Local Access TV in Jeopardy

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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Subject: Local Access TV in Jeopardy
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 12:54:35 -0800
From: Dennis Paull <dpaull () svpal org>
To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>

Hi Dave,

This is for IP if you see fit.

Dennis Paull
Half Moon Bay, CA

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[ from Democracy Now ]

DEADLINE FOR THIS ACTION IS THE END OF THE DAY, Mon Feb 13, 2006:

File a comment with the FCC

Cable TV and the major telecom companies, while competing for your
business, are united in trying to do away with local public access
television and the right of cities and towns to negotiate fair deals
with these companies. These multi-year deals, called franchises, are the
basis of the PEG system - the Public, Educational and Government
channels that these cable/telecom companies must provide to cities where
they do business.

Companies like Verizon, AT&T (formerly SBC Global), Comcast and Time
Warner hope to hike their profits while at the same time doing away with
any public interest or pubic access obligations to the cities and towns
where the operate.

Choose a link below and follow the simple instructions -

the deadline for comments is end of day Monday February 13!

An important FCC proceeding is underway that could well impact the
future for community access media.

Please take a few moments now and make public comments - and ask every
supporter you know to please join our cause.

Keep Community Media Local!

For cable access organizations, producers and access supporters there
are three excellent sites available to choose from:

Access organizations = _http://www.alliancecm.org_
<http://www.alliancecm.org/>

Access producers & friends = _http://mnn.org/saveaccess/nprmhowto.html_

General public & other allies =
_http://www.freepress.net/fcc/comment.php?d=05-311_



And for inspiration, here's word from Jeff Chester at Center for Digital
Democracy standing up and speaking out!

_http://www.democraticmedia.org/news/washingtonwatch/FCCfiling.html_

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