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From our friends at Urbana Public TV, who do all kinds of great work
for our community, including very generous help putting out AWARE on
the Air every week... Please write to US Senator Mark Kirk to urge
him to support the Community Access Preservation Act. See below.<br>
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> <span style="color:#1F497D">If you have a moment today or
tomorrow to dash off a quick note to Senator Kirk, it couldn’t
hurt! This would be a major step forward in preserving
community access television. Thanks very much!</span><br>
<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span><o:p> <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";color:red">Action Alert<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";color:red">(please do this
by Monday)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";color:red"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">American Community Television
has been working on behalf of Public, Educational and
Government (PEG) access television on Capitol Hill to get
federal legislation passed to preserve and protect PEG
access television.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">The <u>Community Access
Preservation Act</u> (CAP Act) will soon be introduced by
Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ed Markey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">We believe we are close to
having Senator Mark Kirk join the bill.<o:p> <br>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">The CAP Act does the
following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Allows PEG access
channels to use PEG funds for operational expenses as well as
capital expenses. This removes a major barrier for PEG
television and we believe it will save or create 8,400 jobs
nationwide.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"
style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Restores funding to
access channels in statewide franchising states where PEG
funding was eliminated.<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Prevents a cable
operator from charging municipalities and school districts for
the transmission of the channels.<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Keeps PEG access on the
Basic tier of service, prevents operators from slamming PEG
into the high 100’s and 900’s channels positions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">We have been told by Senator
Kirk’s staff that it is important that the Senator hear from
municipalities and individuals in Illinois. <b><u>Please
write him a quick note asking him to co-sponsor the
Community Access Preservation Act (CAP Act). <o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif""><o:p><span
style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">You can use the fill in
form on his website at:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif""><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.kirk.senate.gov/?p=comment_on_legislation">http://www.kirk.senate.gov/?p=comment_on_legislation</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span
style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b>Say which
access channel you are from (in which city)</b><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><b><span
style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b>Let him know
how important access is to the community</b><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span
style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b>Ask him to
co-Sponsor the Community Access Preservation Act (the CAP
Act)</b><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span
style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b>Thank him for
his service and for supporting the CAP Act.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">Please do this as soon as
possible as we would really like to have him on the
legislation as soon as it’s introduced.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">Thank You! Bunnie Riedel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">Learn more: <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.acommunitytv.org">www.acommunitytv.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
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