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.