SECTIONS 22770 - California Statutes

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE

SECTION 22770

22770. (a) "Cable television operator" means the person or entity
providing cable television services through the cable television
system.
(b) "Video provider" means any person, company, or service which
provides one or more channels of video programming to a residence,
including a home, condominium, apartment, or mobilehome, where some
fee is paid, whether directly or as included in dues or rental
charges, for that service, whether or not public rights-of-way are
utilized in the delivery of the video programming. A "video provider"
shall include, but not be limited to, providers of cable television,
master antenna television, satellite master antenna television,
direct broadcast satellite, multipoint distribution service, and
other providers of video programming, whatever their technology.
(c) No cable television operator or video provider shall charge
for a service, for which a separate and distinct charge was made,
that is provided to a consumer on an individual basis at no charge
unless the customer affirmatively and specifically elects to continue
that service for the applicable charge. This election may be made by
the consumer at any time prior to the imposition of the applicable
charge, including at any time prior to first receiving the service
for no charge. This section shall not apply to the addition of any
service to a package, tier or service offering or any restructuring
or retiering of any package, tier or service offering, provided the
consumer is receiving the package, tier or servicing offering at the
time of the addition, restructuring or retiering.