Missouri, where the entire movement to charge streaming companies cable industry-like “franchise fees” started, has shut the door on the gambit with new legislation.
Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday signed into a law a bill that would restrict Missouri municipalities from charging companies ranging from Netflix to DirecTV — anyone who streams video — the kind of right-of-way charges cable companies are typically dinged for by digging trenches and attaching wires to power lines.
