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Select Board backs state bill to apply franchise‑fee style surcharge to streaming services for community media funding
Summary
The Select Board approved a letter of support for Massachusetts legislation (H.91 / S.41 as amended in committee) that would require streaming‑only providers to contribute a surcharge to fund public, educational and governmental (PEG) media, aligning streaming services with legacy cable franchise fee obligations.
Select Board members voted March 12 to send a letter supporting state legislation that would impose a small surcharge on streaming‑only video providers to fund community media and public access services. Representatives of Nantucket Community Television (NCTV) described the measure as an effort to align streaming…
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