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Request for Approval of a Uniform Video Service Local Franchise Agreement with DIRECTV for an additional ten (10) years
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Whereas, the Uniform Video Services Local Franchise Act, 2006 PA 480 (“Act”), requires a Video Service Provider to enter into a State-Mandated Uniform Video Service Local Franchise Agreement (the “Franchise Agreement”) with the City, as the Franchising Entity, prior to offering video services within the City’s boundaries; and
Whereas, the City approved and entered into a Uniform Video Service Local Franchise Agreement 10-year term with AT&T Michigan in 2007, for a 10-year term; and
Whereas, in 2016 AT&T Michigan applied for an additional 10-year renewal pursuant to Section V.B of the current Franchise Agreement and Section 3(7) of PA 480. In 2021, That Agreement was transferred from AT&T Michigan to DIRECTV, LLC, and
Whereas, DIRECTV, LLC has applied for an additional 10-year renewal pursuant to Section V.B of the current Franchise Agreement and Section 3(7) of PA 480. The form of the new Franchise Agreement and the fee will be the same as the current Agreement; and
Whereas, Section 3(3) of the Act requires a Franchising Entity to approve a Franchise Agreement within thirty (30) calendar days after a complete Franchise Agreement is submitted; and
Whereas, the City Council determines the Franchise Agreement is complete and meets the requirements of the Act, and therefore, undertakes to adopt this Resolution approving the Franchise Agreement, as required by the Act, and
Now, Therefore, It Is Resolved, the Rochester Hills City Council finds that the Franchise Agreement meets the requirements of the Act, and for that reason, the City approves the Franchise Agreement with DIRECTV, LLC
It Is Further Resolved, by approving the Franchise Agreement, the City does not intend to waive any right to challenge any provisions of the Act or any related provisions of the Franchise Agreement on the basis that such provisions are unconstitution...
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