Bloomfield Township
Preservation of Existing Channels Resolution
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BLOOMFIELD
RESOLUTION REQUESTING PRESERVATION OF EXISTING CHANNEL
LOCATIONS FOR PUBLIC, GOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL
ACCESS CHANNELS, ALSO KNOWN AS PEG
At a meeting of the Township Board of Trustees of the
Charter Township of Bloomfield, Oakland County, Michigan, held
on the 14th day of January, 2008, at the Township Hall, 4200
North Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Township, Michigan
48303-0489.
It was moved by ________________ and seconded by
_____________;
WHEREAS, Comcast Corporation, hereinafter referred to as
"Comcast," is among the companies that furnish or will be
furnishing cable television subscriptions to residential
customers; and,
WHEREAS, the Charter Township of Bloomfield and other
governmental entities have committed substantial resources to
deliver programming on governmental and educational access
channels, also known as PEG; and
WHEREAS, Comcast has indicated that it intends to change
the channel lineup and location of the public, educational and
governmental access channels (PEG) from present locations,
where they have been situated for many years, to the channel
lineup in the 900s, which will require customers to have a
digital converter set-top box, a cable card or a QAM* capable
television; and
WHEREAS, the result would be added costs, inconvenience,
and confusion with respect to viewers who intend to view
educational and governmental access channels; and
WHEREAS, since Comcast’s announcement, many concerned
residents have contacted the township in opposition to the
news that Comcast intends to change the location of PEG
channels and require customers to have a digital converter box
to receive the channels;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP
BOARD OF TRUSTEES THAT:
1. Comcast is requested to preserve the channel locations
for public, educational and governmental access channels (PEG)
and agree that they will not be changed in the future without
the written consent of the township and/or governmental entity
or entities which provide programming on such channels;
2. The Township requests that Comcast respond to the
questions posed by the Michigan Chapter of the National
Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors in its
letter dated November 2007 addressing operational and legal
issues related to Comcast’s actions; and
3. The Township requests that Public Act 480 of 2006 be
immediately amended to require that public, educational and
governmental access channels remain at the current locations
and that the same not be subject to change unless the written
consent of the affected governmental entity providing the
programming is obtained and that the Act be further modified
in order to require the new providers of cable and video
services furnish public, educational and governmental access
channel lineups and selections that are consistent with
existing providers, as of January 1, 2007, with respect to
channel locations, ease of access, availability of features,
quality parameters, and similarity of surrounding channels.
This Resolution is deemed severable and should any
provisions, clause, word or sentence be deemed unenforceable,
the remainder shall remain in full force and effect.
AYES:
NAYES:
ABSTENTIONS:
STATE OF MICHIGAN )
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COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, JANET M. RONCELLI, the duly qualified and acting Clerk
of the Charter Township of Bloomfield, Oakland County,
Michigan, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and
complete copy of a Resolution adopted by the Township Board of
Trustees of the Charter Township of Bloomfield at a duly
called meeting held on the 14th day of January, 2008, the
original of which is on file in my office.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my official
signature this ______ day of January, 2008.
_________________________________
JANET M. RONCELLI, Clerk
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