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MIKE QUIGLEY
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
5TH DISTRICT, ILLINOIS
December 2, 2009
COMMITIEE ON THE JUDICIARY
SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS AND COMPETITION POLlCY
SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME, TERRORISM AND HOMELAND
SECURITY
COMMITIEE ON OVERSIGHT
AND GOVERNMENT REFORM
SUBCOMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT.
ORGANIZATION. AND PROCUREMENT
SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND FOREIGN
AFFAIRS
The Honorable Julius Genachowski
Honorable Michael Copps
Honorable Robert McDowell
Honorable Mignon Clyburn
H;:,norable Meredith Att..vell Baker
Federal Communications Commission
445 12
th
Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554
Re: Petition for Declaratory Ruling Regarding Public, Educational and Governmental
("PEG") Access Channels, MB Docket No. 09-13, CSR-8126, (ACM et al.)
Dear Commissioners:
I write to urge your expedited action iIi granting the above-referenced Petition, which details
problems inherent in consigning local PEG channels to an, inferior format that is segregated from
other channels on cable or video systems.
Many nonprofit organizations and residents from the 5
th
Congressional District use CAN TV to
get out their message including The Irish American Heritage Center, A.B.A.T.E ofIllinois,
American Indian Center, AJnerican Japanese Historical Society, and The Night Ministry, among
others. Groups from my District attest to the value ofusing PEG channels to reach a broader
audience.
Children's Memorial Hospital notes the role CAN TV played in the recruitment phase for an
inner city asthma study.
Barrett Pederson; Mayor ofFranklin Park, produces "Illinois Issues in Review" with public
officials and experts from throughout Chicagoland and notes the importance ofPEG channels in
encouraging greater civic engagement.
Shaun Ho received training at CAN TV in Chicago 8 years ago and has since produced 30
programs covering youth performers at Chinese Fine Arts Society.
Jane Addams Resource Corporation (JARC) uses CAN TV tQadvertiseits Careers in
M3J.iufacturing Program, Women in Manufacturingp~ograrll'andits Manufacturing Bridge
Program that helps get unemployed and dislocated workers back to work.
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Northeastern Illinois University used CAN TV to infonn viewers about educational support
services and noted that the viewing was wide spread to prospective students, their parents and
educational stakeholders.
I stand solidly in support ofPEG channels being given equivalent treatment on any cable or
video system. Assuring that local residents are able to receive infonnation that they need is a
high priority. Please act decisively to stop any practices that unfairly discriminate against PEG
channels. I strongly urge the Commission to grant this Petition.
Sincerely,
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