MAINE MODEL CABLE TV FRANCHISE AGREEMENT

• Public Law, Chapter 548, 123rd Legislature, added a new subsection to M.R.S.A. 30-A, 3008; subsection 7, Model franchise agreement. The new subsection directs the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of Information Technology (OIT), to “develop a model franchise agreement for use by any municipality and any cable system operator that mutually choose to adopt the model franchise agreement or any of its provisions.”

  Cover Letter from the Office of Information Technology (OIT) to the Joint Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy.

  Maine Model Cable Franchise Agreement (with Appendices A - F), 10/30/2009:

  Adobe PDF Version.

  MS Word version, accessible for individual municipalities' needs.

  Support letter from Maine Municipal Association and Community Television Assoc. of Maine

  Support letter from New England Cable and Telecommunications Assoc.

  Comments on model franchise from Maine Municipal Association

  "Promoting Competition in the Provision of Cable Television Service,"Discussion Paper from FairPoint Communications

  "Position Statement on Cable Television Regulation in Maine", New England Cable and Telecommunications Assoc.

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