§ 23-19-201. Title
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Video Service Act”.
§ 23-19-202. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Access to video service” means the capability of a video service provider to provide video service at a household address irrespective of whether a subscriber has ordered the service or the service is provided at the address; (2) “Books and records” includes without limitation: (A) Records kept in the […]
§ 23-19-203. Franchising authority — Application for certificate of franchise authority — Modification of service areas — Term of certificate of franchise authority and termination of certificate of franchise authority
(a) After June 30, 2013: (1) A person shall not act as a video service provider within the state unless the person: (A) Is providing video service under a franchise from a political subdivision in effect on March 6, 2013, or a subsequent renewal of the franchise; (B) Elects to: (i) Negotiate a franchise with […]
§ 23-19-204. Certificate of franchise authority — Fees
The fees for a certificate of franchise authority to be collected by the Secretary of State include: (1) An application filing fee of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) that includes the cost of issuance of a certificate of franchise authority by the Secretary of State; and (2) A fee of one hundred dollars ($100) […]
§ 23-19-205. Use of public rights-of-way by holder of certificate of franchise authority
(a) A video service provider has the rights, powers, and duties provided for telephone and telegraph companies under §§ 23-17-101 — 23-17-105. (b) To enable the provision of video service, a political subdivision shall allow the holder of a certificate of franchise authority to install, construct, and maintain facilities in the public rights-of-way over which […]
§ 23-19-206. Video service provider fee — Definitions
(a) As used in this section: (1) “City subscriber” means a subscriber whose service address is in the jurisdictional limits of a city; (2) “County subscriber” means a subscriber whose service address is outside the jurisdictional limits of a city; (3) (A) “Gross revenue” shall be calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and […]
§ 23-19-207. Prohibited activity — Remedies for noncompliance
(a) A video service provider shall not deny access to video service to any group of potential residential subscribers based on the income of the residents in the local area in which such a group resides. (b) A franchising authority or political subdivision shall not impose on a video service provider any build-out or other […]
§ 23-19-208. Customer service standards
(a) A video service provider shall comply with the customer service requirements under 47 C.F.R. § 76.309(c), as it existed on January 1, 2013. (b) (1) A video service provider shall maintain a local or toll-free number for customer service contact. (2) (A) A video service provider shall implement an informal process for handling political […]
§ 23-19-209. Designation and use of channel capacity for public, educational, or governmental use — Definition
(a) As used in this section, “public, education, and government access channels”, also known as “PEG channels”, means channels used for noncommercial local interest programming. (b) (1) A video service provider, on the date that it first provides video service to a subscriber in the service area of a political subdivision or within a reasonable […]
§ 23-19-210. Applicability of other laws
(a) The General Assembly intends that this subchapter be consistent with the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, 47 U.S.C. § 521 et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2013. (b) Except as otherwise stated in this subchapter, this subchapter shall not be interpreted to prevent a video service provider, a political subdivision, or […]