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8/4/88 <br />Appendix C-Page 5 <br />c. administrative support (employee administration, <br />purchasing, budgeting, legal assistance, insurance, accounting, <br />etc.) could be provided for community access <br />d. having an established institution manage access could <br />provide credibility to all access efforts <br />a. educational access would likely be the highest <br />priority, thereby strengthening that type of community access <br />f. promotional activities such as outreach and public <br />information are likely ongoing activities of the institution; <br />acne s promotion could be incorporated into current operations <br />2. Disadvantages <br />a. the educational mission of the institution would <br />likely receive the highest priority for staff time and equipment, <br />which could adversely affect the provision of services for other <br />types of access <br />b. facility support would likely be tied to the academic <br />calendar, limiting users access to equipment and staff during <br />weekends and summer <br />c. identification of access program content with the <br />educational institution may cause the manager to limit or inhibit <br />the production of controversial programming <br />d. raising funds from outside sources may be more <br />difficult, as persons may not want to donate to school districts <br />e. if access resour-,es are to be provided to educational <br />institutions from the cable company per a franchise agreement, <br />enforcement of such provision requires the franchising authority to <br />become involved in any dispute that may arise between the parties <br />f. should the entity out its budget, providing <br />access services would likely not fare well in competition with <br />other edi;cationai projects and mandates <br />B. ACCESS MANAGED BY A GOVERNMENTAL UNIT <br />1. Advantages <br />a. facility support (space, uti7.ities, telephone, <br />vehicle, etc.) could be provided for community access <br />b. administrative support (employee admini.ntration, <br />purchasing, budgeting, legal assistance, insurance, accounting, <br />etc.) could be provided for community access <br />c. having an established institution manage access could <br />provide credibility to all access efforts <br />d. government access would likely be the highest <br />priority, thereby strengthening that type of community access <br />e. need for enforcement of access provisions would be <br />evident to enforcing entity <br />2. Disadvantages <br />a. providing government services would likely receive <br />the highest priority for staff time and equipment, which could <br />adversely affect the provision of services for other types of <br />&cress <br />