Don't Stay LFA Order, Urges NCTA
The FCC local franchising order clearly follows the Cable Act, with reasonable interpretations where the statute is ambiguous, NCTA said, opposing a motion by the National League of Cities and others (see 1910080041) seeking a stay of the LFA order…
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pending outcome of legal challenges. In a docket 05-311 posting Wednesday, NCTA said the National League of Cities and others didn't show they need a stay to prevent irreparable harm, especially since they waited more than two months from the order's adoption to seek the stay. The cable association said having to reallocate resources based on a decline in franchise fees isn't irreparable harm but "a core function of state and local government." And it said the ask for a stay doesn't acknowledge the irreparable harm it would cause the cable industry and customers.