He advocated trial by jury in press prosecutions, the extension of municipal franchises and other liberal measures.

Like cable television companies, telephone companies must obtain a municipal franchise to deliver video services.

Cable systems had to compete with one another to win the municipal franchise and therefore had a check on their customer service and rate increases.

The result of the inquiry was the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, which gave the municipal franchise to the ratepayers.

She led the agitation for municipal and legislative franchise for women.

But their vote on contracts, municipal franchises and the city budget is gone, though a section of the mayor's annual budget is set aside for their recommended projects.

Cable operators can deny access to programmers, but they must receive a municipal franchise to operate as a monopoly distributor.

It is difficult to close this chapter without a reference to the efforts made in Chicago to secure the municipal franchise for women.

Being still a member of the administration, he must share responsibility for the attack now made upon the municipal franchises, especially as the new charters passed his office.

As a result of the reform of municipal franchises, socialists gained control of many of the country's major cities.