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WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council is the duly authorized authority for the City of
Tybee Island, Georgia (hereinafter the "City"); and
WHEREAS, the City has previously entered into a Franchise Agreement with Comcast
Cable Communications Management, LLC and/or a predecessor or affiliated entity (hereinafter
"Comcast"); and
WHEREAS, Comcast is seeking to expand its franchise under state law and has agreed to
pay each effected local governing authority a franchise fee established by the local governing
authority; and
WHEREAS, 47 U.S.C. § 542(b) establishes a maximum rate of 5% of a provider's gross
revenues received from cable service or video service to subscribers located within the service
area; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council have considered the appropriate franchise fee to be
charged to Comcast.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of
Tybee Island, duly assembled, that Comcast and its affiliates shall be charged a franchise
fee of 5% of the gross revenues derived from the provision of video service to
subscribers located within the City, in addition to any and all other franchise fees
charged for other services provided to subscribers. Notice hereof shall be provided to
Comcast and/or its affiliates as soon as practicable.
SO RESOLVED, this the /c day of , 2017.
CITY OF TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA
By:
ason Buelterman, Mayor
AT FEST:
By:C 2
erk of Council
Tybee/Resolutions/2017/Comcast franchise agr
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