Protecting Community Television: Modifying the Franchise Fee Definition
This Act aims to amend the definition of "franchise fee" within the Communications Act of 1934. The change clarifies precisely what constitutes this fee, potentially impacting how local community television and cable services are funded. For citizens, this could mean greater financial stability for community television, which often provides essential local news and programming.
Key points
Modification of the franchise fee definition: The word "includes" is replaced with "means," narrowing and specifying the scope of the fee.
Insertion of the term "other monetary assessment" into the definition to clarify which payments are counted as part of the franchise fee by cable operators.
Status:
Introduced
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