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TAXPAYER ASSETS PROJECT - INFORMATION POLICY NOTE
(please distribute freely)
May 14, 1994
The table of contents for the paper Current Examples of
Preferences For Noncommercial Information Services is attached. The
paper, written by Phyllis Turner of the Taxpayer Assets Project,
specifically describes nonprofit postal rates, spectrum reservation for
noncommercial uses, funding of noncommercial broadcasting, and PEG access
for cable television.
You can obtain a copy of the paper by emailing mike@essential.org. The
paper is also available by FTP, gopher or WAIS from cpsr.org, ie.
FTP cpsr.org. The file is in the taxpayer_assets directory under the
name Non-commercial_Preference.
CURRENT EXAMPLES OF
PREFERENCES FOR
NONCOMMERCIAL INFORMATION SERVICES:
THE NONPROFIT POSTAL RATE,
SPECTRUM RESERVATION FOR
NONCOMMERCIAL USES,
FUNDING OF NONCOMMERCIAL BROADCASTING,
AND PEG ACCESS FOR CABLE TELEVISION
Phyllis Turner, Staff Counsel
Taxpayer Assets Project
P.O. Box 19367
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 387-8030
May 4, 1994
Table of Contents
I. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (USPS) PREFERRED RATE MAIL. . . . . . . 1
A. WHO IS ELIGIBLE? 1
B. WHAT ARE ACCEPTABLE USES? 2
C. HOW ARE THEY PRICED?: RATE SETTING PROCEDURE AND
HISTORY 3
II. BROADCAST TELEVISION AND RADIO SPECTRUM FOR
NONCOMMERCIAL USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
A. WHO QUALIFIES? 5
B. ACCEPTABLE USES AND OTHER GOVERNING PROVISIONS OF
NONCOMMERCIAL BROADCASTING 6
C. GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT FOR NONCOMMERCIAL
BROADCASTING 8
1. PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION GRANTS 8
2. TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEMONSTRATIONS 10
D. REQUIREMENTS FOR DEMOCRATIC CONTROL 10
III. PUBLIC BROADCASTING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
A. WHO CONTROLS FUNDING AND WHO QUALIFIES TO RECEIVE
FUNDING 10
1. WHAT IS CPB PERMITTED TO FUND? 11
2. DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT TELEVISION
SERVICE (ITVS) 12
B. ACCOUNTABILITY 14
1. INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF PROGRAMMING 14
2. COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARDS 14
3. OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS 15
4. NO OWNERSHIP OF PROGRAMMING, BROADCASTING,
ETC. 15
5. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 15
6. RESTRICTION ON GOVERNMENT ENTERTAINMENT 16
7. LIMITS ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE;
APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATION 16
8. EEO REQUIREMENTS 17
9. NEEDS OF MINORITIES AND OTHER GROUPS 17
IV. CABLE: PUBLIC, EDUCATIONAL AND GOVERNMENTAL (PEG)
ACCESS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
V. EXAMPLES OF USE OF PEG CHANNELS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
A. CHICAGO ACCESS CORPORATION 19
B. MULTNOMAH COMMUNITY TELEVISION AND PORTLAND CABLE
ACCESS 20
C. MANHATTAN NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORK 22
VI. RESOURCE LIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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