California Public Utilities Code DIVISION 2.5 - THE DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND VIDEO COMPETITION ACT OF 2006

• Section 5800.
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act of 2006.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 700, Sec....
• Section 5810.
  (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(1) Increasing competition for video and broadband services is a matter of statewide concern for all of the...
• Section 5820.
  (a) Nothing in this division shall be deemed as creating a vested right in a state-issued franchise by the franchise holder or its affiliates that would...
• Section 5830.
  For purposes of this division, the following words have the following meanings:(a) “Broadband” means any service defined as broadband in the most recent Federal Communications Commission...
• Section 5840.
  (a) The commission is the sole franchising authority for a state franchise to provide video service under this division. Neither the commission nor any local franchising...
• Section 5850.
  (a) A state-issued franchise shall only be valid for 10 years after the date of issuance, and the holder shall apply for a renewal of the...
• Section 5860.
  (a) The holder of a state franchise that offers video service within the jurisdiction of the local entity shall calculate and remit to the local entity...
• Section 5870.
  (a) The holder of a state franchise shall designate a sufficient amount of capacity on its network to allow the provision of the same number of...
• Section 5880.
  Holders of state franchises shall comply with the Emergency Alert System requirements of the Federal Communications Commission in order that emergency messages may be distributed...
• Section 5885.
  (a) The local entity shall allow the holder of a state franchise under this division to install, construct, and maintain a network within public rights-of-way under...
• Section 5890.
  (a) A cable operator or video service provider that has been granted a state franchise under this division may not discriminate against or deny access to...
• Section 5900.
  (a)  The holder of a state franchise shall comply with the provisions of Sections 53055, 53055.1, 53055.2, and 53088.2 of the Government Code, and any...
• Section 5910.
  (a) The holder of a state franchise shall perform background checks of applicants for employment, according to current business practices.(b) A background check equivalent to that performed...
• Section 5920.
  A holder of a state franchise employing more than 750 total employees in California shall annually report to the commission all of the following:(a) The number...
• Section 5930.
  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, any video service provider that currently holds a franchise with a local franchising entity in a county that...
• Section 5940.
  The holder of a state franchise under this division who also provides stand-alone, residential, primary line, basic telephone service shall not increase this rate to...
• Section 5950.
  The commission shall not permit a telephone corporation that is providing video service directly or through its affiliates pursuant to a state-issued franchise as an...
• Section 5960.
  (a) For purposes of this section, “census tract” has the same meaning as used by the United States Census Bureau, and “household” has the same meaning...
• Section 5970.
  Subject to the requirements of this division, a state franchise may be transferred to any successor in interest of the holder to which the certificate...

Last modified: October 22, 2018