Arizona Laws 9-508. License required before construction; provisions existing systems
A. A new cable television system shall not be constructed within any incorporated city or town or within the unincorporated area of a county without a license therefor having first been issued pursuant to the provisions of this article. This subsection shall not apply to extensions of existing cable television systems wholly within the area of jurisdiction.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 9-508
- Cable television system: means any facility consisting of a set of closed transmission paths and associated signal generation, reception and control equipment that is designed to provide cable service that includes video programming and that is provided to multiple subscribers within a community. See Arizona Laws 9-505
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- License: means that ordinance or resolution which contains the right, authority or grant, given by a licensing authority enabling a person to construct, operate and maintain a cable television system. See Arizona Laws 9-505
- Licensing authority: means the board of supervisors of a county or the governing body of an incorporated city, including a charter city, or town. See Arizona Laws 9-505
B. Existing cable television systems with existing licenses for a fixed term of years shall be in compliance with this article for the term of such license.
C. All other existing cable television systems with existing licenses not specifying a fixed term shall have a term expiring April 1, 1989, or upon the termination of the license by the licensing authority.
D. Nothing in this section shall preclude a licensing authority from amending a license to bring the license into conformance with the applicable rules and regulations of the federal communications commission.
E. A licensing authority may terminate a license according to its terms and conditions if a license holder is in default thereunder.