Working papers of Jim Hurd, cable communications coordinator when the office was part of the Board of Public Works. Includes correspondence, reports, reference materials, and citizen comments concerning the CATV ordinance, municipal ownership and other issues relating to the development and regulation of cable television in Seattle.

Requests to the City by cable companies for rate increases. Includes correspondence, studies, reports, and notes. Also included are investigations of unauthorized rates being charged between 1976-1980.