Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
March 20, 1990
CPB's Position on Cable Must-carry
Unanimously
WHEREAS,
The CPB Board recognizes that it is an integral part of the Corporation's role, as described in the January 31, 1989 role statement, to advocate the public interest in national regulatory matters that affect public telecommunications;
WHEREAS,
The Board has been informed of a refinement in the public positions being taken by public television stations and their representatives on the issue of cable systems' carriage of local public broadcast stations ("must-carry");
WHEREAS,
The Board has been informed of two Notices of Inquiry issued by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration ("NTIA") on matters dealing with the telecommunications infrastructure of the United States and with the "globalization" of mass media and its impact on national telecommunications policy;
WHEREAS,
CPB Management has recommended that it is in the interests of CPB and public telecommunications in the United States for CPB to reconsider its previous position on cable must-carry and to actively participate in inquiries conducted by NTIA that may affect national telecommunications policy.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
The CPB Board of Directors authorizes Management to:
a) modify CPB's position on cable must-carry to be consistent with the position recommended in the attached memorandum dated March 12, 1990 and to conduct all research and consultations and to participate in all regulatory and court proceedings necessary to advocate that position;
b) conduct all research and consultations, and participate in all regulatory and court proceedings on any matters that may arise in or from the NTIA Notices of Inquiry concerning United States telecommunications infrastructure and "globalization" of mass media, in accordance with the March 12, 1990 memorandum.
