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6, On May 15th a joint meeting was held to discuss makeready proaedures. Representatives from Vision Cable and from the ex- isting Utility pole owners were in attendance. Completed strand maps were presented to the engineering departments of the respect- ive utilities and standard engineering forms were agreed upon. Although all attachment agreements have not been submitted or agreed upon, Vision Cable has begun the process of pole in- spection so that when all the proper documents are executed work reques%s will be ready for submission. We now have 5wo engineers a% work on rearrangement requests. 7. Fina] negoiations are undergo, ay relative to the selection of ali contractors and equipment for the cable system. 8. Electronic design prints will soon be completed and made available to all franchisin~ bodies prior to the beginnxng of actual cable construction. 9. A test bore and soil analysis has been scheduled for the tower and TVRO earth station site in Kannapolis and upon completion the property will be readied for construction. !0. Vehicle fleet requirements have been determined. Heavy duty specialty vehicles are on order for August delivery. Light duty units will be pnrchased locally during the hex5 few months as the need dictates. ll. All necessary requests for permits or authorily have been submitted 5o the Federal Communications Commission and at this point, %~ith the exception of receipt of pole attachment agreements, our schedule coincides with our projections. If we are able to receive, approve, execute and re~urn all attachment agreements so that pole rearrangement work can begin within the next few weeks, our projected first service date of October can be an exciting reality. In addition to the items reported above, I wish to address two other associated areas: Section 6 of our operating franchise refers to the application and ~ssuance of a certificate of compliance by the FCC. I call this to your attention because the FCC has suspended this require- ment and no longer issues such a document. Vision Cable is, however, proceeding with the development and construction of its system at a rate equal to, or surpassing those provisions which relate to the certificate. Judging by typical past performance, if the FCC now required the certificate we would not have received it at this time. Again, I relate this to point out that we have already begun engin- eering and construction operations which would pi-eviously have not been instituted prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Compliance. In closing this second quarterly progress report; I wish to extend my own personal thanks to the Concord and Kannapolis Chambers of Commerce, to all the individuals with Whom I have come in contact who represent the City and Counties, and to the citizens of this area, for their help and hospitality