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Troutdale approves 10-year Comcast franchise; PEG fee reduced as INET language removed
Summary
The council approved a 10-year cable franchise with Comcast recommended by the Mount Hood Cable Regulatory Commission. The agreement reduces the PEG fee from 3% to 2.5% and removes prior INET institutional-network language; staff said the reduction reflects the loss of INET funding obligations.
Troutdale city council on April 8 adopted a 10-year franchise agreement with Comcast Corporation, following a recommendation from the Mount Hood Cable Regulatory Commission and staff briefings from commission staff and the city’s representative to the commission.
Andrew Spear, who staffs the Mount Hood Cable Regulatory Commission for the City of Portland, explained the terms developed through multi-year negotiations and noted the draft agreement responds to federal changes such as "FCC Order 06 21," which allows cable operators to pass on certain marginal costs. Spear said the commission-recommended agreement reduces the public, educational and governmental (PEG) fee from the current 3% to 2.5%,…
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