from: Broadband Reports [1]

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 [1] the local video franchise system, consumer advocates pointed out that such moves resulted in the death of public access [2]. In States where lawmakers insist, AT&T has to carry public access -- but localities haven't been all too thrilled with the results. In Connecticut, AT&T is trying to pass preferred "franchise reform" legislation that would change how PEG channels are offered. The free, 24-hour local government policy public access channel (Connecticut Network [3]), worried that the bill would kill off viewership, has created a video [4] showing what locals have to do in order to access the channel in Michigan.