229 – Censorship Prohibited.
§ 229. Censorship prohibited. 1. The commission may not prohibit or limit any program or any class or type of program or otherwise censor the communications or signals transmitted by any cable television company or over any cable television system, and may not promulgate any regulation or condition which would interfere with the right of […]
229-A – Subscriber Limitation on Television Reception.
§ 229-a. Subscriber limitation on television reception. 1. To the extent technologically feasible, every cable television company shall offer to each of its subscribers a locking program control device which enables the subscriber to limit the reception in the subscriber’s residence, of any channel which displays public access programs or for which a specific, optional […]
230 – Liability for Obscenity, Defamation and Invasion of Privacy.
§ 230. Liability for obscenity, defamation and invasion of privacy. Neither the cable television company whose facilities are used to transmit a program produced by a person other than such cable television company pursuant to the provisions of this article or of federal law or of applicable regulations, nor the officers, directors or employees of […]
224-B – Cable Bills.
§ 224-b. Cable bills. 1. At the time service is initiated to a residential customer and at least once a year thereafter, every telephone corporation, as defined in subdivision seventeen of section two of this chapter, and every cable television company, as defined in section two hundred twelve of this article that provides cable service […]
224-C – Broadband and Fiber Optic Services.
§ 224-c. Broadband and fiber optic services. 1. For the purposes of this section: (a) The term “served” means any location with at least two internet service providers and at least one such provider offers high-speed internet service. (b) The term “underserved” means any location which has fewer than two internet service providers, or has […]
225 – Rates.
§ 225. Rates. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, and by federal law and regulation, the rates charged by a cable television company shall be those specified in the franchise which may establish, or provide for the establishment of reasonable classifications of service and categories of subscribers, or charge different rates for differing […]
226 – Abandonment of Service.
§ 226. Abandonment of service. 1. No cable television company, notwithstanding any provision in a franchise, may abandon any service or portion thereof without giving six months’ prior written notice to the commission and to the franchisor, if any, and to the municipalities it serves. 2. When abandonment of any service is prohibited by a […]
227 – Termination of Franchises.
§ 227. Termination of franchises. 1. A franchise shall terminate at the expiration of its term or otherwise in accordance with the provisions thereof, unless, prior thereto, the commission otherwise orders. The commission may so order only if it finds, after public notice and opportunity for a hearing, that the franchisee: (a) has committed a […]
227-A – Forfeiture.
§ 227-a. Forfeiture. 1. Every cable television company, and all officers, agents and employees of any cable television company shall obey, observe and comply with every order, direction or requirement made by the commission, under authority of this article, so long as the same shall be and remain in force. Except as provided in subdivision […]
228 – Landlord-Tenant Relationship.
§ 228. Landlord-tenant relationship. 1. No landlord shall (a) interfere with the installation of cable television facilities upon his property or premises, except that a landlord may require: (1) that the installation of cable television facilities conform to such reasonable conditions as are necessary to protect the safety, functioning and appearance of the premises, and […]