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 […]
218 – Municipal Fees; Taxes or Charges.
§ 218. Municipal fees; taxes or charges. Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit the power of any municipality to impose upon any cable television company, a fee, tax or charge, provided that any such fee, tax or charge when added to the amount payable to the commission pursuant to section two hundred […]
219 – Franchise Requirement.
§ 219. Franchise requirement. 1. Notwithstanding any other law, no cable television system, whether or not it is deemed to occupy or use a public thoroughfare, may commence operations or expand the area it serves unless it has been franchised by each municipality in which it proposes to provide or extend service. 2. A municipality […]
220 – Construction of Systems.
§ 220. Construction of systems. Every cable television system constructed after April first, nineteen hundred seventy-three shall comply with such construction standards as the commission may prescribe pursuant to subdivision two of section two hundred fifteen.
221 – Certificate of Confirmation.
§ 221. Certificate of confirmation. 1. Except as provided in this section, no person shall exercise a franchise, and no such franchise shall be effective, until the commission has confirmed such franchise. A person wishing to exercise a franchise shall file with the commission an application for a certificate of confirmation in such form and […]
222 – Transfer, Renewal or Amendment of Franchises and Transfer of Control Over Franchises and System Properties.
§ 222. Transfer, renewal or amendment of franchises and transfer of control over franchises and system properties. 1. No transfer, renewal or amendment of any franchise, or any transfer of control of a franchise or certificate of confirmation or of facilities constituting a significant part of any cable television system shall be effective without the […]
212 – Definitions.
§ 212. Definitions. The words and phrases used in this article shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning clearly appears in the context. 1. “Cable television company,” shall mean any person owning, controlling, operating, managing or leasing one or more cable television systems within the state. 2. “Cable television system” shall mean any […]
213 – Application of Article.
§ 213. Application of article. 1. Except as provided in subdivision two of this section, the provisions of this article shall apply to every cable television system and every cable television company including a cable television company which constructs, operates and maintains a cable television system in whole or in part through the facilities of […]