Common use of PEG Access Channels Clause in Contracts

PEG Access Channels. (a) The Licensee shall provide two (2) PEG Access Channel(s) for non-commercial use by residents of the Town, the educational authorities, organizations serving the Town and local government officials. (b) The Licensee shall not charge residents of the Town, educational authorities, organizations serving the Town or local or any other regional governmental entities for non- commercial use of the PEG Access channel(s). (c) Rules shall be established by the Issuing Authority or its designee in cooperation with the Licensee regarding PEG Access Programming, priority of use of the PEG Access channel(s), the prohibition of lottery information and obscene or indecent matter (modeled after prohibitions found in other FCC rules and regulations), and permitting public inspection of a complete record of names and addressees of all persons or groups requesting time on the PEG Access channel(s). If an Access Corporation is formed pursuant to Section 6.2, the Access Corporation shall be responsible for the rules regarding PEG Access Programming. (d) The Town may request a third PEG Access Channel when the first two channels are used to cablecast locally produced, non-duplicative, non-commercial, non-character generated programming seventy-five percent (75%) of the time between the hours of 6:00 AM and 10:00 PM six days per week for six consecutive weeks; provided, however, that specific cablecasting may be cablecast and re-cablecast a total of six (6) times during said six week period for the purposes of this Section 6.1(d). Provided that the Issuing Authority gives the Licensee three (3) months written notice, Licensee shall make such third PEG Access Channel available (i) as soon as possible if channel space is available or (ii) if there is no channel space available, Licensee shall have nine (9) months following receipt of the Issuing Authority’s request to make such third PEG Access Channel available.

PEG Access Channels. (a) The Licensee shall provide two maintain, on its Subscriber Network, one (21) PEG Access Channel(s) Channel for non-commercial use by residents of the Town, the educational authorities, organizations serving the Town authorities and local government officials. . A second PEG Access Channel shall be made available within three (b3) The Licensee shall not charge residents months of the Town, educational authorities, organizations serving the Town or local or any other regional governmental entities for non- commercial use Effective Date of the PEG Access channel(s). (c) Rules shall be established by the Issuing Authority or its designee in cooperation with the Licensee regarding PEG Access Programming, priority of use of the PEG Access channel(s), the prohibition of lottery information and obscene or indecent matter (modeled after prohibitions found in other FCC rules and regulations), and permitting public inspection of a complete record of names and addressees of all persons or groups requesting time on the PEG Access channel(s)this Renewal License. If an Access Corporation is formed pursuant to Section 6.2, the Access Corporation shall be responsible for the rules regarding PEG Access Programming. (d) The Town may request a A third PEG Access Channel shall be made available when the first two channels are used Access Corporation meets one (1) of the following requirements: (1) The Access Corporation uses its second Access Channel for a total of one hundred one (101) hours to cablecast first-run, locally produced, non-duplicative, non-commercial, non-character generated programming seventy-five percent (75%) of the time between the hours of 6:00 AM and 10:00 PM six days per week for six commercial Programming during any consecutive weeks; provided, however, that specific cablecasting may be cablecast and re-cablecast a total of daily six (6) times during said six week hour period for six (6) consecutive weeks; or (2) After year five (5) of this Renewal License the one hundred one (101) hour formula referenced in Section 6.3(a)(1) shall be reduced to a total of seventy (70) hours; or (3) When the Licensee transmits its channel lineup within the Town using digital compression, the Town may obtain a third Access Channel upon satisfactory completion of the formula in Section 6.3(a)(1), however, the necessary hours shall be reduced to seventy (70) for purposes of this Section 6.1(d)subsection. Provided that If there is channel space available at the time of the Issuing Authority gives Authority's request for a third channel under this Section, the Licensee three (3) months written notice, Licensee shall make such third PEG Access Channel a channel available (i) as soon as possible if channel space is available or (ii) if possible. If there is no channel space available, the Licensee shall have nine twelve (912) months following receipt of a request by the Issuing Authority’s request Authority in which to make such third new channel available. (b) Said PEG Access Channel availableChannels shall be used to transmit PEG Access Programming to Subscribers without charge to the Town and/or the Access Corporation, and shall be subject to the control and management of the Access Corporation.

