The FCC dismissed a 1998 petition seeking clarification of a Cabl...

The FCC dismissed a 1998 petition seeking clarification of a Cable Services Bureau order that year letting operators collect recalibrated franchise fees from customers. The action was unveiled Tues. in an order from the Media Bureau, the Cable Bureau’s successor. The National League of Cities and others sought more information on cable operators’ ability to “pass through” fees to customers after recalculations were required by a 5th U.S. Appeals Court, New Orleans, ruling in Dallas v. FCC. The Media Bureau had taken up the questions in another rulemaking, it said: “The recalculation of franchise fees pursuant to Dallas was a one- time event that occurred nine years ago.”