Telecommunications Management Corp. (TMC) is an independent consulting firm, founded in 1972, with
no ties either to cable television system operators or equipment manufacturers.
All of our clients are local governments.
TMC's experience
in assisting municipalities in all aspects of their relationships with cable
operators is unparalleled. TMC has provided consultant services to such major
cities as New Orleans, Nashville, Miami, Baltimore, the District of Columbia,
Portland, Cincinnati, Phoenix, Minneapolis, Jacksonville, Little Rock, San Jose
and Los Angeles, in addition to more than 400 smaller communities.
Our general
experience has included almost all aspects of cable television and
communications, including:
(a) Provision of consultant services and
support for the initial franchise award, renewal and transfer processes.
(b) Cable system performance review and
evaluation.
(c) Technical evaluation of cable systems,
including the introduction of new technology such as fiber optics and digital
compression.
(d) Financial evaluation of cable systems,
including franchise fee and compliance audits.
(e) Planning studies of new and advanced
services that could be provided via cable systems, and evaluating the costs and
benefits of such services.
(f) Evaluating public, educational and
governmental (PEG) access needs.
(g) Reviewing system construction, operations
and technical performance, and planning for governmental, educational and public
uses of cable system facilities and channels.
TMC's primary
personnel are Mr. Carl Pilnick and Mr. Michael J. Friedman. Mr. Pilnick is
President and Principal Consultant of TMC and has been responsible for all
consultant assignments since TMC's founding in 1972. His resume includes
Bachelor's and Master's degrees in electronics engineering and over 35 years of
cable television experience. He is a member of the Society of Cable Television
Engineers.
In addition, Mr.
Pilnick was a member of the Federal Communications Commission's Technical
Advisory Committee, which advised the FCC on cable technology, standards and
practices. He is extremely familiar with the services that cable systems may
not only offer today, but advanced services that may be provided in the future.
He also has extensive experience in franchise negotiations and strategies,
franchise renewals, cable system finances and operation.
Mr. Friedman has
been an Associate Consultant with TMC for the past 22 years and has participated
in all TMC projects during that period. He holds Bachelor's and Master's
degrees in communications, and has been a featured speaker on franchise renewal
and new developments in cable television technology at seminars for the National
Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) and the Alliance
for Community Media. Mr. Friedman is a past president of the States of
California and Nevada (SCAN) Chapter of NATOA, and has served on the SCAN NATOA
Board since 1996.
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