West Virginia Code
Article 1. Cable Television Systems Act
§24D-1-14. Requirement for Adequate Service; Terms and Conditions of Service

(a) Every cable operator shall provide safe, adequate, and reliable service in accordance with applicable laws, rules, franchise requirements and its filed schedule of terms and conditions of service.
(b) The commission shall require each cable operator to submit a schedule of all terms and conditions of service in the form and with the notice that the commission may prescribe. The schedule shall be submitted with the annual report referenced in section twenty-four of this article.
(c) The commission shall ensure that the terms and conditions upon which cable service is provided are fair both to the public and to the cable operator, taking into account the geographic, topographic, and economic characteristics of the service area and the economics of providing cable service to subscribers in the service area.
(d) To the extent a subscriber elects to receive a paper bill, a cable operator shall provide a paper copy of the subscribers monthly bill at no charge. A cable operator shall prorate any charge for service(s) that is cancelled by a subscriber rather than charging for the full term.
(e) A cable operator shall comply with all customer service and technical standards established by the Federal Communications Commission. These standards, as amended, are adopted for use and application in regulating cable operators.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 24D. Cable Television

Article 1. Cable Television Systems Act

§24D-1-1. Legislative Findings

§24D-1-2. Definitions

§24D-1-3. Cable Franchise Required; Franchising Authority

§24D-1-4. Existing Cable Franchises

§24D-1-5. Duties of the Public Service Commission

§24D-1-6. Application or Proposal for Cable Franchise; Fee; Certain Requirements

§24D-1-7. Cable Franchise Application or Proposal Procedure; Public Hearing; Notice

§24D-1-8. Issuance of Cable Franchise Authority; Criteria; Content

§24D-1-9. Cable System Installation, Construction, Operation, Removal, General Provisions

§24D-1-10. Revocation, Alteration, or Suspension of Cable Franchise; Penalties

§24D-1-11. Renewal of Cable Franchise

§24D-1-12. Transfer of Cable Franchise

§24D-1-13. Rates; Filing With Public Service Commission; Approval

§24D-1-14. Requirement for Adequate Service; Terms and Conditions of Service

§24D-1-15. Procedures for Restoring Interrupted Service and Improving Substandard Service

§24D-1-16. Credit or Refund for Interrupted Service

§24D-1-17. Office Operating Requirements; Office Hours

§24D-1-18. Notice to Subscribers Regarding Quality of Service

§24D-1-19. Recording of Subscriber Complaints

§24D-1-20. Franchise Document Clearinghouse

§24D-1-21. Rights of Individuals

§24D-1-22. Complaints; Violations; Penalties

§24D-1-23. Other Duties of Commission; Suit to Enforce Chapter

§24D-1-24. Annual Reports

§24D-1-25. Annual Fees; Effect of Application and Filing Fees on Franchise Fees

§24D-1-26. Cable Television Industry Not Regulated as a Utility

§24D-1-27. Current Method of Taxation Preserved