House Amendment 1742 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 word <a.> 1 7 # . Page 10, by striking lines 1 through 35 and 1 8 inserting the following: <such content. 1 9 2. A competitive cable service provider or 1 10 competitive video service provider that is a holder of 1 11 a certificate of franchise authority and an incumbent 1 12 cable provider shall take all actions necessary to 1 13 interconnect the cable or video communications network 1 14 systems of the certificate holder and incumbent cable 1 15 provider for the purpose of providing public, 1 16 educational, and governmental programming. A 1 17 competitive cable service provider or competitive 1 18 video service provider shall perform any required 1 19 signal or format conversion necessary to carry public, 1 20 educational, or governmental programming that 1 21 originates on the incumbent cable provider's cable 1 22 system. An incumbent cable provider shall perform any 1 23 required signal or format conversion necessary to 1 24 carry public, educational, or governmental programming 1 25 that originates on the competitive provider's cable or 1 26 video system. Interconnection may be accomplished by 1 27 direct cable, microwave link, satellite, or other 1 28 reasonable method of connection. Neither an incumbent 1 29 cable provider nor a competitive cable service 1 30 provider or competitive video service provider shall 1 31 withhold interconnection of public, educational, or 1 32 governmental channels.>> 1 33 1 34 1 35 1 36 JACOBY of Johnson 1 37 SF 554.304 82 1 38 rn/cf/9336 1 39 1 40 1 41 1 42 1 43 1 44 1 45 1 46 1 47 1 48 1 49 1 50 -1-