Delaware § 609 Transfer of franchise or control of franchise

Delaware Statutes

§ 609 — Transfer of franchise or control of franchise

Delaware § 609

Title26

Ch. 1PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Subch.Regulation of Cable Television Systems

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Del. Code tit. 26, § 609 (2026).

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(a)No franchise shall be transferred, otherwise than by operation of law, or assigned to a person or entity without prior approval of the Commission.

(b)No transfer of legal control of a franchise to a person or entity not a party to the original franchise application shall be made without prior approval of the Commission.

(c)Applications for approval of transfer or assignments must be made in writing and shall contain such information about the transferee or assignee as would be required about an applicant in an application for a franchise under § 602 of this title.

(d)Approval of applications for transfers and assignments shall be granted, unless after hearing, which shall not otherwise be required, the Commission shall find that service to subscribers of the franchise would be af

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(a) No franchise shall be transferred, otherwise than by operation of law, or assigned to a person or entity without prior approval of the Commission.

(b) No transfer of legal control of a franchise to a person or entity not a party to the original franchise application shall be made without prior approval of the Commission.

(c) Applications for approval of transfer or assignments must be made in writing and shall contain such information about the transferee or assignee as would be required about an applicant in an application for a franchise under § 602 of this title.

(d) Approval of applications for transfers and assignments shall be granted, unless after hearing, which shall not otherwise be required, the Commission shall find that service to subscribers of the franchise would be affected adversely. Any denials under this section shall be accompanied by a report of the Commission in writing setting forth in detail the facts upon which the denial is based.

(e) This section shall not apply to or restrict transfers or assignments between parent and subsidiary corporations or between entities of which at least 50% of the beneficial ownership is held by the same persons or entities.