by Jack Lessenberry
April 18, 2007
Detroit Metro Times
http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=10414

A cause worth checking out:

“Comcast has given southwest Detroit 200 ‘repossessed’ Dell computers, which is a wonderful and timely gift, but no resources to get these machines back to normal and the families off to a good start with them." - The Rev. Leo Reilly

by Kirk Pinho
April 18, 2007
Spinal Column
http://www.spinalcolumnonline.com/1editorialbody.lasso?-token.folder=2007-04-18&-token.story=52748.113117&-token.subpub=

April 18, 2007 - The West Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees voted 4-1 on Monday, April 16 to determine that AT&T's proposed cable television franchise agreement is incomplete.

The township notified the telecommunications company of its decision yesterday, Tuesday, April 17, the last day under a new state law's 15-business-day window to reply to a proposed agreement.

by Penelope Bowler
April 2, 2007
The South End Newspaper
http://thesouthend.typepad.com/tsenews/2007/04/wdet_starts_new.html

WDET Detroit Public Radio will launch its new program schedule today. The station is altering its program content again in order to move toward a news and public affairs format. The station's mission is to "provide metropolitan Detroiters with the best local and national programming that public radio has to offer," according to a press release from WDET.

By Cristen Kis
March 18, 2007
Press & Guide Newspapers
http://www.pressandguide.com/stories/031807/loc_20070318002.shtml

DEARBORN/DEARBORN HEIGHTS - It was pushed through legislature and overwhelmingly passed by both the Michigan House and Senate, but the Uniform Video Services Local Franchise Act has yet to be implemented.

The act eliminates the need for cable providers, such as WOW! and Comcast, to negotiate separate contracts with local units, as had been the practice for the last 25 years. Instead, companies can enter into a uniform franchise agreement that will be used statewide.

By Melissa McGuire
Monday, February 5, 2007
Ludington Daily News
http://www.ludingtondailynews.com/news.php?story_id=34830

Legislation passed in Michigan that went into effect Jan. 1 allows the local cable competition to expand, but that could mean bad news for some local governments if the larger cable companies decide to expand into the area.

AT&T Inc. has promised to invest $620 million and hire 2,000 new workers in Michigan, but that also means a loss of over $4,000 a year for smaller municipalities and $36,000 for larger municipalities like the City of Ludington.