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Victoria council denies Comcast
Summary
The Victoria City Council voted to deny Comcast's competitive cable franchise application after staff and city legal advisers concluded the company's limited build-out proposal likely conflicts with Minnesota law; Comcast urged further negotiation and cited FCC guidance but the council approved a motion to deny the application by voice vote.
The Victoria City Council voted to deny Comcast's application for a competitive cable television franchise at its regular meeting, adopting a motion to reject the proposal after staff and outside counsel recommended denial.
IT manager Eric Schutte told the council that staff had negotiated using the city's existing Midco/Mediacom franchise templates and concluded Comcast's updated financial proposal and a limited-service-area build plan (serving only two neighborhoods where infrastructure already exists) were "substantially inferior" and contained terms the city found unacceptable, including what staff described as unrealistic expansion commitments.
City attorney Vos advised the council that Minnesota state law…
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