1984 Cable Franchise Policy and Communications Act
- 1984 Cable Franchise Policy and Communications Act
The 1984 Cable Franchise Policy and Communications Act is a piece of legislation sponsored by Senator Barry Goldwater passed into law that allowed Cable Television in each community in exchange for 3% of all revenues to be granted to the communities themselves leading to the birth of modern day public access community television and what is called PEG or Public, Educational and Government(channel) TV.
External links
* [http://www.publicaccess.org/cableact.html Full Text of The Bill at Public Access.Org]
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