CONNECTICUT
Posted on April 16, 2008 - 6:38am.
from: Simsbury Community TV
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Is the face of public access programming changing?
Could revisions to a bill passed by the House last year change the way West Hartford residents view public access programming?
That's the question some public access leaders are asking after members of the Connecticut House of Representatives convened to revise the language of a 2007 bill deregulating the cable broadcasting market in the state. Supporters of the bill hoped it would stimulate competition by allowing new entrants into Connecticut's television broadcasting market.
Posted on March 17, 2008 - 10:13pm.
from: Community Media Clippings
Video Clips of Connecticut Public Hearing on PEG Access TV
March 16, 2008
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On March 7 Connecticut's Joint Committee on Energy & Technology held a 4-hour hearing on HB 5814, a bill to amend their recent statewide video franchising law. Connecticut PEG access advocates are asking to have two essential protections added:
Posted on March 17, 2008 - 10:06pm.
from: Broadband Reports
U-Verse's Sorry Excuse For Public Access TV
CT's version of public access CSPAN a little annoyed....
Monday Mar 17 2008 by Karl
As Verizon and AT&T lobbyists worked to eliminate the local video franchise system, consumer advocates pointed out that such moves resulted in the death of public access.
Posted on March 10, 2008 - 8:18pm.
from: New Haven Register
Hartford Public Access May Be on U-verse After 18-Month Delay
March 8, 2008
By Luther Turmelle
Local public access television channels could make their debut on AT&T’s U-verse system by sometime next month, 16 months after the service was launched in the state, company officials said Friday.
Posted on March 10, 2008 - 8:16pm.
from: Record Journal
Regular channels on AT&T sought for community access [extended report]
by George Moore
MyRecordJournal.com (CT)
03/07/08
HARTFORD - Public television officials and others argued before the state legislature Friday that AT&T should be required to offer community access and government television as regular channels in its new U-verse television service.
Posted on March 9, 2008 - 8:18am.
from: CTN
U-Verse:cable comparison of PEG
Over the past few months, AT&T has introduced its U-Verse to Connecticut. In the past week, the state legislature (in short session this year) has started to introduce amendments to the Certified Video Service Competition law from last year. On 3/8/08, the proposed bill had a hearing for almost 4 hours.
Posted on March 9, 2008 - 8:13am.
from: Glimpses Through Stained Glass
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Blogging interrupted by citizenship
Members of the Energy & Technology Committee:
I, ..., current Chairman of the Cable Advisory Council Comcast Branford and Statewide Video Council designee; DO NOT SUPPORT HB5814, An Act Concerning Community Access Television. [I do however support Community Access TV in to the wee hours of the morning.]
Posted on March 9, 2008 - 8:11am.
from: New Haven Register
Posted on Sat, Mar 8, 2008
Public access channels may be on U-verse by next month
By Luther Turmelle, North Bureau Chief
HARTFORD — Local public access television channels could make their debut on AT&T’s U-verse system by sometime next month, 16 months after the service was launched in the state, company officials said Friday.
Posted on March 9, 2008 - 8:05am.
from: Record Journal
Regular channels on AT&T sought for community access
By: George Moore, Staff
03/07/2008
HARTFORD - Public television officials and others argued before the state legislature Friday that AT&T should be required to offer community access and government television as regular channels in its new U-verse television service.
Posted on March 6, 2008 - 7:48am.
from: My Record journal
Public access may be hard to access on U-verse
By: George Moore, staff 8:20 pm
03/05/2008
WALLINGFORD - The ability to find public access shows while channel surfing will play a central role in a struggle between public access advocates and AT&T's new television service, U-verse.
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