American Cable Association Inc

“An executive committee shall be established which will include the chairperson, vice chairperson, treasurer and two (2) members of the board of directors. The executive committee shall have the authority of the board except with respect to: - the approval of any action for which the nonprofit law also requires approval of the members; - the filing of vacancies on the board or on any committee which has the authority of the board; - the fixing of compensation of the directors for serving on the board or on any committee; - the amendment or repeal of bylaws or the adoption of new bylaws; - the amendment or repeal of any resolution of the board which by its express terms is not so amendable or repealable; - the appointment of committees of the board or the members thereof; - the expenditure of corporate funds to support a nominee for director after there are more people nominated for director than can be elected; or - with respect to assest held in charitable trust, the approval of any self-dealing transaction as defined by section 5728 of the nonprofit law or any successor section thereto, except as provided by law.”

“American cable association, inc. Shall have one (1) class of voting members. Only cable television businesses may become voting members.”

“The directors shall be elected by the members ar a regular or special meeting of the members called for such purposes or by written ballot. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any meeting of the members where directors are to be elected, each member shall designate a proxy to cast such member's vote for directors at a meeting called and held for such purposes. At the meeting called for the election of directors, each such proxy shall be entitled to cast the number of votes held for each office of director to be filled, without the right to cumulate votes. In any election of directors by members, the candidates receiving the highest number of votes are elected. Only those persons nominated in accordance with the procedures established in the bylaws may stand for election as director.”

“The form 990 is reviewed by the president and ceo, executive vice president and the treasurer.”

“The evp of finance reviews several (5 or more) similar association form 990's for ceo compensation. This includes associations both in washington, d.c. And in pennsylvania. The evp of finance purchases the ceo update salary guide for national associations and non-profits and creates a compensation proposal for the chairman of the board. The chairman of the board shares this proposal with the executive committee of the board. The chairman of the board determines the ceo's compensation. The evp of finance uses the same process for all officers and presents the compensation suggestions to the ceo. The ceo determines the compensation for all other officers of the corporation. The compensation for the remaining staff members is reviewed by the full board of directors as part of the budget discussion and is approved by the full board as part of the budget approval.”

“No documents are available to the public.”

“The following individuals serve on the board of american cable association, inc. With no voting rights: dick beard; pat thompson; colleen abdoulah; and doug fuller.”

“If the agency deems it needs more than the original $1.75 billion allocation. Aca is pleased that the bill ensures that fcc funding is accessible to smaller cable operators and gives equal priority to whoever requests such funds, whether it is a cable operator or broadcaster. Our members are appreciative of this financial support that will enable them to continue offering broadcast channels to their customers without interruption." additional bill sponsors include: sens. Jim inhofe (r-okla.), todd young (r-ind.), richard blumenthal (d-conn.) and tom udall (d-colo.). Aca member survey reinforces that broadcasters use aggressive bully tactics in retrans negotiations the american cable association has released key survey findings on what aca members experience on the front lines of retransmission consent negotiations with corporate broadcasters. The results are not pretty: the prevailing sentiment is that broadcasters use their market power to bully small and medium-sized cable operators into lopsided deals that hurt consumers. Seventy-six percent of survey respondents stated that broadcasters employ a "take it or leave it" approach to retrans negotiations. "this is essentially not a negotiation - it is an agreement forced on us," offered one respondent. Another characterized retransmission consent negotiations as "extreme bullying and take it or leave it attitude." cable operators report that broadcasters use retrans negotiations to demand huge rate hikes and force unwanted channels into program lineups. To make matters worse, cable operators are concerned that their customers often blame them for these rate hikes and unpopular channels, when in fact it is the broadcasters who dictate how much customers are forced to pay and which channels and networks must be carried. "when we asked our members to share their top objective during retrans matters, nearly three quarters said that they wanted to keep prices down for their customers," said matthew m. Polka, president and ceo of the american cable association. "yet time and time again, corporate broadcasters don't negotiate fairly - or at all - and consumers are left holding the bag." broadcasters generally extract the highest per-subscriber fees from the smallest cable operators and their customers, and their demands keep escalating. Snl kagan projects that these fees will cost u.s. Consumers and satellite and cable operators $11.6 billion by 2022, up from $8.6 billion in 2017, a 35 percent increase in just five years. Retrans fees are the fastest growing part of consumers' monthly cable bills. When asked about the future of retransmission consent negotiations, 63 percent of survey respondents said they were concerned that if the process stays the same, it will harm their customers. "this is unsustainable and consumers will lose in the end," stated one cable provider. These findings further shed light on broadcasters' bad behaviors, which aca has been highlighting each week through its tv ransom campaign to call out broadcasters' reckless, greedy, pushy, ruthless and spiteful behaviors when it comes to retrans matters. Currently, hundreds of local cable operators across the country are attempting to negotiate with a handful of corporate media conglomerates that own most of the local tv station affiliates for abc, cbs, fox and nbc. This process pits aca's small and mid-sized cable operator members, who serve rural americans and smaller urban markets, against huge corporations with no stake or ties to these local communities. Aca conducted an online survey from november 8-15, 2017, which received 131 responses.”

“The board of directors assumes the responsibility for oversight of the audit. The process has not changed from prior year.”