§ 304. Duties and jurisdiction of Commission
(a) The Commission shall supervise and regulate the cable service and rates of every cable television company or system operating within the territory, so far as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, and to do all things, whether herein specifically designated or in addition thereto, which are necessary or appropriate […]
§ 305. Franchise for construction or operation of systems; non-exclusiveness
No person shall construct or operate a cable television company or system within the territory, except as provided in this chapter. Any franchise authorized under this chapter shall be nonexclusive.
§ 306. Operating cable systems
Any cable television company which was lawfully engaged in actual operations of a cable television system serving at least 50 subscribers on January 1, 1984, may continue to operate, maintain and manage that cable system and to that end the Commission is hereby directed to issue a franchise to such cable television company, provided however […]
§ 204. Limitation on use of facility
The facilities of, and programs transmitted by, the System shall not be used for biased or one-sided presentations of any partisan or political issue, or for advocating or opposing any present or prospective candidacy for public office, or for advocating or opposing any pending legislation of the Virgin Islands or of the United States. The […]
§ 205. Contributions to Employees Retirement System and Government Insurance Fund; unemployment compensation coverage
(a) All officials and employees of the System shall be covered by and subject to the Employees Retirement System of the Virgin Islands and the Workers’ Compensation Administration Act. The System shall contribute to the Retirement System of the Government of the Virgin Islands its share of the cost of the retirement of the officials […]
§ 206. Reports
The System shall submit to the Legislature and to the Governor of the Virgin Islands, as soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year of the Government of the Virgin Islands (1) a financial statement and complete report of the business of the System for the preceding fiscal year, and (2) a complete […]
§ 207. Applicability of other laws
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as exempting the Virgin Islands Public Broadcasting System from any law made specifically applicable thereto or generally applicable to independent instrumentalities of the Government of the Virgin Islands, whether such law was enacted before, on, or after February 14, 1980.
§ 127. Back billing
(a) The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority may not back bill customers for additional consumption of water, or electricity power due to faulty meters or previous billing errors, except as provided in this section. (1) In cases of non-functioning or defective meters, the authority is prohibited from back billing customers for additional consumption of […]
§ 151. Declaration of findings and policy
The Legislature hereby declares that— (a) It is in the public interest to establish a Public Broadcasting System in the Virgin Islands. (b) Such a System will advance the general welfare, education, cultural development and awareness of public affairs of all the population of the Virgin Islands. (c) Such a System will provide an effective […]
§ 201. Establishment
(a) The Commissioner of Education, the Chairman of the Board of Education, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, President of the University of the Virgin Islands or his designee, three members to be appointed by the President of the Legislature, and four other persons, not more than two of whom shall be employed […]