Government
of the District of Columbia Executive Office of the Mayor
Office of Cable Television 3007 Tilden Street,
N.W., Pod-P Washington, D.C. 20008 FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 24, 2010 CONTACT:
Kenneth Borden 202.671.0057, Kenneth.Borden@dc.gov Office
of Cable Television to Conduct Two Public Input Meetings Will
Compile Info on Future Cable Television Local Programming Needs
Washington, DC - The District
of Columbia Office of Cable Television (OCT) will be conducting two (2) public
input meetings on September 7 and 8 to allow District residents an opportunity
to comment on desired future cable television public, educational, and governmental
(PEG) access programming services as part of the franchise renewal process with
District cable television provider RCN. The September 7 meeting will take place
at the Hattie Holmes Senior Wellness Center located at 324 Kennedy Street NW from
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The September 8 meeting will take place at McKinley Technology
High School Amphitheater- Room 150 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. McKinley Technology
High School is located at 151 T Street NE in Ward 5. The
public will be allowed to offer brief opinions and views on future needs for PEG
access programming and information. Attendees wishing to address the meeting will
be asked to sign in when arriving, and will then be able to speak for up to three
(3) minutes during the meeting. The input gathered from these public meetings
will assist OCT in determining the future PEG access related needs and interests
for the community within a new RCN cable television franchise agreement. ###
OCT is the District Government Agency
responsible for regulating cable television in the District, as well as the administration
of the District's Government Access Channels TV-13 and TV-16 and the District's
Education Access Channel DKN. 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.
For
more information regarding OCT, please visit the agencys website: http://www.oct.dc.gov
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