Florida Statutes Title XXXVI Chapter 610 - Cable And Video Services
- 610.102 - Department Of State Authority To Issue Statewide Cable And Video Franchise.
The department shall be designated as the franchising authority for a state-issued franchise for the provision of cable or video service. A municipality or county...
- 610.103 - Definitions.
As used in ss. 610.102-610.117:(1) “Cable service” means:(a) The one-way transmission to subscribers of video programming or any other programming service.(b) Subscriber interaction, if any, that is required...
- 610.104 - State Authorization To Provide Cable Or Video Service.
(1) An entity or person seeking to provide cable or video service in this state after July 1, 2007, shall file an application for a state-issued...
- 610.105 - Eligibility For State-issued Franchise.
(1) After July 1, 2007, an incumbent cable or video service provider is immediately eligible at its option to apply for a state-issued certificate of franchise...
- 610.106 - Franchise Fees Prohibited.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the department may not impose any taxes, fees, charges, or other impositions on a cable or video service...
- 610.107 - Buildout.
No franchising authority, state agency, or political subdivision may impose any buildout, system construction, or service deployment requirements on a certificateholder.History.—s. 7, ch. 2007-29.
- 610.108 - Customer Service Standards.
(1) All cable or video service providers shall comply with customer service requirements in 47 C.F.R. s. 76.309(c).(2) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall have...
- 610.109 - Public, Educational, And Governmental Access Channels.
(1) A certificateholder, not later than 180 days following a request by a municipality or county within whose jurisdiction the certificateholder is providing cable or video...
- 610.112 - Cable Or Video Services For Public Facilities.
Upon a request by a municipality or county, a certificateholder shall provide, within 90 days after receipt of the request, one active basic cable or...
- 610.113 - Nondiscrimination By Municipality Or County.
(1) A municipality or county shall allow a certificateholder to install, construct, and maintain a network within a public right-of-way and shall provide a certificateholder with...
- 610.114 - Limitation On Local Authority.
(1) A municipality or county may not impose additional requirements on a certificateholder, including, but not limited to, financial, operational, and administrative requirements, except as expressly...
- 610.115 - Discrimination Prohibited.
(1) The purpose of this section is to prevent discrimination among potential residential subscribers.(2) A cable or video service provider may not deny access to service to...
- 610.116 - Compliance.
If a certificateholder is found by a court of competent jurisdiction not to be in compliance with the requirements of this chapter, the certificateholder shall...
- 610.117 - Limitation.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to give any local government or the department any authority over any communications service other than cable or...
- 610.118 - Impairment; Court-ordered Operations.
(1) If an incumbent cable or video service provider is required to operate under its existing franchise and is legally prevented by a lawfully issued order...
- 610.1201 - Severability.
If any provision of ss. 610.102-610.119 or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions...
Last modified: September 23, 2016