The Buske Group recommends that you look at these examples of cable franchise agreements from communities throughout the United States.  Each contains helpful language regarding a variety of cable-related concerns.

The full text of these franchise agreements can be viewed or downloaded by clicking on the links provided below.

• City of Cambridge, Massachusetts
  31,500 subscribers; franchise renewed in 2011 with Comcast.
  Click: Cambridge - Comcast Franchise
  NOTE: Many other matters were dealt with in "side letter" agreements, summarized in a chart located here: Recent Franchise Outcomes
  
  
• Borough of Manhattan, New York
  ~600,000 subscribers (Time Warner, RCN and Verizon)
  Franchise renewed in 2011 with Time Warner
  Click (18.3 MB file):  Manhattan - Time Warner Franchise & Appendices
  
  
• Borough of Brooklyn, New York
  ~450,000 subscribers (Cablevision, Time Warner, RCN and Verizon)
  Franchise renewed in 2011 with Cablevision
  Click: Brooklyn - Cablevision Franchise
  Click: Brooklyn - Cablevision Franchise Appendices
     
  
• Borough of the Bronx, New York
  Number of subscribers not available (Cablevision and Verizon)
  Franchise renewed in 2011 with Cablevision
  Click: Bronx - Cablevision Franchise
  Click: Bronx - Cablevision Franchise Appendices
   
• City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  93,000 subscribers; franchise renewed in 2010 with Comcast
  Click: Pittsburgh - Comcast Franchise
  Click: Pittsburgh - Verizon Franchise

• Humboldt County, California
  31,000 subscribers; franchise renewed in 2006 with Cox Communications -- now Suddenlink
  County was one of a consortium of jurisdictions that included the Cities of Eureka, Arcata, Fortuna, Ferndale, Blue Lake and Rio Dell
  Click: Humboldt County Franchise 

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