District of Columbia § 34-1254.06 Procedure for Council review and approval of initial franchise.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 34-1254.06 — Procedure for Council review and approval of initial franchise.

District of Columbia § 34-1254.06

JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia

Title 34Public Utilities.

Ch. 12Cable Television.

Subch. IIOffice of Cable Television, Film, Music, and Entertainment Act of 2015.

Part DFranchising and Re-Franchising Process.

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D.C. Code § 34-1254.06 (2026).

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(a)If the Office and the applicant agree on the terms of a proposed franchise agreement under § 34-1254.05 , the Office shall submit to the Mayor and the Council a Recommendation for the Approval of a Franchise Application consisting of the franchise application, the proposed franchise agreement, and a summary of factors supporting the recommendation.

(b)If at the end of the initial or extended negotiation period under § 34-1254.04 , the Office and the applicant are unable to agree on the terms of a proposed franchise agreement, the Office shall submit to the Mayor and the Council a Recommendation for the Denial of a Franchise Application consisting of the franchise application and a summary of the factors supporting the recommendation. The summary shall describe specific deficiencies o

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(a) If the Office and the applicant agree on the terms of a proposed franchise agreement under § 34-1254.05 , the Office shall submit to the Mayor and the Council a Recommendation for the Approval of a Franchise Application consisting of the franchise application, the proposed franchise agreement, and a summary of factors supporting the recommendation.

(b) If at the end of the initial or extended negotiation period under § 34-1254.04 , the Office and the applicant are unable to agree on the terms of a proposed franchise agreement, the Office shall submit to the Mayor and the Council a Recommendation for the Denial of a Franchise Application consisting of the franchise application and a summary of the factors supporting the recommendation. The summary shall describe specific deficiencies of the application and a general description of why the application should not be granted.

(c) The Council may, by act, grant a franchise and approve the franchise agreement, with or without conditions or modifications which may override any provisions of the proposed franchise agreement, deny a franchise or reject the proposed franchise agreement and remand the proposed franchise agreement to the Office with recommendations to renegotiate any of the provisions of the agreement and submit a revised agreement to the Council, or deny a franchise or reject the proposed franchise agreement.

(d) Each applicant to whom the District grants a franchise shall pay to the District, within 30 days after the franchise is granted, a franchise award fee to be set in the act granting the franchise. The payment shall be nonrefundable. An applicant’s failure to pay the franchise award fee within the 30-day period shall make the franchise and franchise agreement void.