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Gwen Harvey -IMPORTANT Information Regarding Cable Franchises! Page 1 <br />lam/ <br />From: "Chad A, Johnston" <johnston@thepeopleschanneLorg> <br />Date: 7/28/2005 5:06:22 PM <br />Subject: IMPORTANT Information Regarding Cabie Franchises! , <br />Good day to you all, <br />This is Chad A. Johnston, Station Director at The Peoples Channel. I <br />came to work today with a floury of emails dealing with cable <br />franchising authority and a specific bill which has been introduced in <br />the House and Senate. The bill was introduced yesterday, S. 1504, the <br />Broadband Investment and Consumer Choice Act, and would in essence <br />render Cable Franchise Agreements null and void. This means, limited or <br />no franchise fees, no local control, and potentially no channel space <br />for public, education, or government access (PEG). I urge you to read <br />the two articles below and/or the attached summery, and contact your <br />representatives on this matter. Feel free to contact me if you would <br />like any other background information. There are also links on our web <br />site with more information: www.thepeopleschannel.org/newhome.htm <br />Thank you for your time and commitment to municipal authority, the <br />public right of way, and PEG access. <br />Sincerely, <br />Chad Johnston -Station Director <br />The Peoples Channel <br />300AC South Elliott Road <br />Chapel Hill, NC 27514 <br />919.960.0088 <br />v/ww thepeopleschannel.org <br />"Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. <br />All life is an experiment. <br />The more experiments you make the better," <br />Ralph Waldo Emerson <br />"If I had my life to live over... I'd dare to make more mistakes next time" <br />Nadine Stair <br />"Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression; <br />in order that every man present his views without penalty <br />there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population" <br />Albert Einstein <br />"Yesterday legislation was introduced in Washington to abolish cable <br />franchises, and which is likely to substantially reduce cable franchise <br />fees and franchise or similar fees paid by telephone companies. The <br />bill is likely to cost municipalities nationwide on the order of $3 <br />billion per year in lost revenues from cable and telephone companies. <br />Zoning for cell towers is also apparently preempted. Letters are <br />immediately needed to Washington opposing the bill, S, 1504. More <br />specifically . <br />