Amendment ASA1-AB207

AB207-ASA1, s. 21 Section 21. 66.0422 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB207-ASA1,29,5 66.0422 (3) (b) A majority of the governing board of the local government votes to submit the question of supporting the operation of the facility for providing cable video service, telecommunications service, or Internet access service, directly or indirectly to the public, by the local government to the electors in an advisory referendum and a majority of the voters in the local government voting at the advisory referendum vote to support operation of such a facility by the local government.

AB207-ASA1, s. 22 Section 22. 66.0422 (3n) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB207-ASA1,29,8 66.0422 (3n) Subsection (2) does not apply to a local government that, on March 1, 2004, was providing cable video service to the public.

AB207-ASA1, s. 23 Section 23. 70.111 (25) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB207-ASA1,29,12 70.111 (25) Digital broadcasting equipment. Digital broadcasting equipment owned and used by a radio station, television station, or cable television system video service network, as defined in s. 66.0419 (2) (d) 66.0420 (2) (zb).

AB207-ASA1, s. 24 Section 24. 76.80 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB207-ASA1,29,18 76.80 (3) "Telecommunications services" means the transmission of voice, video, facsimile or data messages, including telegraph messages, except that "telecommunications services" does not include cable television video service, as defined in s. 66.0420 (2) (y), radio, one-way radio paging or transmitting messages incidental to transient occupancy in hotels, as defined in s. 254.61 (3).

AB207-ASA1, s. 25 Section 25. 77.52 (2) (a) 12. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB207-ASA1,29,21 77.52 (2) (a) 12. The sale of cable television system services, or video services, as defined in s. 66.0420 (2) (y), including installation charges.

AB207-ASA1, s. 26 Section 26. 100.195 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act 458, is amended to read:

AB207-ASA1,29,24 100.195 (1) (c) 2. Telecommunications services or cable television services.

AB207-ASA1, s. 27 Section 27. 100.195 (1) (h) 1. of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act 458, is repealed and recreated to read:

AB207-ASA1,30,3 100.195 (1) (h) 1. Video service, as defined in s. 66.0420 (2) (y).

AB207-ASA1, s. 28 Section 28. 100.209 of the statutes is repealed.

AB207-ASA1, s. 29 Section 29. 165.25 (4) (ar) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act 458, is amended to read:

AB207-ASA1,30,12 165.25 (4) (ar) The department of justice shall furnish all legal services required by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection relating to the enforcement of ss. 100.171, 100.173, 100.174, 100.175, 100.177, 100.18, 100.182, 100.20, 100.205, 100.207, 100.209, 100.21, 100.28, 100.37, 100.42, 100.50, 100.51, and 100.195 and chs. 126, 136, 344, 704, 707, and 779, together with any other services as are necessarily connected to the legal services.

AB207-ASA1, s. 30 Section 30. 182.017 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 182.017 (1r) and amended to read:

AB207-ASA1,31,5 182.017 (1r) Right-of-way for. Any domestic corporation organized to furnish telegraph or telecommunications service or transmit heat, power or electric current to the public or for public purposes, an independent system operator, as defined in s. 196.485 (1) (d), an independent transmission owner, as defined in s. 196.485 (1) (dm), or a cooperative association organized under ch. 185 or 193 to furnish telegraph or telecommunications service or a cooperative organized under ch. 185 to transmit heat, power or electric current to its members, company may, subject to ss. 30.44 (3m), 30.45, 86.16, and 196.491 (3) (d) 3m. and to reasonable regulations made by any city, village or town municipality through which its transmission lines or systems may pass, construct and maintain such lines or systems with all necessary appurtenances in, across or beneath any public highway or bridge or any stream or body of water, or upon any lands of any owner consenting thereto, and for such purpose may acquire lands or the necessary easements; and may connect and operate its lines or system with other lines or systems devoted to like business, within or without this state, and charge reasonable rates for the transmission and delivery of messages or the furnishing of heat, power, or electric light.

