Wait, What? They took that money too?
by jonpelto
It was created in 2007 as a way to fund education technology programs in Connecticut public schools and help develop public oriented local and state cable programming.
Its short-form name was the State Account for Community Access and Educational Technology. In fact, its official title was the “public, educational and governmental programming and education technology investment account.”
The account and its programs are funded by one of the taxes on your cable bill, and each year, the funds are legally deposited into a separate, non-lapsing account.
In fact, there is an extra 0. 25 percent gross earnings tax on your cable or satellite service bill.
Connecticut’s public utility regulators are required to put the funds into the separate account. Then they must distribute half of the funds to local boards of education or o
