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Council discusses dissolving Mount Hood Cable Regulatory Commission; Metro East seeks smoother funding path
Summary
Fairview councilors and regional partners discussed dissolving the Mount Hood Cable Regulatory Commission (MHCRC) and redirecting franchise/PEG fee flows so more funding can stay with local access operations (Metro East Community Media); Metro East warned a sudden funding cutoff would be damaging.
Fairview councilors spent part of their Sept. 17 meeting on a region-wide discussion about the Mount Hood Cable Regulatory Commission (MHCRC) and Metro East Community Media, the nonprofit that operates community media services for East Multnomah jurisdictions.
Why it matters: Cities across East Multnomah County receive franchise fees from Comcast for cable TV service; those fees historically funded operations and capital for public, education and government (PEG) access. Declining cable subscriptions have reduced that revenue, and several jurisdictions want to reevaluate the MHCRC structure and how funds are distributed.
Julio Melchick, identified in the meeting as the Metro East chair, traced the long history of cable franchise agreements and told the council that the…
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