White v. City of Ann Arbor

The two subject cases were consolidated in the Court of Appeals because both involve cable television and the meaning of the term "public utility” as that term is used in certain constitutional and statutory provisions.

We granted leave in White v City of Ann Arbor to resolve the issue of whether a city ordinance which authorized the granting of a cable television franchise was unconstitutional under Const 1963, art 7, § 25 because the franchise was (1) not revocable at the will of the city nor (2) approved by three-fifths of the electors. We hold that § 25 does not apply to cable television…