§ 322. Complaint; procedure
(a) Complaints by any subscriber as to the operation of any cable television service, system or company may be filed in writing with the Commission. The Commission shall within thirty (30) days of the receipt of such complaint report in writing to the subscriber as to the disposition or status of his complaint. Any subscriber […]
§ 323. Commission officers and employees; interest in cable television company
(a) It is unlawful for a member of the Commission or any other officer or employee of the Commission to acquire any interest, direct or indirect, in a cable television company which has applied for or received a franchise from the Commission pursuant to this chapter, or to participate in any Commission action or deliberation […]
§ 324. Disposition of terminated franchise
In the event of a revocation or in the event that a franchise is not renewed at the end of its term, then the Commission may hold a sale and sell the system. The system shall be priced and sold at fair market value determined on the basis of the cable system valued as a […]
§ 325. No regulation as a common carrier
Neither the Commission nor any other government authority within the Virgin Islands shall impose on a cable television system regulation as a common carrier or a utility.
§ 312. Renewal and extension
(a) In any case in which a cable television system franchisee submits an application to the Commission for the renewal or extension of its franchise authorization, the Commission may refuse to grant such renewal or other extension only in accordance with section 626(c)(1) of the federal Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984. (b) A cable […]
§ 313. Franchise transfers or assignments
No franchise or control thereof shall be transferred or assigned without the prior written consent of the Commission. Such consent shall be given only after a hearing upon a written application therefor. The application for consent to a transfer or assignment shall be signed by the franchisee and by the proposed transferee or assignee.
§ 314. Revocation of franchise
Any franchise may, after hearing, be revoked by the Commission for any of the following reasons: (a) false or misleading statements in, or material omissions from, any applications or periodic statements submitted under this chapter; (b) failure to file and maintain a bond or insurance as required by this chapter; (c) repeated violations, as determined […]
§ 315. Rates
(a) The rates charged by a cable television company shall be those specified in the franchise which may establish or provide for the establishment of reasonable classifications of service and categories of subscribers, or charge different rates for different services or for subscribers in different categories. Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d) […]
§ 316. Highways and rights-of-way
(a) Upon obtaining the prior approval of the Commission, a cable television company may construct and maintain the wires, cables, and conduits necessary to its business upon, under or over any highway, and may erect and maintain the necessary fixtures, including poles and posts, for sustaining such wires and cables; provided, however, that such wires, […]
§ 317. Duties of owners and landlords
No owner of any dwelling or private housing development or subdivision or his agent shall forbid or prevent any tenant or resident of such dwelling or private housing development or subdivision from receiving cable television service, nor demand or accept payment in any form as a condition of permitting the installation of such service in […]