Amendment #91 to H4461

Community Access TV

Representatives Balser of Newton, Cabral of New Bedford, Peake of Provincetown, Hill of Ipswich, Smizik of Brookline, Vieira of Falmouth, Day of Stoneham, Heroux of Attleboro, Khan of Newton, Stanley of Waltham, Walsh of Framingham, Cantwell of Marshfield, Vega of Holyoke, Cutler of Duxbury, Dykema of Holliston, Muratore of Plymouth, Calter of Kingston, Gordon of Bedford, Lawn of Watertown, Provost of Somerville, Rogers of Cambridge, Hunt of Sandwich, Decker of Cambridge, Orrall of Lakeville, Barrows of Mansfield, Arciero of Westford, Hecht of Watertown, Kuros of Uxbridge, Tosado of Springfield, Walsh of Peabody, Silvia of Fall River, Madden of Nantucket, Kocot of Northampton, Ferguson of Holden, Fiola of Fall River, Sannicandro of Ashland, Crighton of Lynn, Cahill of Lynn, Murphy of Weymouth, Livingstone of Boston, Galvin of Canton, Parisella of Beverly, McMurtry of Dedham, Schmid of Westport and Kaufman of Lexington move to amend the bill by adding the following new section:

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