Cable Television Franchise Provisions for Schools [electronic resource]
The National Educational Association (NEA) makes recommendations on the services of franchised cable television stations to schools. The recommendations, in 20 areas, are then compared with existing Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations on each point. The recommendations include: a min...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | The National Educational Association (NEA) makes recommendations on the services of franchised cable television stations to schools. The recommendations, in 20 areas, are then compared with existing Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations on each point. The recommendations include: a minimum of at least one educational access channel should be made available without cost for the length of the franchise; all cable systems should have a minimum capacity of 20 stations, and these systems should stay abreast of the state of the art in equipment and channel capacity; all cable systems should include a minimal production facility; these facilities should be shared whenever possible between the schools and the cable operator; free cable connections to the system should be provided to all schools and libraries within 100 yards of the trunk line; the franchisee should provide at cost an in-school distribution to multiple classrooms within the schools. Other recommendations cover subjects like two-way capacity, and educational advisory board, interconnection with neighboring cable systems, employment requirements, and protection of subscriber privacy. (JK) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED077190. Availability: National Education Association, 1201 Sixteenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. |
| Physical Description: | 38 p. |