| 6 | 7 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 8 | | Torepealsection67.2677,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto |
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| 8 | 9 | | municipalfranchisefeesforvideoserviceproviders. |
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| 9 | 10 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 11 | | SectionA.Section67.2677,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu |
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| 11 | 12 | | 2thereof,tobeknownassection67.2677,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 13 | | 67.2677.1.Forpurposesofsections67.2675to67.2714,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 13 | 14 | | 2 (1)"Cableoperator",asdefinedin47U.S.C.Section522(5); |
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| 14 | 15 | | 3 (2)"Cablesystem",asdefinedin47U.S.C.Section522(7); |
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| 15 | 16 | | 4 (3)"Franchise",aninitialauthorization,orrenewalofanauthorization,issuedbya |
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| 16 | 17 | | 5franchisingentity,regardlessofwhethertheauthorizationisdesignatedasafranchise,permit, |
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| 17 | 18 | | 6license,resolution,contract,certificate,agreement,orotherwise,thatauthorizestheprovision |
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| 18 | 19 | | 7ofvideoserviceandanyaffiliatedorsubsidiaryagreementsrelatedtosuchauthorization; |
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| 19 | 20 | | 8 (4)"Franchisearea",thetotalgeographicareaauthorizedtobeservedbyan |
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| 20 | 21 | | 9incumbentcableoperatorinapoliticalsubdivisionasofAugust28,2007,or,inthecaseofan |
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| 21 | 22 | | 10incumbentlocalexchangecarrier,assuchtermisdefinedin47U.S.C.Section251(h),or |
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| 22 | 23 | | 11affiliatethereof,theareawithinsuchpoliticalsubdivisioninwhichsuchcarrierprovides |
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| 23 | 24 | | 12telephoneexchangeservice; |
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| 24 | 25 | | 13 (5)"Franchiseentity",apoliticalsubdivisionthatwasentitledtorequirefranchises |
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| 25 | 26 | | 14andimposefeesoncableoperatorsonthedaybeforetheeffectivedateofsections67.2675to |
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| 26 | 27 | | 1567.2714,providedthatonlyonepoliticalsubdivisionmaybeafranchiseentitywithregardto |
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| 27 | 28 | | 16ageographicarea; |
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| 32 | 33 | | 20 b.Event-basedchargesforvideoservice,includingbutnotlimitedtopay-per-view |
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| 33 | 34 | | 21andvideo-on-demandcharges; |
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| 34 | 35 | | 22 (b)"Grossrevenues"donotinclude: |
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| 35 | 36 | | 23 a.Discounts,refunds,andotherpriceadjustmentsthatreducetheamountof |
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| 36 | 37 | | 24compensationreceivedbyanentityholdingavideoserviceauthorization; |
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| 37 | 38 | | 25 b.Uncollectibles; |
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| 38 | 39 | | 26 c.Latepaymentfees; |
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| 39 | 40 | | 27 d.Amountsbilledtovideoservicesubscriberstorecovertaxes,fees,orsurcharges |
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| 40 | 41 | | 28imposedonvideoservicesubscribersorvideoserviceprovidersinconnectionwiththe |
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| 41 | 42 | | 29provisionofvideoservices,includingthevideoserviceproviderfeeauthorizedbythis |
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| 42 | 43 | | 30section; |
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| 43 | 44 | | 31 e.FeesorothercontributionsforPEGorI-Netsupport; |
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| 44 | 45 | | 32 f.Chargesforservicesotherthanvideoservicethatareaggregatedorbundledwith |
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| 45 | 46 | | 33amountsbilledtovideoservicesubscribers,iftheentityholdingavideoserviceauthorization |
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| 46 | 47 | | 34reasonablycanidentifysuchchargesonbooksandrecordskeptintheregularcourseof |
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| 47 | 48 | | 35businessorbyotherreasonablemeans; |
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| 48 | 49 | | 36 g.Rentalofsettopboxes,modems,orotherequipmentusedtoprovideorfacilitate |
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| 49 | 50 | | 37theprovisionofvideoservice; |
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| 50 | 51 | | 38 h.Servicechargesrelatedtotheprovisionofvideoserviceincluding,butnotlimited |
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| 51 | 52 | | 39to,activation,installation,repair,andmaintenancecharges; |
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| 52 | 53 | | 40 i.Administrativechargesrelatedtotheprovisionofvideoserviceincluding,butnot |
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| 53 | 54 | | 41limitedto,serviceorderandserviceterminationcharges;or |
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| 54 | 55 | | 42 j.Aprorataportionofallrevenuederivedfromadvertising,lessrefunds,rebates,or |
