public access television

State Video Franchise Schemes Unlikely to Lower Cable Rates

Stevie Converse — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:31:27 -0800

House Subcommittee Will Ask FCC to Examine Harm to PEG

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

Cities and the Last Mile (part 2)

Stevie Converse — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:10:53 -0700

Consumer, Reform and Media Justice Groups React to N.Y. State Public Service Commission Approval of Verizon Cable Franchise

Stevie Converse — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:08:23 -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.

Court Backs Cable Competition

Stevie Converse — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:47:42 -0700

A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s authority to set rules meant to make it easier for new cable television competitors to gain local franchises.

Strategizing to Save Public TV Channels

Stevie Converse — Fri, 16 May 2008 09:20:57 -0700

A strategy session was held this morning at Tampa Bay Community Network (TBCN) to discuss ways citizens can rally and amend Florida’s Consumer Choice Act of 2007, which threatens Florida’s public access, education and government TV channels, known as PEG channels.

The Cancellation of Channel 36

Stevie Converse — Thu, 01 May 2008 07:46:08 -0700

It's the channel you probably channel-surf right past on your way from Discovery to CNN.

Its production values can look a little ... lean. "Desperate Housewives" no doubt spends more on its backstage buffet line than it costs to operate this little local channel for a whole year.

Cable TV Crew Digs New Digs

Stevie Converse — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:45:49 -0700

It's a regular Wednesday night, and the new home of Boston's public-access cable network is buzzing. In the computer lab, three teenagers edit their new show, "Swagger." Upstairs, newbies gather in Studio A to discuss production. And in Studio B, Southie artist Dan McCole is warming up for his weekly arts talk show, "Citizen's Corner."