Licensing and Regulation of Cable Television Systems

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This is Article 1.2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Licensing and Regulation of Cable Television Systems.” It is part of Chapter 21 “Franchises; Sale and Lease of Certain Municipal Public Property; Public Utilities”, which is part of Subtitle II “Powers of Local Government”, which is part of Title 15.2 “Counties, Cities and Towns”. It contains 14 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 14 sections.

§ 15.2-2108.19	Definitions
§ 15.2-2108.20	Authority to grant negotiated cable franchises and regulate cable systems
§ 15.2-2108.21	Ordinance cable franchises
§ 15.2-2108.22	Regulation of fees, rates and services; penalties
§ 15.2-2108.23	Regulation of rights-of-way; fees
§ 15.2-2108.24	Regulation of facility construction or rights-of-way management requirements for certain cable operators
§ 15.2-2108.25	Itemization
§ 15.2-2108.26	Reciprocity
§ 15.2-2108.27	Modification
§ 15.2-2108.28	Transfer
§ 15.2-2108.29	Surrender
§ 15.2-2108.30	Renewal
§ 15.2-2108.31	Article construed
§ 15.2-2108.32	Application of article to certain localities