NCTA Request for Clarification of Franchise Fee Policy Dismissed

NCTA REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION OF FRANCHISE FEE POLICY DISMISSED
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]
In a Petition filed April 1, 1998, the National League of Cities; National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors; the Cities of Ann Arbor, Michigan; Indianapolis, Indiana; Laredo Texas; St. Louis, Missouri; and Tallahassee, Florida; Hillsborough County, Florida; and the Southwestern Oakland County Cable Commission ("Petitioners") sought clarification and reconsideration of an order issued by the Cable Services Bureau on March 2, 1998 in which the Bureau ruled that cable operators may pass through to their subscribers any franchise fee charges requested of cable operators by their local franchising authorities as a result of the recalculation of franchise fees pursuant to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision in Dallas v. FCC ("Dallas"). In this Order, we dismiss the Petition on the grounds that the requested reconsideration is beyond the scope of the Bureau order.
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