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Lake Cam leaders urge Select Board to press legislators on streaming-era cable funding; board votes to send letter
Summary
Lake Cam representatives told the Select Board that cable franchise revenue is declining as providers shift to streaming, and asked the town to urge state legislators to support bills (S.41, H.106) clarifying municipal access funding; the board voted to send a letter of support.
Robert Marshall, representing Lake Cam, told the Lakeville Select Board the town's public access service is already seeing a drop in cable franchise funding as cable companies move customers to streaming platforms.
Marshall said franchise fee revenues historically funded Lake Cam's operations and staff, and that there is a legislative effort to modernize the statutory framework so streaming providers cannot escape obligations that support municipal public-access channels. He asked the…
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