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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1992
Page
10
Iowa executives urge a la carte channel selection amid higher costs. Tom Graves notes more channels raise overall prices, while broadcasters press for retransmission fees and control over signals. Cox Cedar Rapids cites 31 channels on expanded basic for 18.20 monthly amid aOS satellite competition.
Gov. Ter ry Branstad plans to notify federal officials of a likely presidential disaster declaration for flood damage in southern Iowa. Aides said he will begin the formal process even as some rain fell overnight, with six counties already declared at state level.
Highlights of legislation guiding cable regulation call for FCC to set reasonable basic service prices for channels including PEG and network affiliates. It would require fair installation costs, protect against outages, set billing and service standards, allow later purchase of premium channels, and prohibit blocking competing systems while ensuring carriage and negotiated agreements with stations. Local communities may add standards and cap nationwide subscribers.
Neal Smith was the sole Iowa House member to vote against the cable bill while colleagues backed the measure seen as protecting consumers and expanding rural access. The bill, originally passed 340-73, faced opposition over revenue sharing and broadcaster charges, with broader support from rural telecom efforts and satellite plans for 12 million Americans. The Bush administration vowed a veto.
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