General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 448
February Session, 2012 *_____SB00448ET____032812____*
General Assembly
Substitute Bill No. 448
February Session, 2012
*_____SB00448ET____032812____*
AN ACT CONCERNING CABLE TELEVISION EQUIPMENT AND THE DISCLOSURE OF RATES FOR CERTAIN SERVICES OFFERED BY TELEPHONE AND CABLE COMPANIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2012) (a) Each community antenna television company, holder of a certificate of cable franchise authority and holder of a certificate of video franchise authority, as defined in section 16-1 of the general statutes, shall make available for purchase to any customer of such company or holder any equipment necessary for such customer to utilize the community antenna television service or video service provided by such company or holder to such customer, provided such purchase is permitted under federal law.
(b) No such company or holder shall refuse to provide community antenna television service or video service to any customer that uses equipment provided to such customer by any third party to utilize such service, provided such equipment does not violate any requirement or standard established by the Federal Communications Commission or any applicable federal law.
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Each telephone company, community antenna television company, holder of a certificate of cable franchise authority and holder of a certificate of video franchise authority, as defined in section 16-1 of the general statutes, shall display on such company's or holder's Internet web site information describing each available tier of service offered by such company or holder. Such information shall be clear, concise and understandable and shall include the monthly cost and programming included for each tier of service.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2012 New section
Sec. 2 from passage New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2012
New section
Sec. 2
from passage
New section
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