If the Supreme Court agrees, the streaming services would be subject to the same video service provider fees paid by cable companies.
in 2007 that gave the Ohio Department of Commerce director sole franchising authority for video service providers.
It would be absurd to call Netflix and Hulu video service providers and could have extreme consequences, Garre said. “The statute is very clear. This is about those who dig. They must pay,” she said. “If they don’t dig, they don’t pay. And I think that is the core principle that animates this entire case.”However, Maple Heights attorney Justin Hawal noted that people are canceling cable services and subscribing to streaming services, which puts more demand on the existing system and requires laying more fiberoptic cable.
“We’re not taking the position that Hulu and Netflix are the only video service providers that stream content,” Hawal said.
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