May 22 2007 - 10:01am
This state-wide video franchise bill and broadband initiative bill is sponsored by Assemblyman Brodsky with the support of the CWA. The press conference took place in Albany, NY on May 15th, 2007. Read the bill online: A 3980B. There is a companion bill in the Senate (S 5124). Video produced by Manhattan Neighborhood Network.
Mar 30 2007 - 5:01pm
Kids get it...why not Congress? This PSA encourages viewers to tell their senators and Congressmen about the importance of saving public access.
Nov 28 2006 - 8:25pm
The New York City Council voted on May 10th to "Keep it Local." The full Council unanimously called on the U.S. Congress NOT to pass the draconian new telecom bill that seeks to strip local municipalities of their authority over cable franchising and to limit funding and channel capacity for Public, Educational, and Government (PEG) stations.
This is a HUGE victory and sends a powerful message in support of community media and local democracy all across the country!!
Nov 28 2006 - 8:09pm
On May 24th, many cities around the country decided to show their outrage at the greedy telecoms such as AT&T, Verizon, Bell South, and Qwest. These companies are spending $1 million dollars a week to buy votes in Congress for their deregulatory legislation known as the COPE bill. COPE, which stands for Communications Opportunity Protection and Enchancement claims to offer more choices and more competion, but will in fact endager Public Access centers around the country.
Nov 25 2006 - 1:34pm
Your community cable channels (public, educational, governmental) are under threat by pending legislation in the House and Senate.
Community Access TV is a place to see and hear local viewpoints and diverse ideas and cultural expressions. This is where every person can express themselves through the making and airing of their own television show.
Nowadays commercial media interests sometimes argue that we don't need Community Access TV anymore because there are lots of commercial channels to choose from. This is like arguing that because a town has a bookstore it no longer needs a public library. As the media becomes a bigger part of our lives the public needs more Community Access TV (and other forms of non-commercial publlic "Greenspace" media - such as local low power radio, and publicly accessible Internet), not less of it!
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