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Attorney August urges fairness as Lowell opens record on cable licensing
Summary
At a July 21 public hearing, Attorney August told the record the city should structure any licensing to prevent advantages for Comcast or applicants and said competition benefits consumers: "Choice maximizes consumer welfare." The hearing record will be sent to the city manager.
Attorney August spoke during the City of Lowell's July 21, 2026 public hearing and urged that any competitive cable licensing process be structured so that no applicant would have an advantage over the incumbent Comcast and vice versa. He told the record the city manager's team has been "very much aware" of structuring a level playing field and praised staff for identifying relevant factors.
August framed the push for competition as motivated by public interest and consumer welfare, saying, "Choice maximizes consumer welfare." He told the hearing that his comments were intended to place that principle in the record for the city manager's review. No opposing speakers were recorded during the hearing; the hearing officer said all materials, including the existing Comcast license to be entered as Exhibit 3, will be forwarded to the city manager for deliberation.
