The Ida. House State Affairs Committee, at Qwest’s request, kille...
The Ida. House State Affairs Committee, at Qwest’s request, killed a bill that would have shifted video franchising from municipalities to the Secy. of State, and tabled for inter-session study a cable-backed bill (HB-195) that would have set a…
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45-day “shot clock” for municipalities to act on video franchise applications, with municipal denials appealed to the PUC. The cable-backed bill would have imposed buildout requirements, where the Qwest bill had none. Qwest said its goal with HB-192 was streamlined video franchising through the state, but there wasn’t enough time remaining in the 2007 session to answer objections raised by municipalities and other opponents of the measure. Qwest said it shares with cities the goals of more video competition and increased broadband investment, but realized more discussion was needed on how to achieve those goals, so it asked that its bill be killed. The committee concluded the cable-backed bill involved issues similar to the Qwest bill, so further study was in order.