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County introduces broadband franchise ordinance, allows up to 2% gross-revenue fee
Summary
Clerk introduced an ordinance to allow franchise agreements with broadband-only companies and to charge up to 2% of gross revenue for rights-of-way access under a new state law; Cox Communications praised the move and at least one company commented it may not cover other public-works fees.
Clark County introduced an ordinance to amend county code to permit franchise agreements for broadband-only providers and require a business license for such operations, following a change in state law this year that allows counties to engage broadband-only firms.
Mike Harwell of the Business License Department explained the change addresses a prior gap under state law that limited county fees for telecom companies to 5% of…
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