Utah Code 10-18-103. Antitrust immunity
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(1) When a municipality is offering or providing a cable television service or public telecommunications service, the immunity from antitrust liability afforded to political subdivisions of the state under Section 76-10-3109 does not apply to the municipality providing those services.
Terms Used In Utah Code 10-18-103
- Cable television service: means :(1)(a) the one-way transmission to subscribers of:(1)(a)(i) video programming; or(1)(a)(ii) other programming service; and(1)(b) subscriber interaction, if any, that is required for the selection or use of:(1)(b)(i) the video programming; or(1)(b)(ii) other programming service. See Utah Code 10-18-102
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- Municipality: means :
(5)(a) a city of the first class, city of the second class, city of the third class, city of the fourth class, city of the fifth class;(5)(b) a town, as classified in Section10-2-301 ; or(5)(c) a preliminary municipality incorporated under Chapter 2a, Part 5, Incorporation of a Preliminary Municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104- Public telecommunications service: means the two-way transmission of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, messages, data, or other information of any nature by wire, radio, lightwaves, or other electromagnetic means offered to the public generally. See Utah Code 10-18-102
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) A municipality that provides a cable television service or a public telecommunications service is subject to applicable antitrust liabilities under the federal Local Government Antitrust Act of 1984, 15 U.S.C. Secs. 34 to 36.