,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gccf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #be1 #bjbj,mr4 
,burgess introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,communications ,act of #aicd 
to prohibit franchising authorities from
 requiring approval for the sale of     
cable systems1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,consumer ,access to ,broadband 
for ,local ,economies and ,competition  
,act or the ,,cable ,competition ,act4  
#b4 ,sales of cable systems  7a7 ,in    
general ,section #fba of the            
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #eda7 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  7g7 7#a7 ,a     
franchising authority may not-- 7,a7    
preclude a cable operator from          
transferring a franchise to a person to 
which such franchise was not initially  
granted2 or  7,b7 require a cable       
operator to which a franchise is        

initially granted to receive approval   
from the franchising authority for the  
transfer of such franchise to a person  
who to which such franchise was not     
initially granted4  7#b7 ,in the case of
 the transfer of a franchise to a person
 to which such franchise was not        
originally granted1 a franchising       
authority may require a cable operator  
to which a franchise was initially      
granted to1 not later than #ae days     
after a transfer of a franchise1 notify 
the franchising authority in writing of 
such transfer4  7#c7 ,in this           
subsection1 the term transfer means the 
assignment rights under a franchise     
through any transaction1 including a    
merger1 sale1 assignment1 restructuring1
 or transfer of control of a cable      
operator or a cable system4  4  7b7     
,effective date ,this section1 and the  
amendment made by subsection 7a71 shall 
take effect #f months after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act4  7c7        
,application ,this section1 and the     

amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall  
apply to a franchise granted-- 7#a7 on  
or after the effective date established 
by subsection 7b72 or  7#b7 before such 
date1 if such franchise 7including any  
renewal term thereof7 is in effect on   
such date4