Laserfiche WebLink
II. KEY PEG ACCESS ELEMENTS OF COMCAST'S PROPOSAL <br />This section summarizes the degree to which Comcast has complied with the primary <br />categories of PEG access requirements contained in the RFRP. <br />Comcast has failed to comply with many of the PEG access and public service <br />obligations contained in the RFRP. If implemented in accordance with Comcast's proposal, <br />there will be a dramatic reduction of services and channels to the public, since many of the <br />requirements, needs and interests identified in the Community Needs Ascertainment and <br />RFRP are continuations of current funding and services being provided by Comcast, <br />pursuant to the current franchise agreement and related settlements and other agreements <br />with NSCC. Obviously, there are changes and upgrades identified in the RFRP requirements <br />that would be logical, given the dramatic changes in technology and the public's use of video <br />and media services since the current franchises were granted in 1999. <br />The Proposal submitted by Comcast is inadequate to meet the identified current and <br />future community cable-related needs and interests of NSCC, its ten Member Cities, NSAC, <br />the three public school districts that serve the residents of the Member Cities, community <br />groups and organizations that provide community-related services, area businesses, and the <br />residents of the Member Cities. <br />The series of tables on the following pages of this Executive Summary list key RFRP <br />requirements and the degree to which the proposal submitted by Comcast complies with <br />those requirements. <br />2 <br />