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<br /> we believe were not thoroughly analyzed prior to The bill was amended to protect existing local
<br /> their adoption. franchise agreements far Public, Educational and
<br /> Governmentai {PEG) channels as welf as institu-
<br /> Next Steps. The bill now goes to the tional Networks(I-Nets) until the existing franchise
<br /> Governor's desk, expires or would have expired on January 1,2009,
<br /> whichever is the latest. Also, in communities with
<br /> We will develop a sample veto letter for cities less than three PEG channels on January 1, 2007,
<br /> to use in cammunicating with #he Governor's #he city can request the holder of a franchise to
<br /> o�ce. This wiH be available at www.cacities.ora! designate not more than a total of three PEG
<br /> advocacvicenter, and thraugh the League Regional channels.Also, an additional PEG channel can be
<br /> Representative for your area. added if the video programming for the channel
<br /> can exceed 56 hours a week.
<br /> Left out of this protection are communities that
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<br /> have not yet developed local PEG programming
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<br /> ;�,�,r.r:_,��=,..;a�..,f :�� ��,z���y � '�;Y��:� �;�� �����:��' �;� and have a lar e subscriber base that wou
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<br /> ��� ���fi{����. ' • ��. ,•� -�� j`�'���: county) to establish a fee ta support PEG channef
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<br /> ;�':��������������y�,�' �7�� � ��.,5��� F,�`= ��' ���� law. The fee is not to exceed one percent of gross
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