Section 16-331f - Certified competitive video service provider build-out requirements, rate regulation and service to multiunit residential buildings.

CT Gen Stat § 16-331f (2019) (N/A)

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(a) The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall not require a certified competitive video service provider to comply with any facility build-out requirements or provide video service to any customer using any specific technology. The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall initiate a contested case proceeding, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, three years after the issuance of the certificate of video franchise authority to such provider to investigate the availability of the certified competitive video service provider's video services and report its findings to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy and technology.

(b) The authority shall not impose any provision regulating rates charged by certified competitive video service providers, or impose any other requirements or conditions, except as set forth in sections 16-331e to 16-331o, inclusive.

(c) The rights and responsibilities under section 16-333a regarding service and wiring to multiunit residential buildings shall apply to a certified competitive video service provider.

(P.A. 07-253, S. 3; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)

History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority”, effective July 1, 2011.

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