IPTV Rules
2:50 PM -- I'm confused. A few IPTV providers have made the point that their service isn't subject to Texas state-issued franchise rules. (See Even Video Is Big in Texas.) But Senate Bill 5 spells out that any video service served over any technology requires a franchise:
Was that bit eliminated from the bill Gov. Perry signed?
— Phil Harvey, Legal Stuff Editor, Light Reading
"Video service" means video programming services provided through wireline facilities located at least in part in the public right-of-way without regard to delivery technology, including Internet protocol technology. This definition does not include any video service provided by a commercial mobile service provider as defined in 47 U.S.C. Section 332(d).
Was that bit eliminated from the bill Gov. Perry signed?
— Phil Harvey, Legal Stuff Editor, Light Reading
