Whereas, the City of Austin has a strong history of supporting community access media; and

Whereas, the City of Austin is host to nationally recognized community access television, cable television; and

Whereas, the City of Austin is now among the most wired and wireless cities in the country; and

Whereas, the City of Austin has become known nationally as a center for multimedia development; and

Whereas, the City of Austin will continue to be an important center for development of streaming media; and

Whereas, bridging the digital divide positively impacts Austin's residents' ability to produce and publish steaming media content; and

Whereas, the next logical step after community access cable television is community access streaming media; NOW

THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THAT THE AUSTIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION:

Supports the concept of Community Access Streaming Media and urges the City of Austin to adopt practices that further its development.