On January 14, 2008, the federal district court in Michigan issued a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction preventing the move of PEG (public, educational, and governmental) access channels by Comcast. A suit was filed by Meridian Township and the City of Dearborn on January 11, 2008 asking that Comcast be prevented from dropping the PEG access channels from the analog tier of service and only making them available in digital.

CTC served as a technical expert in this case and Dr. Andrew Afflerbach, P.E., CTC’s Director of Engineering, filed two affidavits providing technical support for the position of Meridian Township and the City of Dearborn.

The temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction will remain in effect preventing Comcast from dropping the PEG access channels from the analog service until a new order is issued by the court.

CTC is a nationwide, public interest, communications engineering and technology consulting firm based in the Washington, DC area, with additional offices in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Ohio, and North Carolina. CTC specializes in assisting local governments with communications and networking to meet public needs.

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Click here to view Affidavit II