From: malQRMassimilation@gmail.com   
      
   by J. Tyson Covey   
      
   For decades, cities and municipalities have counted on steady revenue   
   from the franchise fees they charge cable companies for use of the   
   public rights-of-way (ROWs). Such fees are imposed by local   
   franchising authorities (LFAs). Under the federal Cable Act, these   
   fees could be as high as 5% of a cable operator's gross revenues from   
   providing cable TV service. 47 U.S.C. § 542(b).   
      
   As the television industry has migrated toward streaming platforms,   
   cable TV revenues have been affected, leading local governments to   
   seek new sources of income from entities using the public ROW. One   
   effort has been to try to impose local fees on streaming platforms,   
   like Netflix or Hulu, that send video using broadband service provided   
   over wires in the public ROW. That has been largely unsuccessful, as   
   discussed [elsewhere].   
      
   https://tinyurl.com/4tkjewhd   
      
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