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| 55 | 56 | | 43discounts; |
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| 56 | 57 | | 44 (c)Exceptwithrespecttotheexclusionofthevideoserviceproviderfee,gross |
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| 57 | 58 | | 45revenuesshallbecomputedinaccordancewithgenerallyacceptedaccountingprinciples; |
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| 58 | 59 | | 46 (7)"Household",anapartment,ahouse,amobilehome,oranyotherstructureorpart |
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| 59 | 60 | | 47ofastructureintendedforresidentialoccupancyasseparatelivingquarters; |
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| 60 | 61 | | 48 (8)"Incumbentcableoperator",thecableserviceproviderservingcablesubscribers |
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| 61 | 62 | | 49inaparticularfranchiseareaonSeptember1,2007; |
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| 62 | 63 | | 50 (9)"Low-incomehousehold",ahouseholdwithanaverageannualhouseholdincome |
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| 63 | 64 | | 51oflessthanthirty-fivethousanddollars; |
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| 64 | 65 | | 52 (10)"Person",anindividual,partnership,association,organization,corporation,trust, |
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| 65 | 66 | | 53orgovernmententity; |
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| 68 | 69 | | 56hasadedicatedoracquiredright-of-wayinterestintherealproperty,includingtheareaon, |
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| 69 | 70 | | 57below,orabovethepresentandfuturestreets,alleys,avenues,roads,highways,parkways,or |
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| 70 | 71 | | 58boulevardsdedicatedoracquiredasright-of-wayandutilityeasementsdedicatedfor |
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| 71 | 72 | | 59compatibleuses.Thetermdoesnotincludetheairwavesabovearight-of-waywithregardto |
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| 72 | 73 | | 60wirelesstelecommunicationsorothernonwiretelecommunicationsorbroadcastservice; |
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| 73 | 74 | | 61 (13)"Videoprogramming",programmingprovidedby,orgenerallyconsidered |
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| 74 | 75 | | 62comparabletoprogrammingprovidedby,atelevisionbroadcaststation,assetforthin47 |
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| 75 | 76 | | 63U.S.C.Section522(20); |
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| 76 | 77 | | 64 (14)"Videoservice",theprovision, byavideoserviceprovider,ofvideo |
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| 77 | 78 | | 65programmingprovidedthroughwirelinefacilitieslocatedatleastinpartinthepublicright- |
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| 78 | 79 | | 66of-waywithoutregardtodeliverytechnology,includinginternetprotocoltechnologywhether |
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| 79 | 80 | | 67providedaspartofatier,ondemand,oronaper-channelbasis.Thisdefinitionincludes |
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| 80 | 81 | | 68cableserviceasdefinedby47U.S.C.Section522(6),butdoesnotincludeanyvideo |
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| 81 | 82 | | 69programmingprovidedbyacommercialmobileserviceproviderdefinedin47U.S.C.Section |
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| 82 | 83 | | 70332(d),oranyvideoprogramming[providedsolelyaspartofand]accessedviaaservicethat |
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| 83 | 84 | | 71enablesuserstoaccesscontent,information,electronicmail,orotherservicesofferedover |
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| 84 | 85 | | 72the[public] internet, includingstreamingcontent; |
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| 85 | 86 | | 73 (15)"Videoserviceauthorization",therightofavideoserviceprovideroran |
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| 86 | 87 | | 74incumbentcableoperatorthatsecurespermissionfromthepublicservicecommission |
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| 87 | 88 | | 75pursuanttosections67.2675to67.2714,tooffervideoservicetosubscribersinapolitical |
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| 88 | 89 | | 76subdivision; |
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| 89 | 90 | | 77 (16)"Videoservicenetwork",wirelinefacilities,oranycomponentthereof,locatedat |
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| 90 | 91 | | 78leastinpartinthepublicright-of-waythatdelivervideoservice,withoutregardtodelivery |
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| 91 | 92 | | 79technology,includinginternetprotocoltechnologyoranysuccessortechnology.Theterm |
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| 92 | 93 | | 80videoservicenetworkshallincludecablesystems; |
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| 93 | 94 | | 81 (17)"Videoserviceprovider",anypersonthatdistributesvideoservicethrougha |
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| 94 | 95 | | 82videoservicenetworkpursuanttoavideoserviceauthorization; |
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| 95 | 96 | | 83 (18)"Videoserviceproviderfee",thefeeimposedundersection67.2689. |
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| 96 | 97 | | 84 2.TherepealandreenactmentofthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveAugust28,2023. |
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| 97 | 98 | | âś” |
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| 98 | 99 | | HB2057 3 |
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