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Lakeville holds early public hearing on Verizon cable franchise renewal; town keeps record open until Oct. 14
Summary
The Select Board opened a Federal Cable Act "ascertainment of needs" hearing on Verizon's cable franchise renewal, heard public support for local meeting coverage (Lakeham), and voted to keep the hearing record open until Oct. 14, 2025.
The Town of Lakeville held a public hearing Tuesday to begin the Federal Cable Act process of "ascertaining community cable needs" ahead of Verizon New England Inc.'s cable franchise renewal, which expires in May 2028.
Attorney Bill August, the municipal special cable counsel for the town, explained that the hearing's purpose is to collect comments about town-specific public, educational and government (PEG) needs and related operating and capital budgets for local access…
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