2021 Tennessee Code
Part 3 - Competitive Cable and Video Services Act
§ 7-59-309. Notice of Authorized and Activated Public, Educational, and Governmental Access Channels — Additional Channels — Operation and Content — Access Support Fees

Not earlier than two (2) years following July 1, 2008, an additional channel may be moved as provided in subdivision (h)(2)(A)(i); and
Not earlier than three (3) years after July 1, 2008, one (1) additional channel may be moved as provided in subdivision (h)(2)(A)(i);
If, as of July 1, 2008, a county or municipality has activated three (3) channels:
One (1) such channel may, upon one hundred twenty (120) days' notice to the county or municipality, be moved to any tier of service to which at least fifty percent (50%) of the subscribers served by the cable or video service provider in the area served by the PEG channel actually subscribe; and
Not earlier than two (2) years following July 1, 2008, an additional channel may be moved as provided in subdivision (h)(2)(B)(i);
If, as of July 1, 2008, a county or municipality has activated two (2) channels, one (1) such channel may, upon one hundred twenty (120) days' notice to the county or municipality, be moved to any tier of service to which at least fifty percent (50%) of the subscribers served by the cable or video service provider in the area served by the PEG channel actually subscribe; or
Notwithstanding any provision in this section to the contrary, up to three (3) PEG channels of a municipality or county may, upon one hundred twenty (120) days' notice to the county or municipality, be provided on any tier of service if the channels are available to subscribers that only subscribe to a cable or video service provider's lowest cost tier. If additional equipment is required for such a subscriber to have access to the PEG channels provided on the tier of service, then the monthly cost for the equipment shall not exceed the greater of three dollars ($3.00), adjusted annually to reflect inflation commencing after the effective date in accordance with the consumer price index, or ten percent (10%) of the cost of the tier. The cable or video service provider may seek a waiver from the department of the foregoing price limitation if it can show that under the circumstances, the limitation is unreasonable. In addition to the PEG channel relocation rights under subdivisions (h)(2)(A), (B) and (C), following October 1, 2009, to the extent that a provider makes at least three (3) PEG channels available to subscribers as described in this subdivision (h)(2)(D), then upon at least sixty (60) days' notice to the county or municipality, any additional PEG channels may be moved to any tier of service to which at least fifty percent (50%) of the subscribers served by the cable or video service provider in the area served by the PEG channel actually subscribe.
Any PEG channels activated after April 1, 2008, may be provided on any tier of service to which at least fifty percent (50%) of the subscribers served by the cable or video service provider in the area served by the PEG channel actually subscribe.
The determination as to whether a particular PEG channel or channels are to be moved pursuant to this subsection (h) shall be subject to the approval of the governing authority of the affected county or municipality.
A holder of a state-issued certificate of franchise authority is not required to interconnect for or otherwise transmit PEG content that is branded with the logo, name, or other identifying marks of another cable or video service provider.