mation required to be included in 
the form; and 
‘‘(bb) identifying the infor-
mation required to be included in 
the form that was not included; 
and 
‘‘(ii) received by franchising author-
ity— 
‘‘(I) in the case of a request sub-
mitted electronically, on the date on 
which the form required to be used 
for making the request is transmitted; 
‘‘(II) in the case of a request 
submitted in person, on the date on 
which the form required to be used 
for making the request is delivered to 
the individual or at the location speci-
fied in the form for in-person submis-
sion; or 
‘‘(III) in the case of a request 
submitted in any other manner, on 
the date determined by the fran-
chising authority for the manner in 
which the request is made. 
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‘‘(B) TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE FORMS.— 
If a franchising authority requires the use of 
multiple forms for making a request under this 
subsection, such forms shall be treated as a sin-
gle form for purposes of subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(c) REVIEW BY COMMISSION.— 
‘‘(1) PETITION.—A cable operator may petition 
the Commission for review of a determination by a 
franchising authority to revoke a franchise under 
subsection (b)(2)(B). 
‘‘(2) REVIEW.—The Commission shall review 
the determination de novo. 
‘‘(3) ORDER.—If, based on the evidence pre-
sented during the review, the Commission deter-
mines that the franchising authority has not dem-
onstrated by a preponderance of the evidence that 
the franchising authority revoked the franchise in 
accordance with subsection (b)(2)(B), the Commis-
sion shall order the franchising authority to rein-
state the franchise.’’. 
(b) ELIMINATION OR MODIFICATION OF REQUIRE-
MENT IN FRANCHISE.—Section 625 of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 545) is amended to read 
as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 625. ELIMINATION OR MODIFICATION OF REQUIRE-
MENT IN FRANCHISE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—During the period in which a 
franchise is in effect, the cable operator may obtain the 
elimination or modification of any requirement in the fran-
chise by submitting to the franchising authority a request 
for the elimination or modification of such requirement. 
‘‘(b) ELIMINATION OR MODIFICATION OF REQUIRE-
MENT IN FRANCHISE.—The franchising authority shall 
eliminate or modify a requirement in accordance with a 
complete request submitted under subsection (a) not later 
than 120 days after receiving such request if the cable 
operator demonstrates in the request— 
‘‘(1) good cause for the elimination or modifica-
tion of the requirement; and 
‘‘(2) that the mix, quality, and level of services 
required by the franchise at the time the franchise 
was granted will be maintained after the elimination 
or modification of the requirement. 
‘‘(c) DEEMED ELIMINATION
OR MODIFICATION.— 
Except in the case of a request for the elimination or 
modification of a requirement for services relating to pub-
lic, educational, or governmental access, if the franchising 
authority fails to approve or deny the complete request 
submitted under subsection (a) by the date described 
under subsection (b), the requirement shall be deemed 
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eliminated or modified in accordance with the request on 
the day after such date. 
‘‘(d) APPEAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any cable operator whose 
request for elimination or modification of a require-
ment in a franchise under subsection (a) has been 
denied by a final decision of a franchising authority 
may obtain the elimination or modification of such 
franchise requirements pursuant to the provisions of 
section 635. 
‘‘(2) GRANT OF REQUEST.—In the case of any 
proposed elimination or modification of a require-
ment in a franchise under subsection (a), the court 
shall grant such elimination or modification only if 
the cable operator demonstrates to the court— 
‘‘(A) good cause for the elimination or 
modification of the requirement; and 
‘‘(B) that the mix, quality, and level of 
services required by the franchise at the time 
the franchise was granted will be maintained 
after the elimination or modification of the re-
quirement. 
‘‘(e) WHEN REQUEST CONSIDERED COMPLETE; RE-
CEIVED.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of this 
section, a request shall be considered— 
‘‘(A) complete if— 
‘‘(i) the cable operator makes the re-
quest by submitting to the franchising au-
thority the form required to be used for 
making the request; 
‘‘(ii) the form submitted contains all 
of the information specified by the form as 
being required to be included in form; and 
‘‘(iii) the cable operator has not re-
ceived a written notice from the fran-
chising authority within 10 business days 
after the date on which the request is re-
ceived by the franchising authority— 
‘‘(I) stating that the form does 
not contain all of the information re-
quired to be included in the form; and 
‘‘(II) identifying the information 
required to be included in the form 
that was not included; and 
‘‘(B) received by franchising authority— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a request submitted 
electronically, on the date on which the 
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form required to be used for making the 
request is transmitted; 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a request sub-
mitted in person, on the date on which the 
form required to be used for making the 
request is delivered to the individual or at 
the location specified in the form for in- 
person submission; or 
‘‘(iii) in the case of a request sub-
mitted in any other manner, on the date 
determined by the franchising authority for 
the manner in which the request is made. 
‘‘(2) TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE FORMS.—If a 
franchising authority requires the use of multiple 
forms for making a request under this section, such 
forms shall be treated as a single form for purposes 
of paragraph (1).’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
The Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) 
is amended— 
(1) in section 601— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking the semi-
colon at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (5); and 
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