Section 50-3001 – SHORT TITLE.
50-3001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Idaho Video Service Act." History: [50-3001, added 2012, ch. 207, sec. 1, p. 552.]
Section 50-3002 – DEFINITIONS.
50-3002. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter: (1) "Access to video service" means the capability of a video service provider to provide video service at a household address irrespective of whether a subscriber has ordered the service or whether the service is actually provided at the address. (2) "Cable service" has the meaning ascribed to […]
Section 50-3003 – FRANCHISING AUTHORITY — APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF FRANCHISE AUTHORITY — MODIFICATION OF SERVICE AREAS — TERM OF CERTIFICATE OF FRANCHISE AUTHORITY AND TERMINATION THEREOF.
50-3003. FRANCHISING AUTHORITY — APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF FRANCHISE AUTHORITY — MODIFICATION OF SERVICE AREAS — TERM OF CERTIFICATE OF FRANCHISE AUTHORITY AND TERMINATION THEREOF. (1) On and after July 1, 2012, no person shall act as a video service provider or operate a video service network within the state of Idaho unless such person: […]
Section 50-3004 – PROVISION OF ACCESS TO VIDEO SERVICE WITHIN A CERTAIN PERIOD — SUSPENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.
50-3004. PROVISION OF ACCESS TO VIDEO SERVICE WITHIN A CERTAIN PERIOD — SUSPENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS. (1) Not later than twenty-four (24) months after the date on which the secretary of state issues a certificate of franchise authority pursuant to section 50-3003, Idaho Code, the holder of the certificate must provide […]
Section 50-3005 – FEES.
50-3005. FEES. (1) In carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the secretary of state shall charge and collect the fees set forth in this section. (2) The filing fee for accepting an application for a certificate of franchise authority shall be one thousand dollars ($1,000), which fee shall include issuance of a certificate of […]
Section 50-3006 – USE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY BY A HOLDER OF A CERTIFICATE OF FRANCHISE AUTHORITY.
50-3006. USE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY BY A HOLDER OF A CERTIFICATE OF FRANCHISE AUTHORITY. (1) A local unit of government shall allow the holder of a certificate of franchise authority to install, construct and maintain facilities within the public rights-of-way, over which the local unit of government has jurisdiction, to enable the provision of video […]
Section 50-3007 – VIDEO SERVICE PROVIDER FEE.
50-3007. VIDEO SERVICE PROVIDER FEE. (1) A system operator providing video service within a political subdivision pursuant to a certificate of franchise authority shall pay to the political subdivision in which it provides video service a video service provider fee as may be required by the political subdivision pursuant to this section. For the purposes […]
Section 50-3008 – DISCRIMINATION AMONG POTENTIAL RESIDENTIAL SUBSCRIBERS PROHIBITED — VIOLATIONS.
50-3008. DISCRIMINATION AMONG POTENTIAL RESIDENTIAL SUBSCRIBERS PROHIBITED — VIOLATIONS. (1) A system operator shall not deny access to video service to any group of potential residential subscribers because of the income of the residents in the local area in which such group resides. (2) For purposes of determining whether a system operator has violated the […]
Section 50-3009 – CUSTOMER SERVICE STANDARDS.
50-3009. CUSTOMER SERVICE STANDARDS. A system operator shall comply with the customer service requirements as set forth in 47 CFR 76.309(c), as amended from time to time, and shall maintain a local or toll-free telephone number for customer service contact. A political subdivision may provide such assistance to subscribers as the political subdivision may deem […]
Section 50-3010 – DESIGNATION AND USE OF CHANNEL CAPACITY FOR PUBLIC, EDUCATIONAL OR GOVERNMENTAL USE.
50-3010. DESIGNATION AND USE OF CHANNEL CAPACITY FOR PUBLIC, EDUCATIONAL OR GOVERNMENTAL USE. (1) On, or within a reasonable period of time after, the date on which a system operator first provides video service to a subscriber within the service area of a political subdivision, a system operator shall designate a sufficient amount of capacity […]
Section 50-3011 – APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
50-3011. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. (1) The provisions of this chapter are intended to be construed to be consistent with the federal cable communications policy act of 1984, 47 U.S.C. sections 521 through 573. (2) Except as otherwise stated herein, nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to prevent an incumbent cable service provider, a […]