Virginia House Bill 1439 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on November 9 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-08 - House: Left in Commerce and Labor
Pending: House Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Pole attachments. Authorizes a telecommunications service provider or cable television system that is unable to arrive at a mutually agreeable contract with an electric cooperative for pole attachments to the electric cooperative's facilities to petition the State Corporation Commission to establish the rates, terms, and conditions for such a contract. The Commission's actions shall be consistent with the goal of promoting access to electric cooperative facilities by telecommunications service providers and cable television systems in order to promote broadband connections and deployment throughout the Commonwealth. The Commission shall utilize the principles established by the Federal Communications Commission in regulations and case law for pole attachments regulated pursuant to federal law in establishing such rates, terms, and conditions. A rate set by the Commission shall not exceed the highest rate for a similar attachment that is charged by an investor-owned electric utility that provides service in an area adjacent to the electric cooperative's service territory.

Cable television system, etc.; contracts with electric cooperative facilities for pole attachments.

Del. William Janis [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-08		House: Left in Commerce and Labor
2011-01-27		House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
2011-01-13		House: Assigned C & L sub: #2
2010-11-09		House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2010-11-09		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100564D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+sum+HB1439
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+HB1439+hil