RE: Cable, Phone Companies Battle to be Your Everything
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Cable television franchises do not "grant the exclusive right to service an area." Every cable TV franchise agreement I've ever seen claimed to be non-exclusive. Even the City of Roanoke's franchise ordinance is non-exclusive, a fact that Kantor could have checked easily with a phone call to the City Clerk.
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Under the terms of these agreements, all franchisees are required to abide by the same requirements, including "wire every home and not discriminate against the poor side of town..." Plus pay a 5% (actually 5.26%) franchise fee, provide free service to government buildings and schools, provide PEG access channels, support PEG access production.
No wonder Verizon is trying to make an end run local franchising authorities.
Neal McLain
read more and respond »Posted 5 years ago by Neal McLain in General Telecommunications Forum
