Arkansas Video Service Act

The act governs the provision of video service, establishing a franchising authority that issues certificates of franchise authority to providers and setting out how a provider applies for a certificate, modifies its service areas, and how long that authority runs and on what grounds it ends. Holding a certificate carries conditions: making service available within a defined period, with authority subject to suspension for noncompliance; paying application fees and a video service provider fee; observing rules for use of public rights-of-way; meeting customer service standards; and designating channel capacity for public, educational, or governmental use. It also bars discrimination among potential residential subscribers, provides for violations, and addresses how its requirements interact with other law.

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