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Part A - General Provisions
§ 34–1251.01. Short title - This subchapter may be cited as the Office of Cable...
§ 34–1251.02. Findings and purposes. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Aug. 21, 1982, D.C. Law 4-142, § 102; as...
§ 34–1251.03. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) Repealed....
§ 34–1251.04. Applicability to open video systems - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, this subchapter...
Part B - Office of Cable Television, Film, Music, and Entertainment
§ 34–1252.01. Establishment of the Office of Cable Television, Film, Music, and Entertainment; Director; General Counsel - (a) There is established within the executive branch, as a...
§ 34–1252.02. Powers and responsibilities of the Office of Cable Television, Film, Music, and Entertainment - In addition to the general authority of the Office set...
§ 34–1252.03. OCTFME Special Account - (a) There is hereby established within the General Fund of...
Part C - Other Cable Entities
§ 34–1253.01. Cable Television Advisory Committee. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Aug. 21, 1982, D.C. Law 4-142, § 301; as...
§ 34–1253.02. Public Access Corporation - (a)(1) There shall be established, pursuant to the requirements of...
§ 34–1253.03. Public Service Commission regulation of the use of existing utility companies’ rights-of-way - (a) The Public Service Commission shall regulate the rates, terms,...
Part D - Franchising and Re-Franchising Process
§ 34–1254.01. Franchise and franchise agreement required - (a) The Council may grant one or more franchises to...
§ 34–1254.02. Application for an initial franchise - (a) An application for the grant of an initial franchise...
§ 34–1254.03. Evaluation of an initial franchise application - (a) Within 45 days after receiving an application under §...
§ 34–1254.04. Negotiation of an initial franchise agreement - (a) If the Office determines under § 34-1254.03 that an...
§ 34–1254.05. Minimum contents of franchise agreement - (a) The proposed franchise agreement shall contain the following provisions:...
§ 34–1254.06. Procedure for Council review and approval of initial franchise - (a) If the Office and the applicant agree on the...
§ 34–1254.07. Franchise renewal; commencement under federal cable act - (a) The Office may commence a franchise renewal proceeding under...
§ 34–1254.08. Franchise review prior to expiration - (a) If the Office does not commence a renewal proceeding...
Part E - Transfer or Revocation of Franchise
§ 34–1255.01. Approval required for transfer of franchise to a person other than the District - (a) Except for conveyances of real or personal property in...
§ 34–1255.02. Procedure for transfer of franchise to a person other than the District - (a) At least 180 days before the proposed consummation of...
§ 34–1255.03. Mandatory transfer of franchise to the District; general requirement - (a) Upon payment of the purchase price by the District,...
§ 34–1255.04. Revocation of franchise; mandatory transfer to the District - (a) The Council shall have the right to revoke a...
§ 34–1255.05. Transfer or purchase of franchise after denial of renewal - Except if there is a pending appeal, or the decision...
§ 34–1255.06. Cable operator as trustee - After termination or revocation of a franchise, and until such...
§ 34–1255.07. Arbitration - (a) If the Council authorizes the District to purchase a...
Part F - Required Payments; Insurance and Indemnification
§ 34–1256.01. Franchise fee - (a) A cable operator shall pay to the District a...
§ 34–1256.02. Security fund - (a) Within 30 days after the approval of a franchise,...
§ 34–1256.03. Indemnification of the District - (a) A cable operator shall, at its sole cost and...
§ 34–1256.04. Insurance - (a) At all times during the term of a franchise,...
§ 34–1256.05. Performance bond - (a) At all times during the term of a franchise,...
Part G - Construction and Operation of the Cable System
§ 34–1257.01. Jurisdictional parity - A cable system authorized by this chapter shall have no...
§ 34–1257.02. Operation and construction of system; general requirements - (a) A cable operator shall construct, operate, and maintain the...
§ 34–1257.03. Construction schedule - (a) Every franchise agreement shall specify the construction schedule that...
§ 34–1257.04. Construction of facility - (a) A cable operator shall complete construction of the cable...
§ 34–1257.05. Construction notice to the public - (a) A cable operator shall notify the general public prior...
§ 34–1257.06. Use of cable system by the District during emergencies and disasters - In the case of an emergency or disaster, the cable...
Part H - Public, Educational, and Government Channels
§ 34–1258.01. PEG channels; carriage requirements - (a) A cable operator shall provide at least 8 PEG...
§ 34–1258.02. Funding for PEG channels - (a) A cable operator shall contribute at least 1% of...
§ 34–1258.03. Allocation of PEG channels - (a)(1) At least 2 PEG channels on the analog tier...
Part I - Regulation, Oversight, and Inspection of Cable System and Records
§ 34–1259.01. Right to inspection - The cable system and all parts of the system, during...
§ 34–1259.02. Test and performance monitoring - (a) Not later than 90 days after a new or...
§ 34–1259.03. Periodic evaluations; performance hearings - (a) At least once every 3 years following the grant...
§ 34–1259.04. Provision of information; retention of records - (a) A cable operator shall take all steps necessary to...
§ 34–1259.05. Inspection of records - (a) The District shall have the right to inspect the...
§ 34–1259.06. Submission of correspondence by cable operator - A cable operator shall submit to the Office copies of...
§ 34–1259.07. Rate and service regulation - (a) All proposed rates and service offerings for cable service...
§ 34–1259.08. Subscriber fees - (a) The cable operator shall publish and make available to...
§ 34–1259.09. Reports - (a) Within 10 days after the submission of a report...
Part J - Consumer Protection
§ 34–1260.01. Consumer protection - (a) A cable operator shall comply with all federal and...
§ 34–1260.02. Protection of privacy - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term: (1)...
Part K - Competition and Customer Choice
§ 34–1261.01. Landlord-tenant relationship - (a) No landlord of a residential property shall: (1) Interfere...
Part L - Employment and Non-Discrimination
§ 34–1262.01. Prohibition of discrimination - (a) A cable operator shall not refuse to hire or...
§ 34–1262.02. Affirmative action - (a) In order to maximize opportunities for minority employment and...
§ 34–1262.03. Employment of District residents - Except as otherwise provided in a cable franchise agreement, a...
Part M - Compliance
§ 34–1263.01. Compliance - (a) A cable operator shall not be excused from complying...
§ 34–1263.02. Specific performance - Whenever this chapter or the franchise agreement sets forth a...
§ 34–1263.03. Willful or repeated violations - (a) Whenever a cable operator shall willfully or repeatedly fail,...
Part N - Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 34–1264.01. Obscenity - The cable operator and all users of the cable system...
§ 34–1264.02. Cable theft - (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Cable service”...
§ 34–1264.03. Rights reserved to District - The District expressly reserves the following rights: (1) To exercise...
§ 34–1264.04. Rules - The Mayor, in accordance with the procedures of subchapter I...
§ 34–1264.05. Transition provisions - (a) All appointments, rules, regulations, orders, administrative issuances, obligations, determinations,...
§ 34–1264.06. Additional transition provisions - (a) All appointments, rules, regulations, orders, administrative issuances, obligations, determinations,...