Sec. 16-331t. Holder of a certificate of cable franchise authority: Advisory council.
Sec. 16-331t. Holder of a certificate of cable franchise authority: Advisory
council. (a) A company issued a certificate of cable franchise authority shall, twice a
year, convene a meeting with the advisory council established pursuant to its previous
certificate of public convenience and necessity issued pursuant to section 16-331. Members shall be appointed in accordance with section 16-331d. No member of the advisory
council shall be an employee of a company providing community antenna television
service or video service. For the purposes of this subsection, an employee includes any
person working full or part time or performing any subcontracting or consulting services
for a company providing community antenna television service or video service.
(b) A company issued a cable franchise authority certificate shall provide funding
to the advisory council in the amount of two thousand dollars per year.
(c) Members of the advisory council shall serve without compensation. For the
purposes of this section, compensation shall include the receipt of any free or discounted
community antenna television service or video service.
(d) The Department of Public Utility Control shall designate the advisory council
as an intervenor in any contested case proceeding before the department involving the
company it advises. Such company shall provide to the chairperson of the advisory
council a copy of any report, notice or other document it files with the department in
any applicable proceeding.
(e) Any company issued a certificate of cable franchise authority shall, every six
months, provide on bills, bill inserts or letters to subscribers, a notice indicating the
name and address of the chairperson of the advisory council and describing the responsibilities of such advisory council. The advisory council shall have an opportunity to
review such notice prior to its distribution.
(P.A. 07-253, S. 17.)