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According to dozens of cable industry experts and local activists, San Francisco's cable franchise agreement with Viacom is probably the worst of its kind in California and possibly the country. The San Francisco Bay Guardian looks at how Viacom had City Hall wired and why the city should force new owner Tele-Communications Inc. (TCI) to provide better rates, better services, better public-access opportunities, and better community programming. (Aug. 2, 1995)