632(b) and subsection (g) of this section; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the person or group agrees that 
such standards may be enforced by the 
Commission or by the franchising author-
ity in accordance with subsection (g) of 
this section. 
‘‘(4) LOCAL NOTIFICATION; PRESERVATION OF 
OPPORTUNITY TO NEGOTIATE.— 
‘‘(A) COPY
TO
FRANCHISING
AUTHOR-
ITY.—On the day of filing any certification 
under paragraph (2)(A) or (B) for a franchise 
area, the person or group shall transmit a copy 
of such certification to the franchising authority 
for such area. 
‘‘(B) NEGOTIATED
FRANCHISE
AGREE-
MENTS
PERMITTED.—Nothing in this section 
shall prevent a person or group from negoti-
ating a franchise agreement or any other au-
thority to provide cable service in a franchise 
area under section 621 or any other law. Upon 
entry into any such negotiated franchise agree-
ment, such negotiated franchise agreement shall 
apply in lieu of any national franchise held by 
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that person or group under this section for such 
franchise area. 
‘‘(5) UPDATING OF CERTIFICATIONS.—A person 
or group that files a certification under this section 
shall update any information contained in such cer-
tification that is no longer accurate and correct. 
‘‘(6) 
PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY
OF
CERTIFI-
CATIONS.—The Commission shall provide for the 
public availability on the Commission’s Internet 
website or other electronic facility of all current cer-
tifications filed under this section. 
‘‘(b) EFFECTIVENESS; DURATION.— 
‘‘(1) EFFECTIVENESS.—A national franchise 
under this section shall be effective with respect to 
any franchise area 30 days after the date of the fil-
ing of a completed certification under subsection 
(a)(2)(A) or (B) that applies to such franchise area. 
‘‘(2) DURATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A franchise under this 
section that applies to a franchise area shall be 
effective for that franchise area for a term of 
10 years. 
‘‘(B) RENEWAL.—A franchise under this 
section for a franchise area shall be renewed 
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automatically upon expiration of the 10-year 
period described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) PUBLIC HEARING.—At the request of 
a franchising authority in a franchise area, a 
cable operator authorized under this section to 
provide cable service in such franchise area 
shall, within the last year of the 10-year period 
applicable under subparagraph (A) to the cable 
operator’s franchise for such franchise area, 
participate in a public hearing on the cable op-
erator’s performance in the franchise area, in-
cluding the cable operator’s compliance with the 
requirements of this title. The hearing shall af-
ford the public the opportunity to participate 
for the purpose of identifying cable-related com-
munity needs and interests and assessing the 
operator’s performance. The cable operator 
shall provide notice to its subscribers of the 
hearing at least 30 days prior to the hearing. 
‘‘(D) REVOCATION.—A franchise under 
this section for a franchise area may be revoked 
by the Commission— 
‘‘(i) for willful or repeated violation of 
any Federal or State law, or any Commis-
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sion regulation, relating to the provision of 
cable service in such franchise area; 
‘‘(ii) for false statements or material 
omissions knowingly made in any filing 
with the Commission relating to the provi-
sion of cable service in such franchise area; 
‘‘(iii) for willful or repeated violation 
of the rights-of-way management laws or 
regulations of any franchising authority in 
such franchise area relating to the provi-
sion of cable service in such franchise area; 
or 
‘‘(iv) for willful or repeated violation 
of the antidiscrimination requirement of 
subsection (h) with respect to such fran-
chise area. 
‘‘(E) NOTICE.—The Commission shall 
send a notice of such revocation to each fran-
chising authority with jurisdiction over the 
franchise areas for which the cable operator’s 
franchise was revoked. 
‘‘(F) REINSTATEMENT.—After a revoca-
tion under subparagraph (D) of a franchise for 
a franchise area of any person or group , the 
Commission may refuse to accept for filing a 
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