(A) For purposes of this article, a cable service provider is deemed to have or have had a franchise to provide cable service in a specific municipality or unincorporated areas of a county if any predecessor entity of the cable service provider has or, after July 1, 2005, had a cable franchise agreement granted by that specific municipality or county.
(B) The terms "predecessor" or "successor entity" in this section shall include, but not be limited to, an entity receiving, obtaining, or operating under a municipal or county cable franchise through merger, sale, assignment, restructuring, or any other type of transaction.
HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 288, Section 4, eff May 23, 2006; 2007 Act No. 8, Section 2, eff March 30, 2007.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers
Section 58-12-5. Purpose; findings and preemption as to cable and video service.
Section 58-12-10. Installation of cable over or beneath public lands, highways, roads or waters.
Section 58-12-30. Franchising by counties and municipalities.
Section 58-12-50. Penalties for violations; persons who may bring suit.
Section 58-12-60. Damage to private property.
Section 58-12-70. Underground installations on private property; consent required.
Section 58-12-80. Fees payable by companies receiving benefits of grandfather clauses.
Section 58-12-90. Channel to be made available to Educational Television Commission.
Section 58-12-100. Companies to maintain complaint service.
Section 58-12-110. Televising of athletic events.
Section 58-12-120. Cable television company and cable television system defined.
Section 58-12-300. Definitions.
Section 58-12-310. Application for certificate; procedure.
Section 58-12-320. Predecessor and successor entities.
Section 58-12-330. Payments to municipalities and counties.
Section 58-12-360. Customer service requirements.
Section 58-12-380. Denial of access to service based on income in service area; filing of complaint.
Section 58-12-390. Order to cure noncompliance.
Section 58-12-395. County emergency preparedness and alert system responsibilities.
Section 58-12-400. Applicability of Article 2; educational television.