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Oleloisresponsiblefortheprovisionoffacilitiesandequipmentforthe
productionofprogram
mingtobecablecastonP
EGaccesschannels(which
wouldincludegovern
menttypeprogramming).
B.2.
Oleloisresponsibletotraingovernmentorganizationsandentitiesintheu
se
ofaccessproduction
facilitiesandequipment.B.3.
Oleloisresponsiblefortheprovisionofsupport
servicestotheusersofPE
G
accessfacilitiesandequipment(whichwouldin
cludegovernment
organizationsanden
tities).B.5.
ThefreepilotproposedbyOleloaswellastherecordingofmeetingsforlater
cablecastonPEGchannelsare
servicesthatOlelocould
providetogovernmententities
aspartofitscurrentcontractwithDCCA,andatnocosttothegovernmententities.
Olelo'sReceiptofAccessFund
ing
UndertheDecember24,1998contract,asamended,D,Oleloreceivesand
holdsamountspaidbyTWEforsupportofPEGaccessasrequiredbytheDepartment.
Purs
uanttoD&ONo.154,asa
mendedbyD&ONo.261,theaccessoperatingfee
"shallbeusedforpublic,educa
tional,andgovernmental("PEG"or"Access")usesa
nd
forsuchotherpublicpurposes
asshallbedesignatedby
theDirector."[underlined
for
emphasis].Inexchangeforacc
essfeesandcapitalfund
paymentsfromOceanic,
OleloagreedinGtoperformallservices,duties,responsibilitiesandobligations
requiredundertheDCCAcontract.
BasisforOlelotoChargeFees
forPEGaccessservices
AlthoughthecontractissilentonwhetherOleloisallowedorprohibitedfrom
chargingfeesforitsservices,D
CCAhaslongcontendedbothpubliclyandprivately,
thatOlelo/PEGsshouldnotcha
rgeusersforthePEGacc
essservicesprovided(with
thee
xceptionofnominalfeesforworkshops).
Olelowascreatedtoma
nagethePEGaccessfina
ncesandtooperatetheP
EG
facilities,channelsandotherre
sourcesfortheislandofO
ahu.Oleloagreedtoperform
theseservicesundertheDCCA
contractinexchangefor
paymentoftheaccessfee
s
andcapitalfundpaymentsfrom
Oceanic.ItisDCCA'spo
sitionthatOleloshouldno
t
