SB228 Summary

• Permits Class 6 municipalities that currently provide cable service, interactive computer service, Internet access, advanced telecommunications service, or related services to extend those services throughout their county, including areas within other municipalities' corporate limits and police jurisdictions.

• Requires prior written consent from the governing body of any other municipality before a Class 6 municipality can provide services within that municipality's corporate limits or police jurisdiction, expressed through a duly adopted resolution.

• Requires prior written consent from the county governing body before a Class 6 municipality can provide services within unincorporated areas of the county, expressed through a duly adopted resolution.

• Exempts the expansion of services from requirements for public hearings, petitions, elections, or notices that were required for the initial acquisition and establishment of facilities and equipment.

• Class 6 municipalities expanding services must comply with municipal franchise requirements and pay nondiscriminatory taxes and fees; states that public rights-of-way management authority of state and local governments remains unaffected.