H.R. 1148 · 117th Congress
Cable Access for Broadband and Local Economic Leadership Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Billy Long
- Introduced
- 2021-02-18
- Latest action
- 2021-02-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Summary
Cable Access for Broadband and Local Economic Leadership Act or the CABLE Leadership Act
This bill establishes a 120-day deadline for a cable franchising authority to act on a complete request for a new franchise.
Further, the bill deems such a request granted on the day after this deadline expires if the franchising authority has not granted or denied the request by that date, and it outlines when such a request shall be considered complete.