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HB 1404 Cable television systems; licensing and regulation thereof.

Introduced by: H. Morgan Griffith | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Licensing and regulation of cable television systems. Establishes a new procedure by which cable operators may obtain authorization to operate cable systems in localities. The new procedure provides for localities to grant ordinance cable franchises as an alternative to negotiated cable franchises. Ordinance cable franchises may be requested by certificated providers of telecommunications services with previous consent to use a locality's rights-of-way, after requesting to negotiate a cable franchise agreement. Upon receipt of an application for an ordinance cable franchise, the locality shall adopt necessary ordinances within 120 days. A locality granting an ordinance franchise may, if it currently has fewer than three public, educational or governmental (PEG) channels, obtain up to three PEG channels from all cable operators. A locality that has approved a cable franchise in the 12 months preceding July 1, 2006, is exempted from provisions of this measure until an existing franchise expires.


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