§ 513 - Municipal cable television systems - Vermont Statutes

§ 513. Municipal cable television systems

(a) A municipality may establish de novo a cable television system in an area otherwise unserved after proceeding under section 512 of this title. A municipality may do so under this section without obtaining amendments to and general assembly authorization of its municipal charter for that purpose. However, this section shall not be construed to affect or limit the authority of any municipality to establish and operate a cable television system under authority of a municipal charter or ordinance.

(b) A company established by a municipality under this section, shall obtain a certificate of public good for the construction or operation of a cable television system under this chapter.

(c) For the purpose of this section, a municipality shall mean any city, town or village within this state.

(d) Prior to establishing a cable television system under this subsection, a municipality must first obtain authorization from its legislative body or voters in the manner prescribed for authorizing municipal electric plants under section 2903 or 2904 of this title. (Added 1987, No. 271 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. June 21, 1988.)