Horry Telephone Cooperative, Inc. v. City of Georgetown

This issue on appeal is whether the City of Georgetown’s denial of multiple franchise applications by Horry Telephone Cooperative Inc. to provide cable television was a violation of the South Carolina Competitive Cable Services Act (the Act), S.C.Code Ann. § 58-12-5 et seq. (Supp.2013). 1 We hold that it was not.

FACTS

Appellant, Horry Telephone Cooperative Inc. (HTC), is a telecommunications company providing services in the Georgetown and Horry County areas. In 2007, as required by the Act, HTC filed for a state-issued certificate of franchise authority, where it sought to provide cable…