47 U.S.C. § 537
Sales of cable systems
A franchising authority shall, if the franchise requires franchising authority approval of a sale or transfer, have 120 days to act upon any request for approval of such sale or transfer that contains or is accompanied by such information as is required in accordance with Commission regulations and by the franchising authority. If the franchising authority fails to render a final decision on the request within 120 days, such request shall be deemed granted unless the requesting party and the franchising authority agree to an extension of time.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases, 1999–2020 · leading case: Allegheny Def. Proj. v. FERC, 964 F.3d 1 (D.C. Cir. 2020).
Allegheny Def. Proj. v. FERC, 964 F.3d 1 (D.C. Cir. 2020). “§ 160 (c), and 47 U.S.C. § 537 . Congress, in fact, kept the Commission on a tight leash when it amended the Federal Power Act, a close relative of the Natural Gas Act, to allow the Commission to extend the amount of time it had to act on public utilities’ applications for the…”
All. for Cmty. Media v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n, 529 F.3d 763 (6th Cir. 2008). “47 U.S.C. § 537 . Likewise, section 625 mandates that modifications of franchise terms occur within 120 days of the request.”
Martinsville Cable, Inc. v. Time Warner N.Y. Cable, LLC, 445 F. Supp. 2d 668 (W.D. Va. 2006). “” 47 U.S.C. § 537 . As set forth in the United States Code, “[i]f the franchising authority fails to render a final decision on the request within 120 days, such request shall be deemed granted.”
Charter Commc'ns, Inc. v. Cnty. of Santa Cruz, 74 F. Supp. 2d 937 (N.D. Cal. 1999). “Section 617 of the Cable Act, codified at and referred to herein as 47 U.S.C. § 537 (“Section 537”), provides that a cable-franchising authority must make a final decision on an application to transfer a cable franchise within 120 days or the request “shall be deemed granted.”
AT&T Corp. v. City of Portland, 216 F.3d 871 (9th Cir. 2000). “See 47 U.S.C. § 537 (permitting franchising authority approval of cable system sales when the franchise agreement so requires).”
Villages of Larchmnt v. FCC (6th Cir. 2008). “47 U.S.C. § 537 . Likewise, section 625 mandates that modifications of franchise terms occur within 120 days of the request.”
Brand X Internet Servs. v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n, 345 F.3d 1120 (9th Cir. 2003). “See 47 U.S.C. § 537 . TCI’s franchise agreements with Portland and Multnomah County gave the local franchising boards the power to “ ‘condition any Transfer upon such conditions, related to the technical, legal, and financial qualifications of the prospective party to perform…”
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