Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 166a - Community Antenna Television Systems
Section 8 - Installation and Maintenance of System, Standards; Financial and Ownership Statements, Requirements, Public Inspection

Section 8. Each licensee shall install its CATV system and maintain the quality of the signals transmitted over its system to its subscribers in accordance with standards to be prescribed by the Federal Communications Commission and the department. Each licensee shall file annually with the department on forms prescribed by the department, a statement of its revenues and expenses for official use only. In addition, each such licensee shall file with the department and the issuing authority on forms prescribed by the department, a financial balance sheet and statement of ownership which shall be open to public inspection. Such statements and balance sheet shall be sworn to by the person preparing such forms and by the owner, or if the owner is a corporation, by the treasurer of the corporation.

Structure Massachusetts General Laws

Massachusetts General Laws

Part I - Administration of the Government

Title XXII - Corporations

Chapter 166a - Community Antenna Television Systems

Section 1 - Definitions

Section 2 - Division of Community Antenna Television

Section 2a - Commissioner; Powers and Duties; Employees

Section 3 - Licenses for Construction or Operation of Systems, Necessity, Non-Exclusiveness, Contents

Section 4 - License Applications, Necessity, Form, Contents, Signatures, Disclosure of Ownership; Additional Service Areas, Addition to License

Section 5 - Conditions Imposed on Licensee

Section 6 - Hearing, Notice; Multiple Applicants, Choice, Grounds, Statement of Reasons

Section 7 - License Transfers or Assignments; Approval

Section 8 - Installation and Maintenance of System, Standards; Financial and Ownership Statements, Requirements, Public Inspection

Section 9 - Application Fees; Initial Licenses, Renewals, Transfers or Assignments; Annual License Fees

Section 10 - Complaints as to Operation of System, Procedure; Licensees' Reports as to Complaints Received and Disposition

Section 11 - Revocation of License; Grounds

Section 12 - Mandamus, Injunctive, or Other Judicial Proceedings; Institution or Intervention by Department

Section 13 - Renewal of Licenses; Forms; Requisite Information

Section 14 - Appeals by Aggrieved Applicants

Section 15 - Rate Regulation

Section 16 - Issuance of Standards and Regulations; Mediation Between Cities and Towns; Representation Before f.c.c.; Certification of Performance; Distribution of Obscene Material

Section 17 - Visitation, Examination, Subpoena, and Oath Administering Powers of Department

Section 18 - Violations, Penalties

Section 19 - Hearings, Applicability of Administrative Procedure Act; Public Hearings

Section 20 - Systems Constructed, Purchased, and Operated by Cities and Towns, Applicability of Chapter

Section 22 - Interference With Rights of Building Occupants Served by System; Installation; Consent of Property Owners; Multiple Dwelling Units, Manufactured Housing Communities