H.R. 1103 · 117th Congress
CABLE Competition Act
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Consumer Access to Broadband for Local Economies and Competition Act or the CABLE Competition Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 18, 2021
Consumer Access to Broadband for Local Economies and Competition Act or the CABLE Competition Act
This bill revises the valuation of a cable system upon its sale or transfer, and it modifies the process for transferring a cable franchise to a person to whom such franchise was not initially granted.
Specifically, the bill requires that after the denial of a franchise renewal or the revocation of a franchise for cause, any subsequent acquisition or transfer must be at fair market value.
Further, the bill prohibits a cable franchising authority from (1) precluding the transfer of a cable franchise from a cable operator to a person to whom such franchise was not initially granted, or (2) requiring a cable operator that was initially granted a franchise to receive approval from the franchising authority for such a transfer. However, a franchising authority is authorized to require a cable operator to notify the authority of such a transfer.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: CABLE Competition Act
Also known as: Consumer Access to Broadband for Local Economies and Competition Act
Latest action (Feb 19, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 18, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.