Editing Cambridge, Massachusetts (section)

=== Television and broadband ===
Cambridge Community Television (CCTV) has served the city since its inception in 1988. CCTV operates Cambridge's public access television facility and three television channels, 8, 9, and 96, on the XFinity cable system (Comcast). The city has invited tenders from other cable providers, but Comcast remains its only fixed television and broadband utility,<ref>(1) {{cite web |url=http://www.cambridgema.gov/consumercouncil/cambridgecableinformation.aspx |title=Cable Television in the City of Cambridge |year=2013 |work=Cambridge Consumers' Council |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508210917/http://www.cambridgema.gov/consumercouncil/cambridgecableinformation.aspx |archive-date=May 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 3, 2013 |quote=Comcast is currently the only cable operator that has sought a license with Cambridge. The City of Cambridge has approached other operators, more than once, about seeking a license to operate a cable TV system in Cambridge, but they have informed us that Cambridge is not part of their business plan; however, City officials stand ready to negotiate with any willing operator. }}<br />(2) {{cite web |url=http://www.mass.gov/ocabr/government/oca-agencies/dtc-lp/competition-division/cable-tv-division/municipal-info/cable-television-licenses.html |title=Cable TV franchise agreements in Massachusetts |publisher=Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs & Business Regulation (OCABR) |access-date=January 24, 2014 |archive-date=January 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116070435/http://www.mass.gov/ocabr/government/oca-agencies/dtc-lp/competition-division/cable-tv-division/municipal-info/cable-television-licenses.html |url-status=live }}</ref> though services from American satellite TV providers are available. In October 2014, Cambridge City Manager Richard Rossi appointed a citizen Broadband Task Force to "examine options to increase competition, reduce pricing, and improve speed, reliability and customer service for both residents and businesses."<ref>{{cite web |title=Broadband Task Force – City Manager's Office – City of Cambridge, Massachusetts |url=http://www.cambridgema.gov/cmanager/broadbandtaskforce |website=cambridgema.gov |access-date=October 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030041545/http://www.cambridgema.gov/cmanager/broadbandtaskforce |archive-date=October 30, 2015 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref>