Zito Media, L.P. v. Haggerty

Presently pending before the Court are cross Motions for Summary Judgment. (Docs. 14 & 17). For the reasons that follow, we shall deny Plaintiff's Motion, (Doc. 14), and grant Defendants' Motion, (Doc. 17).

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

This case raises an unsettled question of law related to the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 ("Cable Act"). 47 U.S.C. §§ 521, et seq. The Cable Act amended the Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. §§ 151, et seq. , with six stated purposes: to(1) establish a national policy concerning cable communications;

*631(2) establish franchise procedures and standards which…