Iowa Code 477A.4 – Applicability to federal law
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 477A.4
- Cable service: means the same as defined in 47 U. See Iowa Code 477A.1
- Certificate: means a certificate of title. See Iowa Code 462A.2
- Franchise: means an initial authorization, or renewal of an authorization, issued by the board or a municipality, regardless of whether the authorization is designated as a franchise, permit, license, resolution, contract, certificate, agreement, or otherwise, that authorizes the construction and operation of a cable system or video service provider's network in a public right-of-way. See Iowa Code 477A.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Video service: means video programming services provided by a competitive video service provider through wireline facilities owned, controlled, constructed, or operated by the provider of such video service and located at least in part in the public right-of-way without regard to delivery technology, including internet protocol technology. See Iowa Code 477A.1
To the extent required by applicable law, a certificate of franchise authority issued under this chapter shall constitute a “franchise” for the purposes of 47 U.S.C. § 541(b)(1). To the extent required for the purposes of 47 U.S.C. § 521 – 561, only the state of Iowa shall constitute the exclusive franchising authority for competitive cable service providers and competitive video service providers in this state.