§ 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 […]
§ 7-59-311. Prohibited Discrimination — Low-Income Households — Affirmative Defenses — Measuring Compliance — Waiver or Extension
A holder of a state-issued certificate of franchise authority shall not discriminate among residential subscribers or potential subscribers. For purposes of this section, “discrimination” means the denial of access to cable or video service to any individual or group of residential subscribers or potential subscribers because of the race, income, gender, or ethnicity of the […]
§ 7-59-312. Personal Claims — Findings of Noncompliance — Civil Penalties — Revocation of Certificate
Individuals possess standing to bring claims as established in this part only for personal claims and not on behalf of other individuals. A municipality or county possesses standing to pursue claims on behalf of citizens residing within the county or municipality. In addition to all other remedies available under the law, upon receipt of a […]
§ 7-59-303. Part Definitions
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Access” means that a provider is capable of providing cable service or video service at the household address regardless of whether any customer has ordered service or whether the owner or landlord or other responsible person has granted access to the household; “Broadband Internet service” […]
§ 7-59-304. Cable, Video Service or Network Facility — Certificate of Franchise Authority — Application — Transfer and Termination
Any entity, person or joint venture, as authorized under this part, seeking to provide cable or video service over a cable system or video service network facility in this state after July 1, 2008, at the discretion of the cable service provider or video service provider, may elect from among the franchise options as set […]
§ 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 […]