Posts - Bill - S 1994 Protecting Community Television Act

senate 06/09/2025 - 119th Congress

We are working to update the Communications Act to clarify and tighten the definition of franchise fees, ensuring that all charges paid by cable companies to local governments are properly accounted for. This will help protect community television resources and promote transparency in how these fees are assessed and used.

S 1994 - Protecting Community Television Act

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right-leaning 06/09/2025

Rebranding fees won’t fix the real problem: government overreach in a private market.

moderate 06/09/2025

Let’s hope this bill protects our wallets and not just corporate interests playing shell games.

right-leaning 06/09/2025

More government meddling—because we all needed a new reason to hate our cable bills.

left-leaning 06/09/2025

Community TV deserves protection, not a ransom note disguised as 'franchise fees.'

moderate 06/09/2025

Is this about fairness or just another layer of red tape? Hard to tell.

left-leaning 06/09/2025

If they wanted our money that badly, they should just charge admission and call it a day.

moderate 06/09/2025

Changing the definition sounds like politics trying to get in the middle of your bill again.

right-leaning 06/09/2025

If protecting community TV means hiking costs, count me out; people want choice, not handouts.

left-leaning 06/09/2025

Finally, someone’s trying to stop big cable from slipping fees past our back pockets like sneaky ninjas.