DIVISION 2.5. THE DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND VIDEO COMPETITION ACT OF 2006 [5800. - 5970.]
Division 2.5 added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 700, Sec. 3.
§§ 5800–5970 · 19 sections
- § 5800 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act of 2006.
- § 5810 (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) Increasing competition for video and broadband services is a matter of statewide concern for…
- § 5820 (a) Nothing in this division shall be deemed as creating a vested right in a state-issued franchise by the franchise holder or its affiliates that would…
- § 5830 For purposes of this division, the following words have the following meanings: (a) “Broadband” means any service defined as broadband in the most recent…
- § 5840 (a) The commission is the sole franchising authority for a state franchise to provide video service under this division. Neither the commission nor any local…
- § 5850 (a) A state-issued franchise shall only be valid for 10 years after the date of issuance, and the holder shall apply for a renewal of the state franchise for…
- § 5860 (a) The holder of a state franchise that offers video service within the jurisdiction of the local entity shall calculate and remit to the local entity a state…
- § 5870 (a) The holder of a state franchise shall designate a sufficient amount of capacity on its network to allow the provision of the same number of public,…
- § 5880 Holders of state franchises shall comply with the Emergency Alert System requirements of the Federal Communications Commission in order that emergency messages…
- § 5885 (a) The local entity shall allow the holder of a state franchise under this division to install, construct, and maintain a network within public rights-of-way…
- § 5890 (a) A cable operator or video service provider that has been granted a state franchise under this division may not discriminate against or deny access to…
- § 5895 (a) The commission shall collect granular data on the actual locations served by the holder of a state franchise. (b) The commission shall adopt customer…
- § 5900 (a) The holder of a state franchise shall comply with Sections 53055, 53055.1, 53055.2, and 53088.2 of the Government Code, and any other customer service…
- § 5910 (a) The holder of a state franchise shall perform background checks of applicants for employment, according to current business practices. (b) A background…
- § 5920 A holder of a state franchise employing more than 750 total employees in California shall annually report to the commission all of the following: (a) The…
- § 5930 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, any video service provider that currently holds a franchise with a local franchising entity in a…
- § 5940 The holder of a state franchise under this division who also provides stand-alone, residential, primary line, basic telephone service shall not increase this…
- § 5950 The commission shall not permit a telephone corporation that is providing video service directly or through its affiliates pursuant to a state-issued franchise…
- § 5970 Subject to the requirements of this division, a state franchise may be transferred to any successor in interest of the holder to which the certificate…