A county shall neither grant a franchise nor collect a franchise fee for the operation of cable television systems within the corporate limits of any municipality except by agreement with the municipality. A municipality shall neither grant a franchise nor collect a franchise fee for the operation of cable television systems within the unincorporated area of a county except by agreement with the county.
(Ga. L. 1981, p. 865, § 3.)
Law reviews.- For article surveying developments in Georgia local government law from mid-1980 through mid-1981, see 33 Mercer L. Rev. 187 (1981).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 36 Am. Jur. 2d, Franchises from Public Entities, §§ 36, 37.
C.J.S.- 37 C.J.S., Franchises, §§ 26, 27.