SWAP! Adelphia North Berkshire to become a Time-Warner franchise

UPDATE (04-27-04): Berkshire Eagle reporter Chris Marcisz has checked back with Adelphia in Colorado and their PR person apparently now has her story straight -- ALL of the Adelphia franchisees in Berkshire County -- including South County -- are proposed to become part of Time Warner.

UPDATED (04-23-04): North Adams Mayor John Barrett says cities and towns which are part of the Comcast/Time-Warner/Adelphia merger and spinoff have 120 days to give their approval locally. Also, and to clarify, Adelphia's spokeswoman told GreylockNews.com on Thursday that she understood it was all of the North Berkshire Adelphia franchise (including Adams and North Adams) which would go to Time-Warner, even though their corporate PR documents call it the "Williamstown" system. Finally, Consumers Union's website www.hearusnow.org has an excellent piece on the dangers of cable consolidation. CLICK HERE TO READ EARLIER VERSION.