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from: WFC Courier

Friday, September 21, 2007 12:00 PM CDT

Polk County franchise fee suit has bearing on Waterloo

By TIM JAMISON, Courier Staff Writer
WATERLOO --- A court ruling in Des Moines could mean good news for Waterloo cable television customers and budget woes for their city government.

from: Fox Tampa Bay

Public Access Loses Battle in Hillsborough County

September 21, 2007

An ongoing battle over public access television ended Thursday night at the meeting of the Hillsborough County Commission on balancing the budget. The cable channel lost all its public funding from the county, but those with their own shows are trying to stake a claim on the cable programming.

from: Iowa Politics

Rep. Wise: Urges Iowa Utility Board to move quickly for cable TV competition
9/20/2007

For More Information:
Rep. Phil Wise 319-795-0514

The inability of Mediacom and the Big Ten Network to reach an agreement to provide University of Iowa programming in Mediacom’s basic cable package is a prime example of why cable television needs competition in Iowa.

from: Tampa Tribune

Florida Shows Face Finale on Public Access

September 20, 2007
By Anthony McCartney

After two decades of broadcasting, a pair of Tampa television stations say they’re in danger of losing their local flavor.

Budget cuts threaten Hillsborough County’s annual stipends to The Education Channel and Tampa Bay Community Network/Speak Up Tampa Bay, a combined $874,433.

from: KCCI News

Judge Strikes Down State Law Permitting Cable Franchise Fees
City Plans Supreme Court Appeal

POSTED: 1:14 pm CDT September 20, 2007

DES MOINES, Iowa -- A Polk County judge has struck down a portion of a state law permitting city governments to assess fees of up to 5 percent on cable television connections.

from: Philly.com

Public-Access TV
Past its scheduled time, but here

Philadelphia is about to lose its dubious distinction as the largest American city without a public-access cable television outlet for amateur programming.

Heard that before, right? Well, this time it's for real.

from: News Press

Crist lauds AT&T climb into cable, Internet ring
By Jim Ash
news-press.com Tallahassee Bureau
Originally posted on September 20, 2007

TALLAHASSEE — Communications giant AT&T of Florida announced today it is investing $750 million to bring high-speed Internet and video to customers it hopes to lure from traditional TV cable companies.

from: The Bulletin

Public Access TV Coming To Philadelphia

By: Jenny DeHuff, The Bulletin
09/19/2007

Philadelphia - With combined efforts from Comcast Corporation and the Philadelphia Community Access Coalition (PCAC), public access television is one step closer to staking a claim in the airwaves.

from: Broadcast Newsroom

Qwest Eyes Portland Franchise

(Multichannel News) _ Qwest Communications could get a video franchise for Portland, Ore. by as early as Nov. 14.

The Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Commission, which handles video franchising for the city and surrounding areas, voted 5-0 on Sept. 17 to recommend the franchise to the Portland City Council for its approval. A first reading on the franchise should take place on Oct. 10.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Anthony Riddle, Executive Director

Alliance Celebrates Opening of Public Access In Philadelphia

Alliance members nationwide celebrate the announcement of formal agreement between the City and Comcast to open a Public Access facility in Philadelphia, PA. Our congratulations go out to all the elected officials, company executives and, most of all, the dedicated community organizations and activists, such as the Philadelphia Community Access Coalition, who have worked tirelessly for almost 25 years to bring this about. It has been a long, hard struggle, but finally the city which historically most represents the ideals of democracy and freedom will have the benefit of Public Access—the voice of community in the electronic age.