Free Press: Alliance for Community Media

Media Minutes: October 23, 2009

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:56:15 -0700

The FCC proposed new rules protecting Net Neutrality. But during the run-up to the vote, AT&T's chief lobbyist sent a letter to company employees asking them to weigh in against an open Internet. And a new bill in Congress could help beleaguered community TV stations across the country.

Media Minutes: February 13, 2009

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:23:37 -0800

Community television advocates have asked the FCC to investigate AT&T’s treatment of public, educational and governmental channels on its U-verse cable TV system. And with tools for mapping and data gathering getting easier to use, people are taking government transparency into their own hands.

Media Minutes 2009-02-13

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:14:22 -0800

Dear AT&T, Stop Destroying PEG

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

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:00:10 -0700

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

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 06:24:25 -0700

Start: 09/17/2008 - 11:15

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

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:49:00 -0700

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

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:57:56 -0700

Assessing the Damage

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

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.