Protecting Community Television Act

The "Protecting Community Television Act" proposes amendments to the Communications Act of 1934, specifically targeting the definition of a franchise fee . This legislation seeks to clarify and make more precise what constitutes such a fee imposed by franchising authorities on cable operators or subscribers. The bill achieves this by replacing the word "includes" with "means" in the relevant section, thereby making the definition exhaustive rather than merely illustrative. Additionally, it inserts the phrase "other monetary" before "assessment," ensuring that only financial assessments are considered part of the franchise fee. These modifications are intended to provide a clearer and more restrictive scope for what can be categorized as a franchise fee under federal law.