Public Access Channels Threatened Under FCC Proposal, Advocates Say

Route Fifty: Watching broadcasts of city council or school board meetings on the public access cable channel could become a thing of the past under a new proposal being considered by the Federal Communications Commission, local government officials say.

The big cable providers like Verizon and Comcast are often obligated to set aside channels for this kind of programming, as well as contributing to operation of the stations.

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