Modifying certain cable communications franchise procedures and +requirements; authorizing and providing for cities, towns or counties to grant +additional cable franchises to areas of cable service similar to areas in +existing franchise areas determined to be necessary or desirable to meet the +needs of the local government unit or franchise authority; requiring +additional franchises to ensure subscriber receipt of public, educational, +governmental access and local origination channels in use within the additional +franchise area and existing franchise providers to permit additional franchise +providers to connect to the channel feeds, requiring the additional franchise +provider to pay the costs, specifying certain negotiated agreement requirements +and authorizing local adoption of a resolution in absence of an +agreement; specifying certain additional franchise provider annual contribution +and system adjustment requirements; prohibiting cities, towns or counties from +imposing obligations of additional franchise providers exceeding obligations +imposed on existing providers (je)