Why do city officials allow a cable monopoly to exist in Hoover?
The City of Hoover does not have an exclusive deal with Charter Communications and Hoovers city officials do not desire to have an exclusive deal with just one cable service provider. Two companies, in fact, already have franchise agreements that allow them to provide cable services throughout the entire Hoover city limits. Those companies have chosen, however, not to compete “head-to-head” with each other. In the past, there have been as many as four cable companies operating in Hoover. Mergers and acquisitions have, however, reduced that number to two (2) cable companies (Charter and AOL/Time-Warner). Furthermore, federal law prohibits exclusive cable franchise agreements.
