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 […]
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 […]
215 – Duties of the Commission in Respect to Cable Television Companies.
§ 215. Duties of the commission in respect to cable television companies. The commission shall: 1. Develop and maintain a statewide plan for development of cable television services, setting forth the objectives which the commission deems to be of regional and state concern; 2. To the extent permitted by, and not contrary to applicable federal […]
216 – Powers of the Commission in Respect to Cable Television Companies.
§ 216. Powers of the commission in respect to cable television companies. 1. The commission may promulgate, issue, amend and rescind such orders, rules and regulations as it may find necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this article. Such orders, rules and regulations may classify persons and matters within the jurisdiction of […]
217 – Costs and Expenses of the Commission and Department and Assessment Thereof Related to the Regulation of Cable Television Companies.
§ 217. Costs and expenses of the commission and department and assessment thereof related to the regulation of cable television companies. 1. All costs and expenses of the department and commission related to cable television companies shall be paid pursuant to appropriation in the first instance from the state treasury, on the certification of the […]
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 […]