Cable Franchise Administration Division

ITA’s Cable Franchise Administration Division advises the Mayor and City Council on certain issues relating to video/cable TV services and private telecommunications franchises. It ensures that video/cable TV service providers comply with local, state and federal laws and oversees the video/cable TV service interests of City residents.  This division does not regulate or administer cell phone or internet services at all.

Cellular phone services are regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission and Internet providers are regulated by the Federal Communications Commission.

Cable/Video Television Regulation in California (Effective January 2007)

The Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act of 2006 (DIVCA took effect January 1, 2007) established the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) as the sole cable/video TV franchising authority in the State of California and assigned local municipalities as administrators of those franchises. The City of Los Angeles continues to administer, on a limited basis, the City's incumbent cable TV providers Charter/Spectrum and Cox, as well as video TV service providers DirecTV, Frontier, and Hotwire Communications.