LOCAL GOVERNMENT Expedited Franchising of Cable and Video Services: Amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Relating to Local Government, so as to Provide for the Expedited Franchising of Cable and Video Services by the Secretary of ...

The Act allows cable and video service providers to obtain a statewide franchise for the providing of services. The Act provides for certain franchise fees, customer service requirements, and requirements for cable providers to provide for public, educational, and governmental programming under a state franchise.