U.S. Congress - H.R.3745 CAP Act
H.R.3745 - CAP Act
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for carriage and display of public, educational, and government channels in a manner consistent with commercial channels, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)
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- Official: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for carriage and display of public, educational, and government channels in a manner consistent with commercial channels, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: CAP Act as introduced.
- Short: Community Access Preservation Act as introduced.
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10/7/2009--Introduced.Community Access Preservation Act or the CAP Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require, with a specified waiver authority, that public, educational, and government (PEG) channels be: (1) carried in the same channel capacity as local commercial televisionOfficial Summary
10/7/2009--Introduced.Community Access Preservation Act or the CAP Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require, with a specified waiver authority, that public, educational, and government (PEG) channels be:(1) carried in the same channel capacity as local commercial television channels, or if no such stations are required to be carried, in the same channel capacity as network-affiliated commercial television stations carried on cable; and
(2) provided to every cable subscriber without additional service or equipment charges. Requires a cable operator to:
(1) carry PEG signals to subscribers without material degradation and without altering content; and
(2) provide facilities adequate to fulfill such requirements. Requires cable operators in states that have adopted statewide franchising to:
(1) make PEG support payments equal to the greater of the cash payment required under state law or the value of historically-provided PEG support;
(2) carry PEG signals from the point of origin to subscribers; and
(3) provide at least the number of channels for PEG use provided as of May 31, 2005.
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Support the CAP Act by calling or writing to legislators « capeanntv
... year, with some centers producing upward of 15000 hours per year. Click this link to take action on this issue: http://www.votervoice.net/link/forward/acm/9qW8M4.aspx. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3745/show ...
Tammy Baldwin Wins Award for Service to Local Governments
NATOA selected Baldwin for her continued support for local government in communications, most notably the introduction of the Community Access Preservation Act (HR 3745). - Barry Orton.
The Independent Newspaper
The bill, HR 3745, known as the CAP Act, has 30 co-sponsors, according to the GovTrack.us web site.among the co-sponsors are 11th District Rep. Jerry McNerney of Pleasanton, and 13th District Rep. Pete Stark, whose district includes ...
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