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Texas Utilities Code - Chapter 66 State-Issued Cable And Video FranchiseLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Utilities Code > Texas Utilities Code - Chapter 66 State-Issued Cable And Video Franchise The commission shall be designated as the franchising authority for a state-issued franchise for the provision of cable service or video service. Added by Acts ... In this chapter: (1) "Actual incremental cost" means only current out-of-pocket expenses for labor, equipment repair, equipment replacement, and tax expenses directly associated with the ... (a) An entity or person seeking to provide cable service or video service in this state after September 1, 2005, shall file an application for ... (a) A cable service provider or a video service provider that currently has or had previously received a franchise to provide cable service or video ... (a) The holder of a state-issued certificate of franchise authority shall pay each municipality in which it provides cable service or video service a franchise ... (a) Until the expiration of the incumbent cable service provider's agreement, the holder of a state-issued certificate of franchise authority shall pay a municipality in ... The holder of a state-issued certificate of franchise authority shall not be required to comply with mandatory build-out provisions. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ... The holder of a state-issued certificate of franchise authority shall comply with customer service requirements consistent with 47 C.F.R. Section 76.309(c) until there are two ... (a) Not later than 120 days after a request by a municipality, the holder of a state-issued certificate of franchise authority shall provide the municipality ... (a) A municipality shall allow the holder of a state-issued certificate of franchise authority to install, construct, and maintain a communications network within a public ... (a) A municipality may enforce police power-based regulations in the management of a public right-of-way that apply to the holder of a state-issued certificate of ... (a) The holder of a state-issued certificate of franchise authority shall indemnify and hold a municipality and its officers and employees harmless against any and ... In addition to a municipality's authority to exercise its nondiscriminatory police power with respect to public rights-of-way under current law, a municipality's authority to regulate ... (a) The purpose of this section is to prevent discrimination among potential residential subscribers. (b) A cable service provider or video service provider that has ... (a) Should the holder of a state-issued certificate of franchise authority be found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be in noncompliance with the ... (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to prevent a voice provider, cable service provider or video service provider, or municipality from seeking clarification ... Text of section effective until January 1, 2007 (a) The telecommunications competitiveness legislative oversight committee shall conduct a joint interim study with the commission ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |