Request for Amendment

(1) Notice. When an issuing authority and a licensee propose to amend a final cable license, the issuing authority shall cause notice of the same to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city or town to be affected by any amendment or by such other means as it may deem advisable, for example by posting the notice on a local public, educational, and governmental access channel. The notice shall include a concise summary of each amendment sufficient to identify its subject matter. Publication shall be made not less than 14 days before the commencement of the public comment period pursuant to 207 CMR 3.07(3). If there is no newspaper in such city or town, notice shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the city or town hall for a period not less than 30 days preceding the commencement of the public comment period. The costs of publishing this notice shall be borne equally by the issuing authority and the licensee. (2) Report on Request for Amendment. Coincident with publication of notice of any proposed amendment, the issuing authority shall make available to the public in the city or town clerk's office a written report, prepared by the issuing authority and cable licensee, which shall: (a) Identify the licensee, the full text of the proposed amendment, and the purpose for which the requested amendment is being made; (b) State the date the request for amendment was received by the issuing authority; (c) Describe the probable effect(s) of the proposed amendment on consumers and any other concerned parties. (3) The public shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to provide input on the requested amendment during a public comment period of at least 21 days in duration held prior to the issuing authority’s final decision on the adoption of the requested amendment. (4) The proposed amendment shall be adopted if the issuing authority and the licensee so determine within a reasonable period following the close of the public comment period. (5) Within ten days of adopting a license amendment, the issuing authority shall issue a written public report specifying the reasons for its decision. Upon issuance of its report, the issuing authority shall forward copies of the report and the amended license to the Department. 3.07: continued (6) Nothing shall prevent an issuing authority and a licensee from requesting or adopting more than one amendment at a time pursuant to the provisions of 207 CMR 3.07.