A standing-room-only group of Live Oak Preserve residents chided its homeowners association board last Thursday for approving a bulk cable contract that will contribute to a $301,000 increase in its 2009 budget. ...more

December 24, 2008

NEW TAMPA - A standing-room-only group of Live Oak Preserve residents chided its homeowners association board Thursday for approving a bulk cable contract that will contribute to a $301,000 increase in its 2009 budget. ...more

December 19, 2008

The New Tampa community that has made such a stink over its cable TV service is getting an audience with the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. ...more

June 18, 2008

LIVE OAK PRESERVE - The New Tampa community that has made such a stink over its cable TV service is getting an audience with the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Homeowner Zuriel Cabrera, who launched www.banbulkbilling.com, is scheduled to meet with FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and other policymakers in Washington on June 18. The commission is considering a proposal to prohibit cable companies from entering into long-term contracts with condo boards and homeowners associations. ...more

June 13, 2008

Embattled cable company Century Communications is selling its contracts for two New Tampa communities to Bright House Networks. ...more

June 7, 2008

LIVE OAK PRESERVE - Embattled cable company Century Communications is selling its contracts for two New Tampa communities to Bright House Networks. Two weeks after he denied negotiating with Bright House, Century General Manager Bill McKissock confirmed that the cable giant would be the new service provider for Live Oak Preserve and its neighboring town house community, The Hammocks. In his May 23 letter to customers, McKissock wrote that he expected the deal to close "on or about May 31st." But Bright House spokesman Joe Durkin said Monday that the two sides are working out the final details. ...more

June 3, 2008

More than 30 residents of this gated New Tampa community have filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission asking it to void their 15-year contract with Century Communications. ...more

February 10, 2008

More than 100 residents of this gated New Tampa community have filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission asking it to void their 15-year contract with Century Communications. ...more

February 9, 2008

LIVE OAK PRESERVE More than 100 residents of this gated New Tampa community have filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission asking it to void their 15-year contract with Century Communications. ...more

February 7, 2008

Century Communications has filed a motion to dismiss a breach-of-contract lawsuit brought by Live Oak Preserve's homeowners association. ...more

January 30, 2008