Bill Text: CT HB05469 | 2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Cable Subscriber Rights.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-04 - Referred to Joint Committee on Energy and Technology [HB05469 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2010-HB05469-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 5469
February Session, 2010		LCO No. 1923
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Referred to Committee on Energy and Technology
Introduced by:
(ET)

AN ACT CONCERNING CABLE SUBSCRIBER RIGHTS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2010) No certified competitive video service provider, holder of a certificate of cable franchise authority or community antenna television company, as defined in section 16-1 of the general statutes, shall withdraw programming from its channel lineup during the contract renewal process for such programming. A violation of this section shall be deemed an unfair trade practice in violation of subsection (a) of section 42-110b of the general statutes.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2010	New section

Statement of Purpose:

To ensure consistent channel offerings for cable and satellite television customers throughout the channels contract negotiation period.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]