Alliance for Community Media

Dear AT&T, Stop Destroying PEG

candace — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:36:13 -0700

About 10 years ago I was obsessed with making videos for my high school A/V class. So obsessed, in fact, that I remember trying to bargain with the teacher about letting me use the equipment over the summer.

House Subcommittee Will Ask FCC to Examine Harm to PEG

Stevie Converse — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:00:10 -0700

Public, Educational, and Governmental (PEG) Access to Cable Television Hearing

Mary Alice Crim — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 06:24:25 -0700

Start: 09/17/2008 - 12:15

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

The Alliance for Community Media will testify at a House hearing on the affect of cable televisions' current regulatory and business environment on PEG programming. More information is available here.

ACM to Testify at House Subcommittee Hearing on Sept. 17

Stevie Converse — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:49:00 -0700

Deficiencies in the U-Verse PEG System Confirmed by AT&T

Stevie Converse — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:57:56 -0700

Assessing the Damage

Stevie Converse — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:02:21 -0700

State video franchise laws have swept the nation in the past few years, including passage of the Cable and Video Competition Law of 2007 in Illinois. The change from regulation by local governments to state law has resulted in harm to public benefits in many states around the nation.

Video Sharing Capability to Debut at ACM Conference

Stevie Converse — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:58:26 -0700

The Server Standards Work Group (SSWG) of the Alliance for Community Media (ACM) announced today that they will debut a new Video File Sharing Social Network at the Alliance For Community Media’s International Conference and Exhibition held here from July 9-12.

Cable Franchising Bills No Help to Consumers, Says Survey

Stevie Converse — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:19:27 -0700

State cable franchising bills have not led to lower cable rates, and support for public access channels has eroded in those states with such schemes, according to a survey conducted by the Alliance for Community Media and the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors.