planned cable TV merger

The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Cable Television Division is holding a series of public hearings involving the merger of Time Warner Cable and Comcast Corp.

Comcast has submitted a joint application with Oceanic Time Warner Cable’s parent company, TWC, for the transfer of control of Oceanic’s Hawaii cable franchises, at the parent level, from TWC to Comcast.

These hearings will give the public an opportunity to provide comments to CATV on the proposed transfer and any cable-related issue. The public hearings begin Monday and end Friday.

SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARINGS

» Monday at 4:30 p.m. West Hawaii Civic Center, Community Meeting Hale, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Kailua-Kona

» Monday at 4:30 p.m. Lihue Civic Center, Moikeha Building, Room 2A/B; Planning Committee Meeting Room, 4444 Rice St., Lihue

» Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. Cameron Center Auditorium, 95 Mahalani St., Wailuku

» Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi St., Hilo

» Thursday at 4:30 p.m. West Maui Senior Center, Classroom 115, 788 Pauoa St., Lahaina

» Friday at 4:30 p.m. King Kalakaua Building, Queen Liliuokalani Conference Room, 335 Merchant St., Honolulu

For those who cannot attend in person, comments can be emailed to cabletv@dcca.hawaii.gov, faxed to 586-2625 or mailed to Cable Television Division, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, P.O. Box 541, Honolulu, HI 96809.