American Community Television is concerned about the effect...
American Community Television is concerned about the effect of Comcast’s divestiture agreement with Charter Communications on the public, educational and governmental (PEG) access channel community, it said. The deal is “ill advised and deserves intense Congressional and FCC scrutiny,” said…
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ACT President John Rocco in a news release Thursday. He cited Charter’s decision to move PEG channels in Missouri and Wisconsin to the 900s of the channel lineup. “In Los Angeles County, California, Charter refuses to deliver the county PEG channels unless the cities in the county pay a transmission fee,” said Rocco. Comcast and Charter announced the deal last month (CD April 29 p4), as part of Comcast buying Time Warner Cable. (See separate report above in this issue.)