Conn. Agencies Regs. § 16-331a-12 - Review of community access support levels
The Department shall review each company's support, according to the standards set in section 16-331a-11, and may adjust the level of support below such standards if the following so warrant an adjustment:
(1) The size of
the company's rate base;
(2) The
number of subscribers served by the company;
(3) The length of time for which the company
has held the franchise;
(4) The
company's channel capacity;
(5) The
terms of the company's existing franchise certificate as it applies to
community access;
(6) The overall
effectiveness of the community access program, including, but not limited to,
the following: the number of people who have enrolled in the training program
or taken a proficiency test, the number of programs produced, the number of
inquiries received about community access, the amount of air time used on the
community access channels, the amount of donations made to the company for
community access, including funds raised by access users and access
organizations, the perceptions and responses to the community access program
held by the Advisory Council, access users, and the community;
(7) The existence of an agreement by the
company to provide a level of support higher than that set by the standards in
section
16-331a-11;
(8) The demography of the community and the
public need;
(9) The fundamental
purposes of community access, including but not limited to, the following:
enhancing First Amendment rights; providing for the dissemination of diverse
views and for a marketplace of ideas and information; capitalizing on the
possibilities inherent in "narrowcasting," as contrasted with broadcasting;
providing for viable alternatives to commercial programming, and enhancing a
sense of community among residents of the town and franchise area.
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