CABLE Leadership Act

2021-02-18

Introduced in House

Cable Access for Broadband and Local Economic Leadership Act or the CABLE Leadership Act

This bill establishes a 120-day deadline for a cable franchising authority to act on a complete request for a new franchise.

Further, the bill deems such a request granted on the day after this deadline expires if the franchising authority has not granted or denied the request by that date, and it outlines when such a request shall be considered complete.

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