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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 830
January Session, 2019
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Referred to Committee on AGING
Introduced by:
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AN ACT CONCERNING A DISCOUNT FOR SENIOR CABLE TV
SUBSCRIBERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 16-331q of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 2
[(a)] The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall not require a 3
company issued a certificate of cable franchise authority to comply 4
with any facility build-out requirements or provide community 5
antenna television service or video service to any customer using any 6
specific technology. 7
[(b) The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall not impose any 8
provision regulating rates charged by a community antenna television 9
company holding a certificate of cable franchise authority, except as set 10
forth in federal law.] 11
Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 16-331v of the general statutes is 12
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 13
1, 2019): 14
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(a) Except when otherwise required by federal law, a company 15
issued a certificate of cable franchise authority shall inform the Public 16
Utilities Regulatory Authority of any planned programming or rate 17
changes not less than thirty days before implementing such changes 18
unless (1) such changes are required by law to be made in less than 19
thirty days, or (2) in appropriate circumstances where a shorter notice 20
period is in the best interest of the company's subscribers. Except when 21
otherwise required by federal law, the Public Utilities Regulatory 22
Authority shall require a company issued a certificate of cable 23
franchise authority to provide a discount of not more than ten per cent 24
off the rate for basic service for any subscriber sixty-five years of age or 25
older. 26
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2019 16-331q
Sec. 2 July 1, 2019 16-331v(a)
Statement of Purpose:
To require cable television companies, within the extent permissible
under federal law, to provide discounts on basic cable television rates
for senior citizens.
[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.]