Cable Provider’s Suit Against Local Franchising Authority Barred Under Federal Law

(May 13, 2019, 11:34 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appels on May 8 vacated and remanded a district court’s ruling in a dispute over cable franchising fees after determining that the cable provider’s lawsuit is barred under the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 because it seeks a monetary award arising from cable regulation (Comcast of Sacramento I LLC, et al. v. Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission, Nos. 17-16847, 17-16923, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 13716)....

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