Virginia House Bill 1191 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-02-07 - House: Tabled in Commerce and Labor by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Pole attachments; cable television systems and cooperatives. Requires cable television systems and cooperatives to negotiate in good faith to resolve certain issues, including the rates, terms, and conditions of contracts permitting attachments by a cable television system to a cooperative's poles. If an issue cannot be resolved, either party may petition the State Corporation Commission to resolve the issue. In adjudicating the issue, the Commission shall ensure that the cooperative is compensated by the cable television system for certain costs. Annually commencing July 1, 2012, cable television systems are required to pay an annual fee to the Commission equal to $1.00 for each attachment to a cooperative's pole. Each cooperative is required to make a survey of cable television system attachments on its poles every 36 months. Beginning in 2013, cooperatives will be required to report to the Commission on the number of each cable television system's attachments. In addition, if any cable television system attachment interferes with, obstructs, or delays the service or operations of a cooperative or creates a safety hazard, the cooperative may take immediate action to remedy the situation at the cable television system's expense.

Cable television systems and cooperatives; nogotiate in good faith to resolve certain issues.

Del. Donald Merricks [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-07		House: Tabled in Commerce and Labor by voice vote
2012-01-18		House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2012-01-18		House: Presented and ordered printed 12103813D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+HB1191
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB1191+hil