City to Sue Cox Cable?

The Shreveport Times reports that Bossier City and Bossier Parish are exploring the possibility of suing Cox Communications to enforce a franchise agreement that requires the cable company to carry KTAL-TV, the local NBC affiliate. Cox dropped the station in compliance with a 1992 FCC ruling after the station's owner ordered the company to remove the station from the cable-TV line-up. "However, a federal court has ruled that cable operators are responsible for more than just what is required by the FCC, City Attorney Jimmy Hall said. The city and parish now are seeking to test whether the issue exceeds their regulatory control, he said. "

Posted by AJR at February 16, 2005 07:36 AM