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8/4/88 <br />Appendix C-Page 4 <br />Minneapolis Television Network (7 Board members) <br />-4 appointed by city council <br />-2 appointed by mayor <br />-1 appointed jointly by council and mayor <br />Northern Dakota County Community Television Corporation (11 Board <br />members) <br />-5 elected by members <br />-5 appointed by Northern Dakota County Cable Commission <br />-1 cable company representati.a <br />Austin (TA) Community Television (23 Board members possible) <br />Of 16 current members <br />-e elected by producers (those Wao have cablecast a program) <br />-10 appointed by Board <br />Community Access Center (Kalamazoo, M1 and 5 other communities) <br />(9 Board members) <br />-all appointed by six cities involved in I.-oportion to subscriber <br />population <br />Milwaukeo Access Telecommunications Authority (13 Board members) <br />-9 elected by membership <br />-4 appointed by Board <br />(corporation members must be Milwaukee residents) <br />Some non-profit corporations perform selected access tasks. For <br />example, Duluc;.-Superior Public Access Community Television, Inc. <br />promotes the public access opportunity and will eq,ip and operate <br />an access center providing eq,iipmont, training and production <br />asuistance. Ramscy/Washington Counties Public Access Corp.)ration <br />approves and oversees access support (equiymert, maintenance, hours <br />of cperat.ion, training, facilities insurance) provided by the <br />company. schedules programs, and promotes the access opportunity in <br />its communities. <br />III. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF ACCESS MANnGEMENT STRUCTURES <br />The following list of advantages and disadvantages was developed <br />from: 1) communications with persons involved in the various <br />structures; and, 2) from a review of those access success standards <br />developed by the Commission to date. Advantages and disadvantages <br />regarding all types of community access (public, educational, <br />government, etc.) were considered in compiling this list. <br />A. ACCESS MANAGED BY AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION <br />1. Advantages <br />a. video production, technical and training <br />expertise may be available through staff and/or students <br />b. 'facility support (space, utilities, telephone, <br />vehicle, etc.) could be provided for community access <br />