§ 7-59-313. Minority-Owned Business Participation Plan — Compliance Report
For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires: “Minority-owned business” means a business that is solely owned, or at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the assets or outstanding stock of which is owned, by an individual who personally manages and controls the daily operations of the business and who is impeded from […]
§ 7-59-314. Duties of Department — Report
Beginning on March 1, 2009, the department shall file a report on March 1 of each year until 2011 with the speaker of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the governor, the chair of the commerce and labor committee of the senate and the chair of the commerce committee of the house […]
§ 7-59-316. Telecommunications Joint Venture — Application
Except as otherwise provided in this section, notwithstanding chapter 52 of this title and title 65, chapter 25, or any other state law to the contrary, a county or municipality, or any entity otherwise authorized by law to act on a county or municipality’s behalf, or a cooperative is authorized to participate in a telecommunications […]
§ 7-59-317. Notices to Affected Local Governments
A holder of a state-issued certificate of franchise authority shall provide affected local governments with notices as provided in this section, which notices shall include at a minimum: Notice of filing of an application for a state-issued certificate of franchise authority, contemporaneously with the filing of the application; Notice of offering service for purchase in […]
§ 7-59-318. Obligation to Indemnify and Hold Harmless — Exceptions
The holder of a state-issued certificate of franchise authority agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the state, municipality, county and any employee or representative of the state, municipality or county, individually and collectively referred to in this section and § 7-59-305(c)(4) as the indemnitee, as well as any political subdivision of the state and any […]
§ 7-59-305. State-Issued Certificate of Franchise Authority — Application and Fees
To receive a state-issued certificate of franchise authority, a cable or video service provider shall file an application with the department. A copy of the application shall be provided simultaneously to the governing authority of any affected municipality or county for services provided in unincorporated areas within a county. A parent company may file a […]
§ 7-59-306. Franchise Fee — Audits — Confidentiality of Records
Except as otherwise provided in this section, a holder of a state-issued certificate of franchise authority shall be required to pay a franchise fee equal to five percent (5%) of the holder’s gross revenues derived from: The provision of cable or video service to subscribers located within the municipality or unincorporated areas of the county; […]
§ 7-59-307. Restrictions to Specified Entities Concerning Negotiating Cable or Video Services — Retail Interconnected Voice Over Internet Protocol Service
Nothing in this part confers authority upon a municipality or county to require any cable or video service provider to negotiate a local cable or video service franchise agreement with a municipality or county. The decision to choose whether to utilize either a state-issued certificate of franchise authority or a local franchise is within the […]
§ 7-59-308. Customer Complaint Handling Process — Customer Service Requirements
In addition to the customer complaint handling process described in the application for a state-issued certificate of franchise authority, a holder of a state-issued certificate of franchise authority must comply with the customer service requirements found in 47 CFR 76.309(c), which customer service requirements shall be the sole customer service requirements applicable to a holder […]
§ 7-59-309. Notice of Authorized and Activated Public, Educational, and Governmental Access Channels — Additional Channels — Operation and Content — Access Support Fees
A county or municipality shall, within ten (10) days following the receipt of an application for a state-issued certificate of franchise authority from a cable or video service provider seeking approval to provide cable or video service to the county or municipality, provide notice to the department regarding the number of public, educational, and governmental […]