The People of CAN TV

Over the decades, thousands of Chicagoans have turned to CAN TV as a lifeline to address a wide range of challenges -- low voter turn-out, violence in the community, quality education for children. Through CAN TV, people participate in an ongoing conversation of how to improve society. The people of CAN TV give meaning to CAN TV's slogan, "Sometimes TV isn't the problem. It's the solution."

2010: ACD Future of Media Filing

CAN TV joined with hundreds of community groups and local residents from across the country to urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen local democracy, media diversity and public safety by supporting the nation's largest network of community-based media organizations -- Public, Educational and Government (PEG) Access cable TV centers.

ACD Future of Media filing:
ACD Policy Recommendations
ACD Future of Media
ACD Survey Findings
ACD Nonprofit Reps

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2009: FCC petition challenges AT&T discrimination

CAN TV joined with a nationwide coalition of community media groups, municipalities and regional organizations in filing ACM et al with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), a Petition charging that telecom giant AT&T discriminates against local public channels with its U-verse cable TV system.

Click here for the ACM et al Petition for Declaratory Ruling.

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