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<br /> - <br /> a telephone company over a video platfonn is assessment, rental or similar charge or i <br /> .ommunications service -- not cable service equivalent from any telecommunications <br /> -- and thus not subject to a cable franchise fee. provider for operating in the locality or using <br /> H.R. 3626 allows franchising authorities to the public rights-of-way that distinguishes <br /> collect a fee "in lieu of a franchise fee" from between providers, including the local exchange <br /> telcos and other users of video platfonn. S. carrier. Promoted by companies such as . <br /> 1822 contains no such provision. Metropolitan Fiber Systems under the name of <br /> "non-discrimination," the effect of this <br /> . H.R. 3626 directs the FCC to establish provision is to lower such fees.. including fees <br /> requirements for public, educational and from telephone companies providing video <br /> governmental channel capacity oftelco programming.. to the lowest common <br /> provided video platfonn systems. S. 1822 has denominator, which in many jurisdictions will <br /> no similar provisions. be zero. <br /> . Franchising authorities are also prohibited . Portions of S. 2195, the so-called "public <br /> from requiring a franchise for provision of space" bill introduced in June by Senator <br /> telecommunications service by a cable Daniel Inouye (D-HI), were included, but at <br /> operator, and may not require or prohibit the greatly reduced levels. (See article in June/July <br /> provision of any telecommunications service by issue of Update.) Telecommunications <br /> a cable operator. providers would be required to provide up to <br /> 5% of capacity on certain telecommunications <br /> a combined result of these provisions is to systems and/or to offer preferential rates to <br /> t franchising authority jurisdiction to "eligible entities." The list of "eligible entities" <br /> traditional cable services (basically defmed as for these benefits now includes public and non- <br /> one-way television type video programming) by profit libraries, schools, universities, health care <br /> a cable operator or by a telephone company facilities, museums, charities, zoos, and public <br /> operating a cable system, and to prohibit a broadcasting -- BUT NOT STATE AND <br /> franchising authority role in any noncable, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS! <br /> telecommunications service. No franchise, no <br /> cable franchise fee, no public, educational or The bill also: <br /> governmental access channels, or any other <br /> requirement covered by the Cable Act may be . Sets the stage for potentially far-reaching <br /> required of either the telco, its affiliate, any preemption oflocal government authority over <br /> other user of the video platfonn, or any other zoning, planning, and control of rights-of-way <br /> telecommunications provider. in a new provision giving the FCC authority to <br /> prescribe regulations that "pennit joint <br /> . State and local governmen ts are also telecommunications network planning, design, <br /> prohibited from requiring any pennit, and implementation among all <br /> franchise, tax, or rights.of-way fee or any telecommunications carriers, cable television <br /> . <br /> MILLER& HOLBROOKEINFORMATIONSERVICES Update August 1994 Page 3 <br /> ---- <br />
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