The State Video-Franchise Bill Report Card

THE STATE VIDEO-FRANCHISE BILL REPORT CARD
[SOURCE: TelecomWeb]
With the first half of 2007 nearly over, the scorecard for state video-franchise legislation stands at four and four. Florida became the latest state to enact such rules, with Gov. Charlie Crist signing that state's bill into law late last week. Missouri, Iowa and Georgia have passed similar legislation, but those bills still await the governors' signatures. The list of states with new video-franchising rules in place also includes California, Texas, Kansas, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Indiana, New Jersey, Michigan and Florida. Utah and Colorado voted down bills in committee this year, Washington has tabled the discussion until, perhaps, next year, and the sponsor of a bill in Idaho has withdrawn it. Eight states, primarily in AT&T territory, still have bills on the front burner: Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Tennessee and Wisconsin.
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