Sec. 76.912  Joint certification.

    (a) Franchising authorities may apply for joint certification and 
may engage in joint regulation, including, but not limited to, joint 
hearings, data collection, and ratemaking. Franchising authorities 
jointly certified to regulate their cable system(s) may make independent 
rate decisions.
    (b) Franchising authorities may apply for joint certification 
regardless of whether the authorities are served by the same cable 
system or by different cable systems and regardless of whether the rates 
in each franchising area are uniform.