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The aspect of the broadband stimulus that's getting almost no attention is the up to $250 million set aside to spur demand for broadband. It's shocking to me how little people seem to be talking about it despite the fact...
Last week I attended NATOA's annual conference in Atlanta. It was a fantastic experience, with tons of enthusiastic attendees to have great conversations with and a host of interesting speakers to learn from, really one of the best events I've...
Yesterday I wrote a post entitled "Are PEG Access Fees A Tax In Disguise?" in which I explored whether regardless of their intent, that the potential perception and effective reality of these fees are akin to a secret tax on...
I've been needing to get back into exploring the topic of PEG and will be doing so next week as I lay out some thoughts for what its future could look like, but for now learning about how the city...
Last week I reported on the happenings of a private AT&T demo of their PEG system to members of the ACM's Board of Directors. In response to that post, Matt Schuster, who chairs the Board, wrote in the following comment:...
At last week's Alliance for Community Media 2008 conference, one of the more interesting threads I picked up on was the sense that the entire PEG paradigm is facing revolutionary changes, for better or worse. This feeling really hit home...
Yesterday at the Alliance for Community Media 2008 Conference I had the great fortune to sit in on a session about the opportunities of new media for PEG channels. While the bulk of the session focused on a terrific introduction...
Yesterday I had the unique opportunity to sit in on a meeting between AT&T and some members of the board of directors for the Alliance for Community Media (ACM), which represents more than 3000 PEG access centers and is holding...
One of the big issues I've been exploring and will continue to dive into over the next few months is identifying the problems with PEG and working towards finding 21st century solutions to bolster its ability to further the cause...
I had the great fortune to chat with Lynn Meikle of Meridian Township, Michigan on Monday. You may have heard of Meridian recently as last Friday they made news by filing suit against Comcast to stop plans to move PEG...
On Tuesday the FCC approved a new rule relaxing restrictions on newspapers who want to buy radio and television stations. The public reaction has not been positive as activists feel this is a step down a slippery slope of media...
Last week I wrote a post entitled "Learning to Live Without PEG Channels (And Loving It!)" that attempted to broadly convey a narrow point about the limitations of cable systems and the possibilities of Internet systems for the delivery of...
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