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Download full textMinnesota State Dept. of Public Service, St. Paul. Energy Div. – 1996
Franchise fees are a tax imposed on a private entity to compensate a municipality for use of a public property for private gain. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 grants municipalities the right to assess a 5% franchise fee to both cable companies and competitors of cable companies, such as operators of open video systems. The Minnesota State…
Descriptors: Broadcast Television, Cable Franchising, Cable Television, Communications Satellites
