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We are happy there is advocacy for this, and there should be. It is most important that the people, particularly those who are disenfranchised, have access to participate on both sides of the spectrum ( up and down ) and are not solely exploited to generate user content to ultimately benefit phone, cable or companies such as Google, YouTube, etc..

WCCA TV looks for a public access component to ensure people have access to channels of communication, tools to enable real participation, and education to facilitate and help meet all community media needs whether on line, or anything yet to be invented.

The chart does have some helpful resources.

If you are a candidate for a local office and wish to gain some TV coverage, have you thought about appearing on a public access show to discuss various issues or to share your perspective? It may be just the insight voters will need as they consider and make an informed decision on who to vote for.

If you are interested in reaching over 50,000 homes as well as many more on line via WCCA TV 13, give Mauro DePasquale a call at 508-755-1880 ext 11

Ask about our candidate open mic night which is scheduled for Wednesday, September 29th.

We hope this won't happen, but in a places like the corporate world and government where it many times seems like greed is god it could be possible. We received the following which plays out like a sleezy porno movie complete with wha wha guitar chinking away in the background, from Chuck Sherwood this morning on the Alliance list serve, written by Bruce Kushnick and forwarded to tleletruth dot org.

Teletruth News Analysis, August 16th, 2010

link on the web

Google and Verizon: Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Verizon and Google recently created an "understanding" over the Internet and
net neutrality titled: "Verizon-Google Legislative Framework Proposal".

The details don't really matter at this point. What matters is --- Google is
not going to be a force that will protect the public interest from the
controllers of the wires, who are now engaged in serious anti-trust games.
Comcast, AT&T and Verizon are now lobbying, funding astroturf groups, (fake
consumer groups), a horde of paid-off minority groups, not to mention
corporate-funded think tanks, state and federal Congressmen and Senators
--- all to make sure that the wires are private property for their use, with
walled-in ghettos of influence and control. Read more

This was shared on the ACM listserve. I think it is well worth your reading it:
Enclosure of the internet . You can also read this interesting time line by clicking on the following read more

This Friday, August 6, noon-1pm in front of Worcester's City Hall,
there will be a vigil to remember the atomic bombing of Japan and call
for nuclear disarmament.

The atomic bombing of Hiroshima was August 6, 1945. The atomic bombing
of Nagasaki was August 9, 1945.

The vigil is sponsored by the SS. Francis & Therese Catholic Worker
community. Feel free to join them.

Related: Catholic Worker co-founder Dorothy Day's response to the
bombings, written shortly after they happened.

Have you searched WCCA TV on You Tube or facebook lately?

WCCA TV's John Simakauskas is doing a fabulous job facilitating access for those who live, work, or study in Worcester. Channel 13, "The People's Channel is proud to announce that, as WCCA TV13 is a member of the "Community Media Collection" at archive.org, we currently have 2,600 videos in the collection, 1,220 have been contributed by WCCA. That's 47%.

WCCA TV 13 has made it possible for Worcester to lead the way in video archiving and providing public access to a vast and impressive amount of video content which place Worcester in the spotlight throughout the world. Many of these WCCA TV 13 programs are available , "ON DEMAND" world wide.

We thank John, Mike and all who have contributed to our collection or works and also everyone for their support. We also appreciate your in-kind and capital contributions and donations.

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Jill Butterworth, Deputy Press Secretary,Office of Attorney General Martha Coakley
writes:

AG COAKLEY'S OFFICE URGES FCC TO ADOPT COMMON SENSE MEASURES TO ADDRESS WIRELESS PHONE "BILL SHOCK"

BOSTON - Attorney General Martha Coakley's Office has requested the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) mandate greater transparency and real-time notification to alert wireless phone users of their voice and data usage prior to charging them excessive fees outside of pre-set use plans.

The Attorney General's comments were filed with the FCC in connection with an FCC inquiry aimed at looking into whether it should adopt measures that would alert wireless phone customers before they exceed their predetermined allocations of voice minutes, text message limits, or data usage.

"Rapidly changing technology, easy access to expensive wireless data services and complex billing practices regularly leave wireless phone customers with unexpected and extremely high bills," said AG Coakley. "Simple protections such as usage alerts and preset cut-off mechanisms that have long been standards in other industries should be adopted to better protect wireless customers from unexpected charges." READ MORE...