NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes section 440G-7 and Hawaii Administrative Rules section 16-133-14, notice is hereby given that the Director of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) will hold a public hearing in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Hawaiian Telcom Services Company, Inc.’s (Hawaiian Telcom) application for a new cable television franchise for the island of Oahu. In connection with its application for a new franchise, Hawaiian Telcom Services Company, Inc. proposes to provide video service using an IPTV design to subscribers on Oahu.

The public hearing shall be held on the following date and time and at the following location:

Date: July 19, 2006
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: Queen Lili’uokalani Conference Room
King Kalakaua Building-DCCA
335 Merchant Street, 1st Floor
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

The purpose of the public hearing is to afford interested persons the opportunity to submit data, views, or arguments, orally or in writing, on Hawaiian Telecom’s cable television franchise application. All interested persons are encouraged to review the cable television franchise application at the offices listed below prior to the public hearing and to attend the public hearing.

Copies of the application shall be available for review during normal business hours at the Hawaiian Telecom Building Retail Store, located at 1177 Bishop Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 and at the Cable Television Division (CATV), Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, 335 Merchant Street, Room 101, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813. The application may also be found at: http://www.hawaii.gov/dcca/areas/catv/cable_operators/hawaiian_telecom/

All interested persons shall be afforded the opportunity to submit their comments, both orally and in writing, at the time of the public hearing. Whether testimony is presented orally or not, interested persons are encouraged to put their comments in writing and submit them to the CATV Division via the following:

€ In person at the public hearing
€ Email to cabletv@dcca.hawaii.gov
€ Fax: (808) 586-2625; or
€ U.S. Mail to: Cable Television Division
Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
P.O. Box 541
Honolulu, Hawaii 96809

The deadline to submit written comments to DCCA is Friday, July 21, 2006, 4:30 p.m.

Individuals who require special needs accommodations for the public hearing may request assistance by writing or contacting Ms. Patti Kodama at the address above or at (808) 586-2620, at least 7 working days prior to the scheduled public hearing.

Mark E. Recktenwald
Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
(SB03509585 6/26, 7/3/06)