[IMC-Video] Audio:Arizona Cable Public Access Discussion : AZ IMC by AZ Radio IMC Tuesday Fe

[Michael Eisenmenger]

Arizona fell early to a form of state video franchising that gave cable 
companies and telcos the edge in local franchise negotiations. Like last 
year's COPE and Steven's Bills in Congress, these state bills seek to 
deregulate cable services making for an easier and more profitable telco 
entry. There are fights around the country right now - with Texas, Ohio, 
Indiana, Iowa and others passing really terrible bills (more than 14 
state bills have passed). Other states, like Illinois, have managed to 
get decent bills passed that protect PEG (public access).

This is way off the radar of many media activists, which is a shame 
since public access has always been a key local distribution point for 
IMC video. Many access centers also get FSTV and replay many of the 
programs locally (the way Democracy Now gets out to hundreds of access 
channels). Many folks (Deep Dish, Paper Tiger, FSTV, etc) spent decades 
building this loose distribution network - and now it's being 
disassembled and scattered by the telcos and these state bills.

These bills are hard to fight - the telcos are spending millions in 
political donations and ad campaigns in targeted states. But some states 
are managing to hold them off (TN, MA)  . . . for now.

A few older articles on Arizona at:
http://saveaccess.org/search/node/az
This site follows the state franchise fights around the country.

Michael



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> Audio:*Arizona* Cable Public Access Discussion : *AZ* IMC 
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> by *AZ* Radio IMC Tuesday February 08, 2005 at 05:11 PM. 33:40 minute 
> Audio copy 0f 2/8/04 Dr.Newcomb's Radio show on KFNX-Phx. The guest 
> was *Jerry Dobbs* with *...*
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> I found this  great history tidbit....
>  
> They lost cable access and are on the  Internet... but..,. were are 
> all the people wanting to use public access? 
>  
> This is a resource that will go away unless you all support it.
>  
> was anyone here around when Ivan Johnson at Cox discontinued them>?
>  
> any news and history?
>  
> thanks ed sharpe
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