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Local Officials Want a Piece of Cable’s Broadband Revenue

Cities need the FCC to scrap the Mixed-Use Rule to collect fees on cable's broadband revenue.

Ted Hearn

Jul 6, 2024 — 2 min read

Photo of New York City by Jonathan Roger used with permission

WASHINGTON, July 6, 2024 – Cities across the country want to impose new fees on cable operators, claiming a federal rule standing in the way has distorted the market and frustrated efforts to close the digital divide.

For decades, local governments have been able to collect 5% of a cable operator’s video programming revenue. But the Federal Communications Commission has barred imposing the same fee on cable’s broadband revenue, saving the industry billions a year.

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