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from: Multichannel News

L.A. Joins Suit Against Franchise Rules
By Linda Haugsted -- Multichannel News, 6/11/2007

The city of Los Angeles has become the latest jurisdiction to join the suit challenging the Federal Communications Commission's March 5 order that localities must approve franchise applications from new competitors within 90 days.

from: LA Times

City to challenge FCC on cable TV proposal
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
June 2, 2007

The City Council voted Friday to file a lawsuit challenging tentative decisions by the Federal Communications Commission that city officials fear could reduce their authority to regulate cable television franchises.

from: Sheperd Express

City Plans To Challenge FCC Ruling on Cable TV Agreements

by Dennis A. Shook

May 10, 2007

There is a struggle being fought in Madison and Washington, D.C., to see who controls your TV set.

The big winners could well be the cable TV providers, such as Time Warner cable, and would-be providers, such as AT&T. But guess who might end up losing in the deal?

from: Sun Newspapers

New FCC ruling has community television representatives worried

BY GRANT BOELTER - SUN NEWSPAPERS
(Created: Wednesday, May 2, 2007 9:47 PM CDT)

When you pay your cable bill each month, a portion of what you pay goes toward televising local government programming, as well as building and maintaining the technology infrastructure used by your city's government buildings.

from: Digital Video Editing

Barton, Upton 'Disturbed' By Martin's Cable Agenda

By The Associated Press

(Broadcasting & Cable) A pair of Republican lawmakers have asked Republican FCC Chairman Kevin Martin to lay off the cable industry when it comes to "additional, unnecessary and burdensome regulations."

from: MultiChannel news

By Linda Haugsted -- Multichannel News, 4/11/2007 7:36:00 PM

The multiple appeals filed against the Federal Communications Commission order that local governments approve competitive franchises in 90 days have been consolidated and will be heard in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

from: Broadcasting and Cable

Federal Court To Hear Video Franchise Challenge

By John Eggerton
4/11/2007 3:33:00 PM

As promised, local governments took the FCC to court last week over its revision of video franchising rules, and now the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has reportedly been assigned to hear the case.

from: Ars Technica

Fight against new FCC video franchising rules heads to court

By Eric Bangeman | Published: April 10, 2007

A handful of local government groups are asking the courts to roll back the Federal Communication Commission's new video franchise rules. Formal Petitions for Review were filed before the US Courts of Appeal for the Third, Fourth, and Sixth Circuits, by the National Association of Counties, the Alliance for Community Media, National League of Cities, the National Association of Telecommunications Officials, and the US Conference of Mayors, among others.

from: MultiChannel News

Locals Sue Over 90-Day Rule

By Linda Haugsted 4/9/2007

The Federal Communications Commission's recent order requiring local governments to approve applications from new video providers within 90 days represents an “abuse of discretion” and violates federal law, according to petitions for review filed April 3 by a coalition of local government groups.

from: TV Technology

Local Governments Challenge FCC Video Franchising Rules

April 6, 2007

Several lobbies representing local governments have petitioned the courts to get the FCC's recently issued video franchise rules reversed. Five appeals, filed in separate federal courts April 3, claimed the FCC exceeded its authority with the franchise order, adopted in December by a vote of 3-2.