PEG Access Channels. (a) The Licensee shall provide two (2) PEG Access Channel(s) channels for non-commercial use by residents of the Town, the educational authorities, organizations serving the Town and local government officials. If, upon the written request of the Issuing Authority, the Sudbury or Concord PEG Access channel is carried in Lincoln it will occupy one of the two PEG channels assigned to Lincoln. (b) The Town may request a third access channel when the first two channels are used to cablecast locally produced, non-commercial, non-character-generated programming seventy-five percent (75%) of the time between the hours of 6:00 AM and 10:00 PM six days per week for six consecutive weeks; provided, however, that specific programming may be cablecast and re-cablecast a total of six (6) times during said six week period for the purposes of this Section 6.1(b). Provided that the Issuing Authority gives Licensee three (3) months written notice, Licensee shall make such third PEG Access Channel available (I) as soon as possible if channel space is available or (II) if there is no channel space available, Licensee shall have nine (9) months following receipt of the Issuing Authority’s written request to make such channel available. (c) The Licensee shall not charge residents of the Town, educational authorities, organizations serving the Town or local or any other regional governmental entities for non- non-commercial use of the PEG Access channel(s). (cd) Rules shall be established by the Licensee in cooperation with the Issuing Authority or its designee in cooperation with the Licensee regarding PEG Access Programming, priority of use of the PEG Access channel(s), the prohibition of lottery information and obscene or indecent matter (modeled after prohibitions found in other FCC rules and regulations), and permitting public inspection of a complete record of names and addressees of all persons or groups requesting time on the PEG Access channel(s). If an Access Corporation is formed pursuant to Section 6.2, the Access Corporation shall be responsible for the rules regarding PEG Access Programming. (d) The Town may request a third PEG Access Channel when the first two channels are used to cablecast locally produced, non-duplicative, non-commercial, non-character generated programming seventy-five percent (75%) of the time between the hours of 6:00 AM and 10:00 PM six days per week for six consecutive weeks; provided, however, that specific cablecasting may be cablecast and re-cablecast a total of six (6) times during said six week period for the purposes of this Section 6.1(d). Provided that the Issuing Authority gives the Licensee three (3) months written notice, Licensee shall make such third PEG Access Channel available (i) as soon as possible if channel space is available or (ii) if there is no channel space available, Licensee shall have nine (9) months following receipt of the Issuing Authority’s request to make such third PEG Access Channel available.

PEG Access Channels. (a) The Licensee shall provide two (2) PEG Access Channel(saccess channels ( 1 Public/government access, 1 educational access) for non-commercial use by residents of the Town, the educational authorities, organizations serving the Town and local government officials. A third PEG access channel shall be established when the existing channels are used to cablecast first-run, locally produced non-commercial programming eighty-five percent of the weekdays (Monday-Friday) for eighty-five percent of the time during any consecutive eight hour period for eight consecutive weeks. If there is a channel available, this additional channel will be made available within sixty days. Otherwise, the Licensee shall have six months following a written request by the Issuing Authority to make the channel available. (b) The Licensee shall not charge charge, externalize, line-item, or otherwise pass through to residents of the Town, educational authorities, organizations serving the Town or local or any other regional governmental entities for non- non-commercial use of the PEG Access channel(s)access channels. (c) Rules shall be established by the Licensee in cooperation with the Issuing Authority or its designee in cooperation with the Licensee regarding PEG Access Programmingaccess programming, priority of use of the PEG Access channel(s)access channels, the prohibition of lottery information and obscene or indecent matter (modeled after prohibitions found in other FCC rules and regulations), and permitting public inspection of a complete record of names and addressees addresses of all persons or groups requesting time on the PEG Access channel(saccess channels for the period of time during this Renewal License that Hingham residents use the New Studio (as defined below). If an Access Corporation is formed pursuant The Licensee shall establish reasonable rules and regulations relative to Section 6.2, the Access Corporation shall operation and use of the New Studio. All access Users will be responsible for the rules regarding PEG Access Programmingexpected to comply with such. (d) The Town may request a third Signal transport of the PEG Access Channel when Channels shall be monitoredfor technical quality and maintained by Licensee at standards commensurate with those applied to the first two channels are used to cablecast locally produced, non-duplicative, non-commercial, non-character generated programming seventy-five percent (75%) of the time between the hours of 6:00 AM and 10:00 PM six days per week for six consecutive weeks; provided, however, that specific cablecasting may be cablecast and re-cablecast a total of six (6) times during said six week period for the purposes of this Section 6.1(d). Provided that the Issuing Authority gives the Licensee three (3) months written notice, Licensee shall make such third PEG Access Channel available (i) as soon as possible if channel space is available or (ii) if there is no channel space available, Licensee shall have nine (9) months following receipt of the Issuing Authority’s request to make such third PEG Access Channel availableCable System's commercial channels.