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On Monday, a federal court found in favor of defendants Netflix and Hulu in the City of Knoxville, Tennessee’s suit seeking to force them to pay franchise
The lawsuit claims that Netflix and similar services provide services across Tennessee without a franchise. The court said these services don't need one.
The lawsuit claims that Netflix and similar services provide services across Tennessee without a franchise, violating a state law.
Knoxville is leading an effort in Tennessee to try to force Netflix and Hulu to pay local governments the same fees cable outlets do.
ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Tenn. City Sues Netflix, Hulu For Wireline Fees Law360 (December 23, 2020, 7:55 PM EST) -- The city of Knoxville, Tennessee, has lodged a proposed class action against Netflix and Hulu, accusing the streaming giants of failing to pay required municipal fees for using public broadband wireline facilities to deliver their content to customers there. The complaint filed Dec. 22 in Tennessee federal court alleged that Netflix and Hulu are required by the Competitive Cable and Video Service Act to pay municipalities, counties or both a video service provider fee of u...