What regulatory requirements do city and county governments impose on cable operators?
Cities and counties impose a variety of requirements in exchange for allowing use of public rights of way. The most important is that cable operators make their services available to everyone in the community, and not just selected neighborhoods. This is a key requirement that telecommunications firms are looking to sidestep as they move into the delivery of video services. Franchise agreements typically establish customer service standards, rate schedules, requirements for public service announcements, and provisions for public access channels and educational and government programming.
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