http://www.keepusconnected.org/index.php/news/ Tue, 21 May 2013 13:28:44 MDT http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/illinois-cable-act-whats-it-public/ Illinois NATOA and Keep Us Connected members urged the Illinois House Public Utilities Committee to prevent industry attempts to erode public protections in Illinois’ first statewide cable franchise law. Thu, 09 May 2013 15:54:00 MDT http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/illinois-cable-act-whats-it-public/ http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/cable-recession-proof-industry/ Cable companies point to fiscal pressures as reason for more deregulation. Let's look at the facts. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:00:00 MDT http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/cable-recession-proof-industry/ http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/kentuckians-stop-t-illinois-next/ For the second year in a row, Kentuckians went head-to-head against AT&T and won. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:54:00 MDT http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/kentuckians-stop-t-illinois-next/ http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/just-say-no/ KUC Coalition members call for protection of PEG channels in the renewal of the Illinois Cable Act. Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:14:00 MDT http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/just-say-no/ http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/survey-points-out-u-verse-flaws/ Illinois Communities Report Harm from AT&T U-Verse’s “Channel 99” PEG System. Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:27:00 MST http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/survey-points-out-u-verse-flaws/ http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/ts-upgrade-red-herring/ On Gigabit Nation, Bruce Kushnick debunks AT&T's upgrade claims. Deregulation, Kushnick claims, is AT&T's real target. Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:32:00 MST http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/ts-upgrade-red-herring/ http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/local-national-groups-seek-action-attorney-general/ Illinois' Cable and Video Competition Law of 2007 protects the public's channels, known as public, educational and government (PEG) access channels. But AT&T continues to thumb its nose at the law, preventing viewers from... Thu, 24 May 2012 15:40:00 MDT http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/local-national-groups-seek-action-attorney-general/ http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/t-criticism-mounts/ AT&T is facing mounting criticism from PEG advocates calling for the company to change how it delivers public channels to subscribers so that visually impaired and blind people can access them. American Community Television... Thu, 24 May 2012 02:18:00 MDT http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/t-criticism-mounts/ http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/rep-serrano-holds-fcc-task-says-protect-public/ Communications Daily reports on the Appropriations Subcommittee hearing in which Chair Jose Serrano (D-NY) confronts the FCC's failure to resolve AT&T's discriminatory treatment of public channels. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:14:00 MDT http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/rep-serrano-holds-fcc-task-says-protect-public/ http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/rep-serrano-holds-fcc-task/ The Alliance for Communications Democracy calls for FCC to enforce laws... Thu, 13 May 2010 10:19:00 MDT http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/rep-serrano-holds-fcc-task/ http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/peg-access-local-example-fcc/ FCC Chairman Genachowski heard testimony from small business owners, city officials, and content providers at the FCC's Broadband Field Hearing held in Chicago. Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:24:00 MST http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/peg-access-local-example-fcc/ http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/t-offers-closed-captioning-peg-only-request/ AT&T designed its Illinois system to make closed captioning available on commercial channels, but not on its Channel 99 PEG product. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:34:00 MST http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/t-offers-closed-captioning-peg-only-request/ http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/t-responds-public-pressure/ AT&T is planning to reverse its attempt to place CT-N, Connecticut's public affairs channel, on Channel 99, a program application that is widely known to be inferior to commercial channel carriage... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:09:00 MST http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/t-responds-public-pressure/ http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/genachowski-hopes-fcc-will-deal-peg-carriage-soon/ FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski says he hopes the commission will be able to deal with the issue of carriage of PEG channels "in the near future." Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:45:00 MDT http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/genachowski-hopes-fcc-will-deal-peg-carriage-soon/ http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/us-house-subcommittee-examines-harm-peg/ The US House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government has called a hearing to explore whether public, educational and government ("PEG") programming is in danger. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:53:00 MDT http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/us-house-subcommittee-examines-harm-peg/ http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/t-skirting-law-requires-local-cable-access-stations/ "At issue is not just difficulty finding local programming, but also that it cannot be programmed for recording, closed captioned, or identified through the channel guide." (Naperville Sun) Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:03:00 MDT http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/t-skirting-law-requires-local-cable-access-stations/ http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/hundreds-weigh-industry-treatment-public-channels/ Over 770 comments have been filed with the FCC in response to Petitions for Declaratory Ruling against AT&T's U-Verse PEG product. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:10:00 MDT http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/hundreds-weigh-industry-treatment-public-channels/ http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/lawmakers-issue-call-protections-peg-access/ NATOA Journal highlights efforts by Federal legislators to protect PEG access. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:16:00 MDT http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/lawmakers-issue-call-protections-peg-access/ http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/lgbts-hurt-public-access-tv-cutbacks/ The Windy City Times reports on how segregation of PEG content by AT&T U-Verse can restrict access to public-health and creative programming for LGBT individuals... Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:21:00 MDT http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/lgbts-hurt-public-access-tv-cutbacks/ http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/chicago-tribunes-david-greising-reports-ts-violation/ AT&T's U-verse service gives short shrift to public-access programming... Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:26:00 MST http://www.keepusconnected.org/news/chicago-tribunes-david-greising-reports-ts-violation/