NC telecommunications agency to shut down in April

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – A North Carolina state agency that created
videos for state government and got public service announcements on
television is closing its doors in April because of cash flow
problems.

The Department of Administration announced Wednesday the Agency
for Public Telecommunications will shut down effective April 9.
Administration Secretary Moses Carey said it was a difficult
decision but the agency couldn’t generate adequate revenue to cover
its expenses.

The agency opened its doors in 1979. The Legislature ended state
funding for the agency and told it to become self-sustaining.
Director Ivy Hoffman said the transition had been successful but
needed a couple hundred thousand dollars to cover its bills until
revenues arrived in the spring.

Eleven people work at the agency, which also produced a
statewide call-in show.