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Cable television does not have to provide public access channels. Broadcast providers do since they have formal leases with the FCC for spectrum which is a fini
by ABeeSea 5y ago
Cable television does not have to provide public access channels. Broadcast providers do since they have formal leases with the FCC for spectrum which is a finite public good. It isn’t formal regulations; it’s basically terms in the lease agreement. The internet is a not scarce like TV spectrum was.
- Taniwha 5y agobut cable TV's cables do use public streets and right of ways, negotiation of those franchise often include lease agreement terms that require the cable company to carry a city's public access channels .....