CONNECTICUT

CT: Is the face of public access programming changing?

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.

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CT: Video Clips of Connecticut Public Hearing on PEG Access TV

Posted on March 17, 2008 - 10:13pm.

from: Community Media Clippings

Video Clips of Connecticut Public Hearing on PEG Access TV
March 16, 2008
By

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:

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CT: U-Verse's Sorry Excuse For Public Access TV

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.

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CT: Hartford Public Access May Be on U-verse After 18-Month Delay

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.

( categories: AT&T | CONNECTICUT | State Franchises )

CT: Regular channels on AT$T sought for community access [extended report]

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.

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CT: U-Verse:cable comparison of PEG

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.

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CT: Blogging interrupted by citizenship

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.]

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CT: Public access channels may be on U-verse by next month

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.

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CT: Regular channels on AT$T sought for community access

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.

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CT: Public access may be hard to access on U-verse

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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