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f_` 8/4/88 APPENDIX C COMMUNITY ACCESS MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES Community access operations are managed by different types of entities. They include: 1. school districts or other educational institutions, 2. governmental units, 3. libraries, 4. cable companies, 5. non-profit corporations, and 6. for -profit corporations. In many communities, two cr more entities are involved in managing community access. For example, in Iowa City, IA, the cable company manages public access operations, Iowa City Public Library manages library access (which includes some "traditional" public access functions), the University of Iowa manages its cha;inel, the City of Iowa City manages access on the government cliannel and bandwidth on the institutional .network, and the school district manages the educational access channel and bandwidth on the institutional network. Many of the access managers in Iowa City share resources and information regarding operations and plans. The major challenge of this access study is to design a management structure for community access (public, religious, special needs, education. and government) that, will provide the best environment for successful r.ommunity access. (See: Community Access Success Standards memo.) To assist the Commission in making decisions about the best possible structure, it is useful to review the basic types of management structures that have been developed in other communities. The following information is designed to provide a brief overview of access operations managed by five different types of entities, plus advantages and disadvantages cf each structure type. ACCESS MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES A. ACCESS MANAGED BY AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION Community: Hibbing, MN Management Entity: Hibbing Community College (HCC) Types of Access Managed: educational, public, government (education has priority) Channels Managed: 2 (HCC educational access has priority) Funding: HCC funds all operations. Cable company supplies a portable camera/VCR. HCC supplies all other equipment. Note: franchise renewal will include a discussion of possible support from franchise fee and company)