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HR 1103 117th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Corporate finance and management State and local government operations Television and film

CABLE Competition Act

Introduced: February 18, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Feb 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Feb 18, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 18, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Consumer Access to Broadband for Local Economies and Competition Act or the CABLE Competition Act

This bill revises the valuation of a cable system upon its sale or transfer, and it modifies the process for transferring a cable franchise to a person to whom such franchise was not initially granted.

Specifically, the bill requires that after the denial of a franchise renewal or the revocation of a franchise for cause, any subsequent acquisition or transfer must be at fair market value.

Further, the bill prohibits a cable franchising authority from (1) precluding the transfer of a cable franchise from a cable operator to a person to whom such franchise was not initially granted, or (2) requiring a cable operator that was initially granted a franchise to receive approval from the franchising authority for such a transfer. However, a franchising authority is authorized to require a cable operator to notify the authority of such a transfer.

What's happening now February 19, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3435 Related bill American Broadband Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Feb 23, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1103: CABLE Competition Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1103/
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"H.R. 1103: CABLE Competition Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1103/.
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