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Time Warner Fights Back Near K.C.(Merriam, Kansas)(Brief Article)

Merriam, Kansas -- a suburb of Kansas City -- may be the place where tensions between incumbent cable operators and over-builders finally erupt.

The community of 12,000 recently put off action on cable franchises for Everest Connections and Digital Access Inc., after Time Warner Cable complained that the newcomers received preferential treatment.

The City Council has delayed a vote on the new franchises until Dec. 18 to give members time to review the situation, said Quinn Bennion, Merriam's acting city administrator. But the existing deals are expected to be approved, he said.

In a Nov.27 letter -- delivered less than an hour before the council was set to vote -- ...

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