Section 238.43 — Regional Channel.
238.43 REGIONAL CHANNEL. Subdivision 1. [Renumbered 238.02, subd 31c] Subd. 2. Legislative purpose. The purpose of this section is to facilitate the activation of a metropolitan area interconnected regional channel, to be uniformly carried on VHF channel 6 on cable communications systems operating in the metropolitan area in order to provide a broad range of […]
Section 238.115 — Cable Provider Complaints.
238.115 CABLE PROVIDER COMPLAINTS. A cable communications system holding a franchise to provide cable communications services in any area of this state must immediately provide a consumer complaint telephone number to any person who calls the system or its agent and asks for a consumer complaint number. The number provided must be the telephone number […]
Section 238.39 — Legal Authority.
238.39 LEGAL AUTHORITY. Every pole, duct, and conduit agreement must contain a provision that the cable communications system shall submit to the public utility company evidence of the cable communications system’s lawful authority to place, maintain, and operate its facilities within public streets, highways, and other thoroughfares and shall secure the legally necessary permits and […]
Section 238.15 — Financial Interest Of Member.
238.15 FINANCIAL INTEREST OF MEMBER. Members of any elected body granting franchises and employees of any franchising body who would be directly involved in the granting or administration of franchises for cable communications and who are employed by or who knowingly have any financial interest in any cable communications system, bidding on such franchise, or […]
Section 238.40 — Liability; Indemnify Public Utility.
238.40 LIABILITY; INDEMNIFY PUBLIC UTILITY. (a) Every pole, duct, and conduit agreement must contain a provision that the cable communications system shall defend, indemnify, protect, and save harmless the public utility from and against any and all claims and demands for damages to property and injury or death to persons, including payments made under any […]
Section 238.16 — Gross Misdemeanor.
238.16 GROSS MISDEMEANOR. Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1985 c 285 s 54] Subd. 2. Gross misdemeanor; corporate violation. Any person violating the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. Any sentence imposed for any violation by a corporation shall be served by the senior resident officer of the corporation. History: 1973 c 568 […]
Section 238.41 — Insurance.
238.41 INSURANCE. The cable communications system shall carry insurance to protect the parties to the agreement from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, judgments, costs, expenses, and liabilities which may arise or result, directly or indirectly, from or by reason of the loss, injury, claim, or damage. The amount of the insurance must […]
Section 238.17 — Service To Extension Area.
238.17 SERVICE TO EXTENSION AREA. Subdivision 1. Conditions for extension. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, a cable communications system may extend or provide service outside the boundaries of a core service unit if the cable communications system obtains an extension permit issued by the municipality or municipalities which have jurisdiction […]
Section 238.42 — Additional Contract Terms.
238.42 ADDITIONAL CONTRACT TERMS. Nothing contained in sections 238.02, subdivisions 3a, 20a, and 31b, and 238.37 to 238.42 in any way prohibits a public utility company from including in its pole, duct, and conduit agreements with cable communications systems additional terms which do not conflict with sections 238.02, subdivisions 3a, 20a, and 31b, and 238.37 […]
Section 238.18 — Unfair Preference.
238.18 UNFAIR PREFERENCE. Subdivision 1. MS 2002 [Paragraph (a) renumbered subdivision 1] [Paragraph (b) renumbered 238.02, subd 1b] [Paragraph (c) renumbered 238.02, subd 34] Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purpose of this section the terms defined in section 238.02, subdivisions 1b and 34, have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Unfair preference prohibited. No utility […]