2006 House Bill 6456 ↩

Senate Roll Call 837: Passed

To require the Public Service Commission to create a state video service franchise application that would be submitted to local governments by both cable TV providers and phone companies providing video through phone lines. All providers would have to offer local stations, and any "public access" stations currently provided by cable systems. Local governments would be allowed (but not required) to impose a fee (tax) of five percent of gross revenues plus an additional 2 percent for public access facilities.