Approximately

8,000 Fayette cable TV customers will have enhanced service available

to them starting July 29.

More channels,

a more clear picture and improved reliability will be among the benefits,

according to a spokesman for AT&T Broadband.

The company

holds the franchise to offer cable service in Fayette. Its franchise agreement

with the Fayette County government called for completion of a complete

upgrade in service by last fall, but a dispute with the state Department

of Transportation over use of rights of way slowed the project.

County officials

earlier this year activated a clause in the franchise agreement allowing

the county to charge extra daily fees for the late installation, and construction

resumed this past spring.

Company spokesman

Reg Griffin said construction crews are now on track to complete the upgrade

for all 22,000 Fayette customers by October.

Most of those

receiving the upgrade this month are in the eastern portion of the county,

Griffin said, with some in the city of Fayetteville.

Notices have

been sent to all of those customers announcing the upgrade and an increase

in rates to accompany it. For instance, the monthly charge for the expanded

basic package of channels will go from $35.06 to $37.27, effective Aug.

6.

The upgraded

service will deliver 260 channels, and plans are to eventually offer phone

service and high-speed Internet access.

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