Council notes ImOn application to IUB; staff cites Iowa Code 477A franchise-fee parity
Council discussed an ImOn application to the Iowa Utilities Board to expand cable service to five nearby cities and noted that Iowa Code 477A requires new providers to pay the same franchise fee assessed to the incumbent; the minutes reference Mediacom's 5% fee.
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During the April 23 meeting staff informed the council that ImOn had filed an application with the Iowa Utilities Board to expand cable television service to five area cities. The minutes record a statutory reference—Iowa Code 477A—and note that the current incumbent, Mediacom, pays a 5% franchise fee; the transcript states the statute requires parity so that new providers pay the same rate assessed to the incumbent provider.
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