(a) If cable service to a subscriber is interrupted for more than twenty-four continuous hours, such subscriber shall, upon request, receive a credit or refund from the cable operator in an amount that represents the proportionate share of such service not received in a billing period, provided such interruption is not caused by the subscriber.
(b) The commission may promulgate rules establishing a viewing time reliability standard for cable operators and requiring such companies to file with the commission information on service interruptions not caused by subscribers.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 1. Cable Television Systems Act
§24D-1-1. Legislative Findings
§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-1-25. Annual Fees; Effect of Application and Filing Fees on Franchise Fees
§24D-1-26. Cable Television Industry Not Regulated as a Utility