SaveAccess Coalition Says COPE Harms Communities, Consumers, and Citizens

SAVEACCESS COALITION SAYS COPE HARMS COMMUNITIES, CONSUMERS, AND CITIZENS
[www.saveaccess.org press release]
As Congress puts a new telecommunications law on the fast track, public outcry is growing against the Communications Opportunity, Promotion and Enhancement Act of 2006 ­ H.R. 5252 (“COPE”). Contending that the bill is fatally flawed, a growing coalition of public interest, municipal and grassroots media organizations launched a new web site to send a message to Congress: www.SaveAccess.org. Supporting organizations include the Center for Digital Democracy, Association for Community Networking, Action Coalition for Media Education, Manhattan Neighborhood Network, Chicago Media Action, Media Alliance, Media Tank, CCTV-Cambridge and the Center for Media & Democracy. The SaveAccess.org Coalition is working to 1) preserve local control of video franchises, 2) make sure all services are available in all areas by promoting anti-redlining, 3) supporting Network Neutrality, and 4) advancing public, educational and governmental (PEG) access channels for local use.
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