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About OCT
OCT
Mission Statement
The mission of the Office
of Cable Television (OCT) is to: (1) regulate the provision of "cable
service" in the District of Columbia (as that term is defined
by the District's cable television laws); (2) protect and advance
the cable service-related interests of the District and its residents;
and (3) produce and cablecast live and recorded video and other
programming by way of the District's public, educational and government
(PEG) cable channels.
To accomplish
this mission, OCT regularly engages in the following functions (among
others):
- OCT regulates
the District's cable service providers by enforcing applicable
federal and District cable television laws and regulations (including
existing District Cable Franchise Agreements);
- OCT establishes
cable franchise agreements between cable service providers and
the District, and it ensures compliance with those franchise agreements;
- OCT works
to facilitate harmonious relationships between District cable
service providers and their customers by mediating disputes and
enforcing applicable customer service regulations;
- OCT facilitates
open access to the District government through the operation of
its government cable channels (e.g., DCC and DCN) and its educational
cable channel (e.g., DKN);
- OCT works
to create and maintain an economic and regulatory environment
that promotes competition in the cable television industry in
the District; and
- OCT works
to attract the deployment and maintenance of advanced cable services
in the District.
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