Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-2202 (2026)

Franchise; required; validity

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It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to construct, install, operate, or maintain in or along the streets, alleys, and public ways, or elsewhere within the corporate limits of any municipality, a community antenna television service without first obtaining, from such municipality involved, a franchise authorizing the community antenna television service. The governing bodies of such municipalities are hereby authorized to grant such a franchise and such franchise shall be effective and binding without submission to the electors and approval by a majority vote thereof, notwithstanding any other law or home rule charter, for a term of not to exceed twenty-five years upon such reasonable conditions as the circumstances may require.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1982–1998 · leading case: Hall v. Cox Cable of Omaha, Inc., 327 N.W.2d 595 (Neb. 1982).
Hall v. Cox Cable of Omaha, Inc., 327 N.W.2d 595 (Neb. 1982). · cites it 3× “The petition then alleges, by way of conclusion, that Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-2202 (Reissue 1977), concerning community antenna television service (CATV), was amended in 1979 to eliminate the requirement of local voter approval for the granting of a CATV franchise, and substituted…”
Cox Cable of Omaha, Inc. v. Nebraska Dep't of Revenue, 578 N.W.2d 423 (Neb. 1998). · cites it 2× “See §§ 18-2202 and 23-384. Since 1986, when the Legislature amended § 77-2703 to tax cable television services and the installation of cable television, the Department has construed § 77-2703 to mean that charges for installing or connecting cable television services are taxable…”
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