Official:Authorizing the Department of Public Property to enter into a franchise agreement with Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc., pursuant to which Verizon shall have the right to operate and maintain a cable television service within the City of Philadelphia through its cable television system in and along the public rights-of-way and streets of the City, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Clarke
Introduced: November 13, 2008
Signed: February 5, 2009
: Committee on Public Property and Public Works
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill allows Verizon to provide cable television service in Philadelphia and authorizes the Department of Public Property to enter into a franchise agreement with Verizon.
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