Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, this week led ten of his colleagues in expressing concerns about the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) proposal to alter the terms of governing agreements between Local Franchising Authorities (LFA) and cable operators. Currently, towns and cities across the country are permitted to require as part of cable franchise agreements that cable operators meet demonstrated community needs by setting aside channels for public, educational, or governmental (PEG) stations. However, the Commission’s proposal would permit cable companies to assign a value to these channels, and then subtract that amount, and the value they place on any other in-kind contributions, from the franchise fees the cable operator pays the local community.
For more info visit: www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-markey-leads-call-for-fcc-to-protect-local-television-channels
Petition to Congress: https://www.petition2congress.com/ctas/stop-fcc-from-defunding-peg-channels
For more info visit: www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-markey-leads-call-for-fcc-to-protect-local-television-channels
Petition to Congress: https://www.petition2congress.com/ctas/stop-fcc-from-defunding-peg-channels
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