House Amendment 1666 PAG LIN 1 1 Amend the amendment, H=1598, to Senate File 554, as 1 2 amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate, as 1 3 follows: 1 4 #1. Page 3, by striking lines 5 through 14 and 1 5 inserting the following: 1 6 <# . Page 9, line 30, by striking the figure 1 7 <a.> 1 8 # . Page 10, by striking lines 2 through 35 and 1 9 inserting the following: 1 10 <2. A competitive cable service provider or 1 11 competitive video service provider that is a holder of 1 12 a certificate of franchise authority and an incumbent 1 13 cable provider shall take all actions necessary to 1 14 interconnect the cable or video communications network 1 15 systems of the certificate holder and incumbent cable 1 16 provider for the purpose of providing public, 1 17 educational, and governmental programming. A 1 18 competitive cable service provider or competitive 1 19 video service provider shall perform any required 1 20 signal or format conversion necessary to carry public, 1 21 educational, or governmental programming that 1 22 originates on the incumbent cable provider's cable 1 23 system. An incumbent cable provider shall perform any 1 24 required signal or format conversion necessary to 1 25 carry public, educational, or governmental programming 1 26 that originates on the competitive provider's cable or 1 27 video system. Interconnection may be accomplished by 1 28 direct cable, microwave link, satellite, or other 1 29 reasonable method of connection. Neither an incumbent 1 30 cable provider nor a competitive cable service 1 31 provider or competitive video service provider shall 1 32 withhold interconnection of public, educational, or 1 33 governmental channels.>> 1 34 1 35 1 36 1 37 JACOBY of Johnson 1 38 SF 554.509 82 1 39 rn/je/8327 1 40 1 41 1 42 1 43 1 44 1 45 1 46 1 47 1 48 1 49 1 50 -1-