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ID H0410
Bill
Status
1/24/2012
Primary Sponsor
Business Committee
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AI Summary
HB 410 Summary
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Establishes the Idaho Video Service Act as Chapter 30, Title 50 Idaho Code, creating a state-level franchising system administered by the Secretary of State for video service providers as an alternative to local franchise agreements.
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Requires video service providers to obtain either a certificate of franchise authority from the state, hold an existing local franchise, or adopt terms of an incumbent cable provider's franchise, with initial term of 10 years and renewal available for additional 10-year periods.
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Mandates providers must provide video service access within 24 months of certificate issuance or lose authorization for that service area, and establishes $1,000 application fee and $500 amendment fee.
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Authorizes political subdivisions to impose video service provider fees of up to 5% of gross revenues (or less if incumbent cable provider pays lower rate), payable quarterly, while prohibiting discrimination against providers in public rights-of-way access.
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Requires system operators to maintain customer service standards per federal regulations, designate public/educational/governmental (PEG) channels matching incumbent providers' numbers, and comply with nondiscrimination requirements regarding residential subscriber access.
Legislative Description
Adds to existing law relating to the Idaho Video Service Act to provide for franchising authority, to provide for modifications of existing franchise agreements, to provide for a holder of certificate, to provide for provision of access to video service within a certain period, to provide for suspension of authority for noncompliance with certain requirements, to provide for fees, to provide for amendment of the certificate of franchise authority, to provide for the use of public rights-of-way, to provide for a video service provider fee, to prohibit discrimination among potential residential subscribers and to provide for violations, to provide for customer service standards, to provide for designation and use of channel capacity for public, educational or governmental use and to provide for applicability of other law.
VIDEO SERVICE ACT
Last Action
to Bus
1/25/2012