711.800 - Request for capacity for PEG access programming by local governments; requirements and procedure. - Nevada Statutes

711.800  Request for capacity for PEG access programming by local governments; requirements and procedure.

      1.  On or after the date on which a holder of a certificate first provides video service to at least one subscriber within the service area of a local government, the local government may request that the holder provide capacity for PEG access programming on its video service network on any service tier viewed by more than 50 percent of the subscribers in that service area. Within a reasonable period of not less than 120 days after the date on which the local government submits its request, the holder shall provide the local government with such capacity for PEG access programming subject to the provisions of NRS 711.700 to 711.820, inclusive.

      2.  If a video service provider did not provide capacity for PEG access programming to a local government while operating pursuant to a local franchise, the video service provider shall, after obtaining a certificate of authority, provide capacity for PEG access programming to the local government upon a request made by the local government pursuant to this section.

      (Added to NRS by 2007, 1366)