Municipality restrictions.

Iowa Code § 477A.5, under CABLE OR VIDEO SERVICE FRANCHISES.

Iowa Code § 477A.5

1. A municipality shall not require a holder of a certificate of franchise authority to do any of the following: a. Comply with a mandatory build-out provision. b. Obtain a separate franchise. c. Pay any additional fees, except as provided in this chapter . d. Be subject to any additional franchise requirement by the municipality, except as provided in this chapter . 2. For purposes of this section , a “franchise requirement” includes any provision regulating rates or requiring build-out requirements to deploy any facilities or equipment. 3. Section 364.2 shall not apply to a holder of a certificate of franchise authority issued pursuant to this chapter . 2007 Acts, ch 201, §6, 15