The Cabinet Committee Report to the President on Cable Communications,
Abstract
This report recommends that: control of cable distribution facilities be separated from control of programming and other services provided over cable systems; no restrictions be placed on cross-media ownership or multiple ownership of cable systems; telephone companies not be permitted to control or operate cable systems within their own service areas; Consumers have the opportunity to purchase new television programming and other information services over cable without being impeded by government-established barriers; programming and other services not be subject to government regulation of content or prices; incentives to create programming for cable be fostered by full applicability of copyright laws to channel users; strong legal and technical safeguards be erected to protect individual privacy in cable communications; cable services be assured for the poor and for residents of rural areas; participation by minority racial and ethnic groups in cable ownership, operation, and programming be facilitated.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- AD0786856
Entities
People
- Leland L. Johnson
Organizations
- RAND Corporation