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Home » US Law » 2022 California Code » Public Utilities Code - PUC » DIVISION 2.5 - THE DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND VIDEO COMPETITION ACT OF 2006

Section 5880.

5880. Holders of state franchises shall comply with the Emergency Alert System requirements of the Federal Communications Commission in order that emergency messages may be distributed over the holder’s network. Any provision in a locally issued franchise authorizing local entities to provide local emergency notifications shall remain in effect, and shall apply to all holders […]

Section 5885.

5885. (a) The local entity shall allow the holder of a state franchise under this division to install, construct, and maintain a network within public rights-of-way under the same time, place, and manner as the provisions governing telephone corporations under applicable state and federal law, including, but not limited to, the provisions of Section 7901.1. (b) Nothing […]

Section 5890.

5890. (a) A cable operator or video service provider that has been granted a state franchise under this division may not discriminate against or deny access to service to any group of potential residential subscribers because of the income of the residents in the local area in which the group resides. (b) Holders or their affiliates with […]

Section 5895.

5895. (a) The commission shall collect granular data on the actual locations served by the holder of a state franchise. (b) The commission shall adopt customer service requirements for a holder of a state franchise and adjudicate any customer complaints. (c) The commission shall not publicly disclose any personally identifiable information collected pursuant to this section. (d) All information […]

Section 5940.

5940. The holder of a state franchise under this division who also provides stand-alone, residential, primary line, basic telephone service shall not increase this rate to finance the cost of deploying a network to provide video service. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 700, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007.)

Section 5950.

5950. The commission shall not permit a telephone corporation that is providing video service directly or through its affiliates pursuant to a state-issued franchise as an incumbent local exchange carrier to increase rates for residential, primary line, basic telephone service above the rate as of July 1, 2006, until January 1, 2009, unless that telephone […]

Section 5970.

5970. Subject to the requirements of this division, a state franchise may be transferred to any successor in interest of the holder to which the certificate originally is granted, whether this transfer is by merger, sale, assignment, bankruptcy, restructuring, or any other type of transaction, provided that the following conditions are met: (a) The transferee submits […]