SB 1179
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-fifth Legislature
Second Regular Session
Senate: APPROP DPA/SE 7-2-1-0 | 3
rd
Read 28-0-2-0
House: COM DPA/SE 9-0-0-1 | 3
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Read 51-2-7-0
Final Pass: 27-0-3-0
SB 1179: JLBC; reporting
NOW: video service; boundary change; definition
Sponsor: Senator Gowan, LD 14
Transmitted to the Governor
Overview
Modifies the definition of video service as it relates to city, town or county (local government)
licensing and regulation of video service providers. Adds requirements for boundary change
notifications.
History
Statute establishes uniform licensing and regulation of video service providers and use of video
service and grants local governments the exclusive authority to issue a uniform video service
license to a person to provide video service and to construct and operate a video service network
in any service area within its boundaries (Title 9, Chapter 13, A.R.S.; Title 11, Chapter 14, A.R.S.).
A video service provider is a person that: 1) provides or offers to provide video service over a
video service network to subscribers in Arizona; 2) is an incumbent cable operator that elected to
terminate its local license and a multichannel video programming distributor; and 3) is not a
holdover cable operator.
Video service is the provision of multichannel video programming generally considered
comparable to video programming delivered by a television broadcast station, video service or
other digital television service, whether provided as part of a tier, on demand or on a per-channel
basis, without regard to the technology used to deliver the video service, including internet
protocol technology or any successor technology, including cable service.
Video service does not include: 1) video programming provided solely as part of, and through, a
service that enables users to access content, information, e-mail, messaging or other services
that are offered via the public internet; 2) direct broadcast satellite service; and 3) wireless
multichannel video programming that is provided by a commercial mobile service provider.
Provisions
1. Clarifies video service means the provision by a video service provider of multichannel video
programming generally considered comparable to video programming. (Sec. 1, 3)
2. Specifies video service does not include: 1) video programming that enables users to access
content or other services offered via the internet, including steaming content; and 2) direct-to-
home satellite services as defined by federal law. (Sec. 1, 3)
3. Adds video service provider does not include: 1) a provider of video programming accessed
through a service that enables users to access content, information, email, messaging or other
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services that are offered via the internet, including streaming content; and 2) a provider of
direct-to-home satellite services as defined by federal law. (Sec. 1, 3)
4. Requires a local government's boundary change notifications to be sent by certified mail,
email or personal delivery. (Sec. 2, 4)
5. Prevents a video service provider from being required to pay certain licensing fees for at least
30 days after the boundary change notification is provided to the video service provider. (Sec.
2, 4)
6. Specifies the boundary change notification must be provided to the contract person and
address specified by the video service provider. (Sec. 2, 4)
7. Directs the video service provider to provide a written notice to the local government of any
change in the designated contract person or address. (Sec. 2, 4)