Cable, FreedomWorks Complain of LFA Overreach, Abuse
NCTA, Comcast, Charter and Cox -- meeting an aide to FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr -- complained that franchising authorities at the state and local levels keep demanding multiple franchises for services offered over the same cable system and for fees…
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exceeding 5 percent of gross cable revenue, said a docket 05-311 posting Wednesday. They said franchising authorities keep demanding "substantial" noncash contributions that run contrary to the limits instituted by Congress. FreedomWorks Foundation, backing the local franchise authority Further NPRM on September's agenda (see 1809050056), said LFAs are susceptible to and often guilty of regulatory capture and rent-seeking through their controls of rights of way. It said the NPRM would help ensure LFAs don't abuse their authority by excluding non-cable TV services provided by cable companies from oversight.