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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1983 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 59
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John Barrett, III
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the oversight of cable contracts.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:John Barrett, III1st Berkshire1/19/2023Smitty Pignatelli3rd Berkshire1/24/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1983 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 59
By Representative Barrett of North Adams, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 59) of
John Barrett, III and Smitty Pignatelli relative to the oversight of cable contracts. Advanced
Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3829 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to the oversight of cable contracts.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 166A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 10 the
2following section:-
3 Section 10A. If an issuing authority determines that a licensee has violated a condition of
4their license, the matter shall be referred to the department of telecommunications and cable for
5further review and action pursuant to section 11. If a settlement agreement is reached between
6the issuing authority and a licensee, the department shall review and approve the agreement;
7provided, that the department shall not approve the agreement if the department determines that
8the agreement is not in the best interest of impacted subscribers.