The 6th. Circuit Court of Appeals last Friday upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s authority to set rules making it easier for new cable companies in a community obtain local franchises needed to compete. The ruling was a consolidation of a number of suits against the FCC, claiming it had overstepped its authority.
The FCC had issued this order, “adopting rules interpreting & implementing Section 621(a)(1) of the Federal Communications Act, prohibiting local franchising authorities from ‘unreasonably refusing to award’ competitive cable franchises,” back in March 2007 which plaintiffs took exception to.
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