Perhaps it is time to bring public acces into the digital age. Streeming Video would bring it to folks regardless of wether they get cable or not.

The Janesville City Council is must-see TV.

Probably many of the people who are chronic complainers about everthing here never watch the council meetings and never see how the city operates and how things get done with the input of the people.

Mainstreet--pretty sad that switching to the DISH outranks your wedding and the birth of your children.

It is just television, I pity you.

There are many of us who watch public-access channels to watch our city council and school board meetings to observe how our elected representatives are making decisions and spending our tax money. They also show candidate forums before local elections to help me and others decide for whom to vote. By putting the PEG channels into digital (while maintaing several shopping channels on the analog tier!), they are TAKING AWAY my ability to follow my local governments. Charter's "justification" is that they have done this in other communities and had few complaints. If you also object to this move, call the Charter corporate office at 888-438-2427 (free number) and ask to file a complaint. Then file an online complaint with the WI Dept. of Consumer Protection at http://datcp.state.wi.us/cp/consumerinfo...... since recent state legislation (highly lobbied bt AT&T) removed local control of cable franchises and moved it to the State.

“They said Ned Ludd was an idiot boy
That all he could do was wreck and destroy, and
He turned to his workmates and said: Death to Machines
They tread on our future and they stamp on our dreams.”
This is a quote directly from Chumbawamba. It is not generally known whether or not Captain Ludd opposed digital cable, but it is well documented that had an extreme aversion to stocking machines.

nowind:

Nope, you don’t need a new TV, just a fairly low-priced converter box.
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Just like you don’t need a new computer to post your comments, you could have used the one you bought 5, 10, or 15 years ago and it would have worked just fine. But I’d bet that like most people, you send your old systems into the landfill every 5 years or so. The Chinese people thank you for your contributions! (If you’re using a Kaypro or Osborne for your postings, my sincere apologies.)

what about basic only!!!

Thats right Northman
Lets just put all our current working TV's in the landfill and Buy new stuff, All of which come from other countries. Keep China's economy runing and our landfills filled with toxic materials

Part of Charter’s proposed change included several new HD channels to their lineup. That’s something I for one was looking forward to. Then, suddenly, the seven people in Wisconsin who watch public-access channels, so they can see a really bad video of their kid singing off-tune in a school play, threw a snit and put the kibosh on the whole thing.
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Just a suggestion for the analog TV luddites out there: the digital change, she’s a comin’, and real soon. Get a converter, get a new set, or get used to listening to radio instead of watching TV. But be thoughtful enough not to screw things up for the folks who plan ahead for these things.

If you disagree with Charter's plan to relocate public channels just fill-out this online form

http://datcp.state.wi.us/cp/consumerinfo...

The changed has been pushed back from Aug 12th to some time between September 16th to October 1st.

Maybe eventually there'll be no change.

Here's the story:

http://www.gazettextra.com/news/2008/jul...

I got that letter. I no idea what they were talking about???????
Charter probably depends on the fact that most of us are not tech wizards.

I'm certainly glad someone is on top of their scheme.
I don't need any more bill increases & I don't want any dumb
box on top of my TV.

This is just charter's way. If I could get my cable and internet though somone else today I would drop charter like a gas guzzling SUV