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Thanks to Middleboro, Freetown back on the air
Freetown :: MA :: USA | 4 months ago
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The town has finalized a deal with Middleboro to have its meetings broadcast on cable access. Selectmen approved the five-year pact during their meeting Monday night...The agreement calls for Freetown to pay $5,000 annually to Middleboro in exchange
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Westport looking to upgrade cable access
Westport :: CT :: USA | 8 months ago
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As they look toward license renewal negotiations with cable provider Charter Communications, town officials are seeking a long-term contract that would upgrade much of Westport's broadcast-related technology. They also have an eye on streamlining the
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FCC Lets Cable Access Rules Expire
Singapore :: Singapore | 8 months ago
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Federal regulators on Friday relaxed rules on cable-television companies that also own must-have content such as local sports networks, in a decision that could put pay-TV subscribers in the middle of more disputes. Until now, cable companies have
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Indiana officials who deny access to public records now face fines
Evansville :: IN :: USA | 11 months ago
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Indiana government officials who intentionally violate public access laws now face fines of $100 for the first offense and $500 after that under a new law that took effect July 1. The law, approved during the 2012 legislative session, was an effort
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San Ramon pulls the plug on TV30
San Ramon :: CA :: USA | 12 months ago
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Starting in July, Comcast viewers of San Ramon City Council meetings will have to switch from channel 30 to channel 27. U-verse subscribers will be able to find San Ramon coverage on channel 99. The switch will save the city about $75,000 a year,
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Cable access law misinterpreted
Thousand Oaks :: CA :: USA | 1 year ago
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In a Feb. 25 letter, I wrote City Manager Scott Mitnick asking why Thousand Oaks was closing down public access programming effective Feb 22. I questioned whether Time Warner complied with an important 2006 California state law, the Digital Video
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Public TV studio revives Met
Fresno :: CA :: USA | 1 year ago
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A new public-access TV station is bringing life to the former Metropolitan Museum building in downtown Fresno, which has been closed for more than two years and has served as a glaring reminder of downtown deterioration. Fresno's new locally produced
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Cable access a community resource
Thousand Oaks :: CA :: USA | 1 year ago
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Our show ran for five years on channel 25 and had a loyal following. We discussed important topics such as education, the environment, the economy and other topics with such esteemed guests as Congressman Dennis Kucinich, state Sen. Fran Pavley,
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EDITORIAL: Tougher access proposal could become state law
Evansville :: IN :: USA | 1 year ago
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A toughening of state open records/meetings laws, a seeming near lost cause late in the 2012 Indiana legislative session, actually survived and is now near to becoming state law. It is a law long sought by advocates for greater public access to
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Open government, who cares
Indianapolis :: IN :: USA | 1 year ago
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And he had some interesting statistics about how complaints the public access counselor are pretty static around 300 yearly with about 25 percent of them actual violations. In 2011, there were 354 formal complaints and 87 violations among them. And
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