Isn the franchising authority required to provide a public, educational, or government access channel?
Absolutely not! The wording of US Code, Title 47, Section 531 states, in part, “A franchising authority may establish requirements in a franchise with respect to the designation or use of channel capacity for public, educational, or governmental use only to the extent provided in this section.” The operative word is “may.
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