12/10/2018

The Honorable Ajit Pai, Chairman
The Honorable Michael O’Rielly, Commissioner

The Honorable Brendan Carr, Commissioner
The Honorable Jessica Rosenworcel, Commissioner  
Federal Communications Commission

455 12th Street, Southwest
Washington, DC, 20544

RE:  MB Docket No 05-311   In the Matter of Implementation of Section 621(a)(1) of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 as Amended by the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 

We are writing in support of the Comments of the Cable Act Preservation Alliance (“CAPA”) in the Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making.   We oppose the tentative conclusions the FCC reaches in the proceeding because of their impacts on our community.

Please preserve this necessary facility and its funding for the good of the 4th largest city in Oregon and its many students that have benifited including me, with its top notch instruction and giving viability to career paths for lower income and disabled people.

This local presence encourages viewers in our [town, city, county] to watch cable television as was intended by the 1984 Cable Act – by enhancing local voices, serving local viewers and strengthening our local democracy.    By defining “in-kind” support in an overly broad fashion, the rule making will shift the fair balance between local and state authorities and cable operators and will force communities to choose between franchise fees and PEG channels which was never the intent of the Act.

By allowing cable operators to reduce franchise fee support for local communities if they opt for local channels, the FNPRM diminishes the ability of PEG channels to serve communities such as ours.    We ask that it not be adopted.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Randall Marker / Former Student of Metro East