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State Video/Cable Franchising:

State Video/Cable Franchising:. An idea whose time has past and whose benefits have failed to appear. Gerard Lavery Lederer July 29, 2011 Tucson, Az. Majority of States Have Rejected State Franchising. . Number of States Adopting Legislation Has Fallen Dramatically.

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State Video/Cable Franchising:

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  1. State Video/Cable Franchising: An idea whose time has past and whose benefits have failed to appear... Gerard Lavery Lederer July 29, 2011 Tucson, Az

  2. Majority of States Have Rejected State Franchising.

  3. Number of States Adopting Legislation Has Fallen Dramatically

  4. PRIOR TO 2005, 10 STATES HAD SOME STATE LEVEL OVERSIGHT WITH THREE STATES SERVING AS FRANCHISING AUTHORITY

  5. High-water Mark for Franchise Consideration was in 2007

  6. State Franchising Status today –Majority Preserve Local Franchise

  7. Failure of Benefits to Arrive: Prices Continue to Rise

  8. Failure of Benefits: 60% of States Cut PEG Support

  9. Failure of Benefits: Consumer Satisfaction • Ninety eight percent (98%) of local regulators in state franchise states when surveyed disagreed with the statement “Customer service is working better now than it was before the implementation of state franchising.” Source: NATOA

  10. ACM has made available a full time advocate to assist you. My contact information is below. Gerard Lavery Lederer gerard.lederer@bbklaw.com Best Best & Krieger 1155 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Suite 1000 Washington, D.C. 20036-4301 Phone: 202-785-0600 Fax: 202-785-1234 Website: www.bbklaw.com

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