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Council holds public hearing, advances 10-year Comcast franchise renewal despite public objections over term and fees
Summary
The Public Health & Safety committee held a public hearing on a proposed 10-year renewal of Comcast—s local franchise and voted to send the ordinance to formal session with a recommendation to approve.
The Public Health & Safety committee conducted a 10:20 a.m. public hearing on a proposed amendment to Chapter 45 of the 2019 Detroit City Code to grant Comcast a uniform video service local franchise for a new 10-year period beginning July 29, 2024, and ending July 28, 2034.
Graham Anderson of the Law Department described the ordinance as complying with state law’s uniform-video-service framework and said the draft primarily updated the code reference year and the franchise term.…
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