U.S. Mayors Target Cable Broadband Revenue

USCM resolution says FCC policy is denying cities access to millions of dollars in franchise fee revenue

U.S. Mayors Target Cable Broadband Revenue
Photo of Union Station, Kansas City, Missouri, used with permission

WASHINGTON, June 23 2024 – A gathering of American mayors adopted a resolution Sunday designed to obtain fees from cable operators that utilize municipal property to provide consumers with access to the Internet.

The resolution – adopted at the 92nd annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Kansas City, Mo. – called on the Federal Communications Commission to modify a rule that shields cable Internet access revenue from the 5% fee collected on cable's pay-TV revenue.

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