Int. No. 1102
By Council Members Koo and Constantinides (by request of the Mayor)
title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to providing comprehensive protections to cable service subscribers.
Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Title 23 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new chapter 13 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 13
CABLE OPERATOR SERVICE CONSUMER PROTECTIONS
? 23-1301 Applicability. This chapter applies to the provision of cable operator services to retail subscribers receiving the services for their own use, and not for resale, within the city of New York.
? 23-1302 Definitions. The following terms shall, for purposes of this chapter, have the following meanings:
Cable operator service. Any service provided over a cable system that is offered by a cable operator to retail customers.
Cable operator. Any person or group of persons who (a) provides cable service over a cable system and directly or through one or more affiliates owns a significant interest in such cable system, or (b) otherwise controls or is responsible for, through any arrangement, the management and operation of a cable system.
Cable franchise. A franchise contract with the city of New York pursuant to section 1072 of the charter authorizing a cable operator to use the inalienable property of the city for the provision of (a) cable service, or (b) cable service and one or more other cable operator services.
Cable service. (a) The one-way transmission to subscribers of (i) video programming, or (ii) other programming service, and (b) subscriber interaction, if any, which is required for the selection or use of such video programming or other programming service.
Cable system. Facilities consisting of a set of closed transmission paths and associated signal generation, reception, and control eq...
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