Title 11 — Title 11

It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state to encourage the development of advanced telecommunications capabilities, cable, interactive computer, and Internet facilities and services to better serve the public and further industrial economic development in this s…

In addition to all other power, rights, privileges, and authority heretofore granted by law, in the exercise of the authority and power granted hereunder, public providers may exercise all powers of eminent domain now or hereafter conferred on municipalities in this state. Notwit…

No action taken pursuant to this chapter shall create or authorize the incurrence of a debt by any municipality within the meaning of any state constitutional provisions or statutory limitation on debts. History: (Act 2000-614, p. 1235, §11.)

This chapter shall be regarded as supplementary and additional to and cumulative of powers conferred by other laws and shall not be regarded as being in derogation of any powers now existing, including without limitation, powers previously conferred upon specific public providers…

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITY. Without regard to any transmission media or technology, high-speed, switched, broadband telecommunications capability that enables users to originate and re…

Municipal Governing Bodies. In addition to all other power, rights, and authority heretofore granted by law, public providers may acquire, establish, purchase, construct, maintain, enlarge, extend, lease, improve, and operate cable systems, telecommunications equipment and teleco…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, so long as a municipality has by virtue of the provisions of any franchise, jurisdiction, authority, or a right, to approve or disapprove the subscriber rates, fees, or charges of private providers of cable service furnishing c…

Every public provider furnishing cable service or telecommunications service in the exercise of authority granted under the provisions of this chapter shall maintain books and records of its operations reflecting all costs, including direct costs and indirect costs, of providing …

A public provider furnishing cable service to subscribers in the exercise of authority granted under this chapter in areas provided cable service by private cable providers who, by virtue of the provisions of the private cable providers’ franchises or otherwise, are required or u…

Subsequent to August 1, 2000, each public provider that commences offering to the public cable service in the exercise of authority granted it hereunder shall reserve and make available for the use of the public school system in the municipality in the case of a municipality, or …

Procedure. (a) Actions of the governing body of a public provider relating to the provision of cable service or telecommunications service by the public provider, shall be taken in meetings open to the public consistent with any one or more of Sections 11-43- 49, 11-43A-21, 11-44…

(a) In order to provide funds for payment of the costs of the acquisition, establishment, purchase, construction, maintenance, enlargement, extension, lease, or improvement of cable systems, telecommunications equipment, and telecommunications systems, public providers, within th…