Verizon proposes an end-around in Virginia: bill would eliminate need for cable franchise.
Multichannel News, January, 2005 by Haugsted, Linda
A Verizon Communications Inc.-backed bill has surfaced in Virginia at could provide telcos and other broadband competitors with the ability to move into the cable business by virtue of their operating authority as providers of other services. House Bill 2534, introduced Jan. 12, would serve as a general overhaul of the state's franchising policy, bringing it in line with federal law, said Verizon spokesman Harry Mitchell.
"Cable franchising is totally out of date, dating to the era of monopoly," he said. NEED FOR SPEED Verizon has filed for municipal franchises in a handful of Virginia cities, but that process can take from six to 18 months, "depending on how snarky the cable incumbent will be," he added. Elimination of that step will more...
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