Community Access TV Amendment

Cc: "Balser, Ruth - Rep. (HOU)" <Ruth.Balser@mahouse.gov>

Good Morning,

Representative Balser asked me (a legislative aid, see below - ed) to send you the language, as filed, of the Community Access TV amendment that was adopted last night, along with the complete list of cosponsors.

Here is the language:

“Section XX: Chapter 166A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after section 22 the following section:-



Section 23. All cable television operators shall locate PEG channels on the high definition tier. Cable television operators shall provide PEG channel managers with access to the electronic program guide to ensure that residents can access information about local PEG channels.”

And here is a list of all of the cosponsors of the amendment:

Ruth Balser

Antonio Cabral
Sarah Peake

Bradford Hill

Frank Smizik

David Vieira

Michael Day

Paul Heroux

Kay Khan

Thomas Stanley

Chris Walsh

James Cantwell

Aaron Vega

Josh Cutler

Carolyn Dykema

Mathew Muratore

Thomas Calter

Ken Gordon

John Lawn

Denise Provost

David Rogers

Randy Hunt

Marjorie Decker

Keiko Orrall

Jay Barrows

James Arciero

Jonathan Hecht

Kevin Kuros

Jose Tosado

Thomas Walsh

Paul Schmid
Alan Silvia
Tim Madden
Peter Kocot
Kim Ferguson
Carole Fiola
Tom Sannicandro
Brendan Crighton
Dan Cahill
James Murphy
Jay Livingstone
Jay Kaufman
William Galvin
Jerald Parisella
Paul McMurtry
Ann-Margaret Ferrante
Paul Mark
John Fernandes
John Scibak
Tom Golden
Tim Toomey

Thank you,

Dmitriy Gridnev

Legislative Aide