LFAs Have Dec. 8 Deadline for Filing Effective Competition Waiver
Local franchising authorities (LFAs) have until Dec. 8 to apply to keep their certification that the local cable operator isn't subject to effective competition, the FCC said in a public notice Thursday and released in the next day's Daily Digest.…
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Not filing a Form 328, including a rebuttal of the presumption of effective competition, will mean LFAs' existing certification expires, the FCC said. The agency in June ruled that cable effective competition was a rebuttable presumption nationwide, stopping franchising authorities from regulating basic cable rates (see 1506020060).