1. The holder of a certificate of franchise authority shall comply with customer service requirements consistent with those contained in 47 C.F.R. §76.309, and shall maintain a local or toll-free telephone number for customer service contact.

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Terms Used In Iowa Code 477A.8

  • 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
  • Municipality: means a city. See Iowa Code 477A.1
 2. The holder of a certificate of franchise authority shall implement an informal process for handling inquiries from municipalities and customers concerning billing events, service issues, and other complaints. If an issue is not resolved through this informal process, a municipality may request a confidential nonbinding mediation with the holder of a certificate of franchise authority, with the costs of such mediation to be shared equally between the municipality and the holder of a certificate of franchise authority.