Issue Position: Telecommunications & Techonology - Public, Educational, and Government (PEG) Channels

Issue Position

Public, Educational, and Government (PEG) channels bring unique voices, perspectives, and programming to television that may be lacking from commercial television. These stations and channels are locally funded, produced, and viewed, but are locally endangered as well. Telecommunications companies frequently move these channels to digital-only tiers of service with minimal warning, degrade their transmission, or negotiate lower support fees based on "minimal viewership."

I believe PEG channels bring a much-needed dose of diversity and alternative programming to increasingly corporate and consolidated television service. While state telecommunications laws generally are the highest level of PEG oversight, I support federal protection of PEG channels and local viewers' ability to view these unique stations.

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