§ 709. Delaware Broadband Fund.
§ 709. Delaware Broadband Fund. (a) The State shall create a fund designated as the “Delaware Broadband Fund” (the “Fund”) to be used to support and enhance broadband services in the State’s public schools and public libraries and for rural broadband initiatives in unserved areas of the State. (b) The Fund shall be administered by […]
§ 710. Regulatory assessment.
§ 710. Regulatory assessment. In lieu of the regulatory assessment imposed under § 115 of this title, a service provider shall pay an assessment into the Delaware Broadband Fund. On August 1, 2013, the service provider shall pay into the fund 1/2 of the amount of its 2011 regulatory assessment in lieu of the amounts […]
§ 510. Appeal from Commission’s order.
§ 510. Appeal from Commission’s order. (a) Any public utility affected by any final order made by the Commission, or any other original party to or any intervenor in the proceedings before the Commission in which such order was entered and affected thereby, may appeal from such order to the Superior Court within 30 days […]
§ 614. Criminal penalties.
§ 614. Criminal penalties. (a) Any applicant for a cable television franchise, or any franchisee who knowingly makes any false statement in any application, or in support thereof, or who knowingly falsifies any records required by this subchapter to be kept, shall be deemed to have committed a misdemeanor. (b) Any person who knowingly attaches […]
§ 511. Stay pending appeal.
§ 511. Stay pending appeal. The filing of an appeal from any order of the Commission shall in no case supersede or stay the order of the Commission, unless the Superior Court so directs, and the appellant may be required by the Court to give bond in such form and of such amount as the […]
§ 512. Settlements are to be encouraged.
§ 512. Settlements are to be encouraged. (a) Insofar as practicable, the Commission shall encourage the resolution of matters brought before it through the use of stipulations and settlements. (b) The Commission’s staff may be an active participant in the resolution of such matters. (c) The Commission may upon hearing approve the resolution of matters […]
§ 601. Cable television franchise; requirement therefor; authority to issue; application, notice and hearing requirements.
§ 601. Cable television franchise; requirement therefor; authority to issue; application, notice and hearing requirements. (a) No person or entity shall hereafter commence the construction of, or operate a cable television system, in whole or in part within this State outside the boundaries of incorporated municipalities which on June 28, 1974, have the power either […]
§ 602. Contents of application.
§ 602. Contents of application. All franchise applications shall consist only of the following: (1) A description of the territory proposed to be served by the applicant; (2) A description of station signals as required to be carried by the Federal Communications Commission; (3) A description of locally originated program service required by the Federal […]
§ 603. Hearing and franchising procedures.
§ 603. Hearing and franchising procedures. (a) Upon the filing of an application or applications as provided in this subchapter, the Commission shall fix the time and place for a public hearing thereon, and give at least 14 days’ public notice of such hearing and written notice thereof to each applicant and to any person […]
§ 604. Franchise terms.
§ 604. Franchise terms. The terms of any franchise issued under this subchapter shall be only the following: (1) A requirement that station signals carried, local origination, services and facilities will comply with all lawful rules, regulations and laws of the federal government then applicable to the franchisee’s construction and operation of a system; (2) […]