Connecticut General Statutes 16-331z – Holder of a certificate of cable franchise authority subject to federal and state laws and regulations. Exceptions
(a) Nothing in sections 16-331q to 16-331aa, inclusive, shall be construed to relieve a company issued a certificate of cable franchise authority from such company’s obligations under any federal or state laws or regulations or Public Utilities Regulatory Authority orders applicable to community antenna television companies or public service companies, or from any other federal or state laws or regulations or authority orders unless specified in sections 16-331q to 16-331aa, inclusive.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 16-331z
- Authority: means the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority and "department" means the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. See Connecticut General Statutes 16-1
- Certificate of cable franchise authority: means an authorization issued by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority pursuant to section 16-331q conferring the right to a community antenna television company to own, lease, maintain, operate, manage or control a community antenna television system in, under or over any public highway to (A) offer community antenna television service in a community antenna television company's designated franchise area, or (B) use the public rights-of-way to offer video service in a designated franchise area. See Connecticut General Statutes 16-1
(b) A company issued a certificate of cable franchise authority shall not be subject to subdivisions (1), (2), (3), (5) and (6) of subsection (d) of section 16-331, subsections (f) and (h) of section 16-331, and subsections (e) and (f) of section 16-333 or to any regulations or authority orders implemented or arising from said sections.