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If you use public land for commercial purposes, plan on paying for it.
The franchise fee by cable companies is for exclusivity in the community. Streaming services have not negotiated for exclusivity within the community so why would they pay a franchise fee?
How is it exclusivity when I can get more than two cable companies to provide service to my house. Doesn’t sound exclusive when I can have uverse Comcast and dish all going to my house at the same time. Even in downtown indy it’s no longer exclusive with spectrum when you can get the other services. It has more to do with how they are getting the service to the house. Nothing around exclusivity.
Another money grab, that will be passed along to the consumer. I pay taxes to receive high-speed internet to my home. Why would I need to pay another tax to use that internet as I see fit? Will they charge Amazon for allowing me to shop?
I understand charges to Comcast, AT&T and anyone else that buried lines to get to my house to provide that service, but they didn’t. I pay the tax for internet for that usage and how I see fit. Enough with these lawsuits that just waste money that is passed down to the consumer.
Hear Hear!
I cut the cord for a reason, All I need is an internet line, which I pay for, and streaming services which I pay for. It’s not like I’m getting some old school public access channel. Also I live in Indianapolis where I have plenty of options in terms of who my service provider is. There is no exclusively here.
Franchise fees are for cable company providers not internet streaming! Does YouTube have to pay a damn franchise fee? No. Internet video streaming are anywhere services meaning I can use it on my 4G phone out of state, or my laptop on WiFi at the airport. This is a desperate attempt to charge locally for anywhere services.