Amendment SA16-AB207

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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE

SENATE AMENDMENT 16, TO 2007 ASSEMBLY BILL 207

November 8, 2007 - Offered by Senators Lassa, Vinehout, Erpenbach, Robson, Coggs, Sullivan, Kreitlow and Risser.

AB207-SA16,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the engrossed bill as follows:

AB207-SA16,1,2 1. Page 17, line 16: delete lines 16 to 19 and substitute:

AB207-SA16,1,5 "3. An interim cable operator or video service provider shall provide any channel capacity for PEG channels required under this paragraph on any service tier that includes the retransmission of local television broadcast signals.".

AB207-SA16,1,7 2. Page 19, line 11: delete the material beginning with "shall do all of" and ending with "b. Make" on line 21 and substitute "shall make".

AB207-SA16,1,8 3. Page 21, line 5: after that line insert:

AB207-SA16,2,8 "3. If a municipality produces or maintains PEG channel programming in a manner or form that is compatible with a video service provider's video service network and that permits the video service provider to comply with the requirements of subd. 4., the municipality shall transmit the programming to the video service provider in that manner or form. If the municipality does not produce or maintain PEG channel programming in such manner or form, the video service provider shall be responsible for any changes in the manner or form of the transmission that are necessary to make PEG channel programming compatible with the technology or protocol used by the video service provider to deliver services. If a video service provider is required to make such changes to the manner or form of the transmission, the municipality shall provide reasonable access to the video service provider that allows the video service provider to transmit the PEG channel programming in an economical manner subject to the requirements of subd. 4.

AB207-SA16,2,14 4. A video service provider shall retransmit PEG channels to its subscribers with visual and audio quality and functionality that is equivalent, from the viewing perspective of the subscriber, to that of commercial channels carried on the video service provider's basic video service offerings or service tiers and without the need for any equipment other than the equipment necessary to receive the video service provider's basic video service offerings or service tiers.

AB207-SA16,2,17 5. Each PEG channel shall be capable of carrying a television signal that meets the standards of the National Television System Committee if the interim cable operator or video service provider is technically able to do so.".

AB207-SA16,2,18 (End)