AB207-ASA1, s. 31 Section 31. 182.017 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB207-ASA1,31,7 182.017 (1g) Definitions. In this section:

AB207-ASA1,31,8 (a) "Commission" means the public service commission.

AB207-ASA1,31,9 (b) "Company" means any of the following:

AB207-ASA1,31,12 1. A domestic corporation organized to furnish telegraph or telecommunications service or transmit heat, power, or electric current to the public or for public purposes.

AB207-ASA1,31,13 2. An independent system operator, as defined in s. 196.485 (1) (d).

AB207-ASA1,31,14 3. An independent transmission owner, as defined in s. 196.485 (1) (dm).

AB207-ASA1,31,16 4. A cooperative association organized under ch. 185 or 193 to furnish telegraph or telecommunications service.

AB207-ASA1,31,18 5. A cooperative association organized under ch. 185 to transmit heat, power, or electric current to its members.

AB207-ASA1,31,19 6. An interim cable operator, as defined in s. 66.0420 (2) (n).

AB207-ASA1,31,20 7. A video service provider, as defined in s. 66.0420 (2) (zg).

AB207-ASA1,31,21 (c) "Municipality" means a city, village, or town.

AB207-ASA1, s. 32 Section 32. 182.017 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB207-ASA1,32,7 182.017 (3) Abandoned lines removed. The public service commission after a public hearing as provided in s. 196.26, and subject to the right of review as provided in ch. 227, may declare any line to have been abandoned or discontinued, if the facts warrant such finding. Whenever such a finding shall have been made the corporation company shall remove such line, and on failure for 3 months after such finding of abandonment or discontinuance, any person owning land over, through or upon which such line shall pass, may remove the same, or the supervisors of any town within which said lines may be situated, may remove the said lines from the limits of its highways, and such person or supervisors shall be entitled to recover from the company owning the lines the expense for labor involved in removing the property.

AB207-ASA1, s. 33 Section 33. 182.017 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB207-ASA1,32,14 182.017 (5) Tree trimming. Any such corporation company which shall in any manner destroy, trim or injure any shade or ornamental trees along any such lines or systems, or, in the course of tree trimming or removal, cause any damage to buildings, fences, crops, livestock or other property, except by the consent of the owner, or after the right so to do has been acquired, shall be liable to the person aggrieved in 3 times the actual damage sustained, besides costs.

AB207-ASA1, s. 34 Section 34. 182.017 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB207-ASA1,32,19 182.017 (6) Municipal franchise required. No lighting or heating corporation or lighting or heating cooperative association shall have any right hereunder in any city, village or town municipality until it has obtained a franchise or written consent for the erection or installation of its lines from such city, village or town municipality.

AB207-ASA1, s. 35 Section 35. 182.017 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

AB207-ASA1,32,24 182.017 (8) Commission review. Upon complaint by a company that a regulation by a municipality under sub. (1r) is unreasonable, the commission shall set a hearing and, if the commission finds that the regulation is unreasonable, the regulation shall be void.

AB207-ASA1, s. 36 Section 36. 182.017 (9) of the statutes is created to read:

AB207-ASA1,33,7 182.017 (9) Time limit for permits. If a municipality establishes a permit process under sub. (1r), the municipality shall approve or deny a permit application no later than 60 days after receipt of the application, and, if the municipality fails to do so, the municipality shall be considered to have approved the application and granted the permit. If a municipality denies a permit application, the municipality shall provide the applicant a written explanation of the reasons for the denial at the time that the municipality denies the application.

AB207-ASA1, s. 37 Section 37. 196.01 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB207-ASA1,33,17 196.01 (1g) "Basic local exchange service" means the provision to residential customers of an access facility, whether by wire, cable, fiber optics or radio, and essential usage within a local calling area for the transmission of high-quality 2-way interactive switched voice or data communication. "Basic local exchange service" includes extended community calling and extended area service. "Basic local exchange service" does not include additional access facilities or any discretionary or optional services that may be provided to a residential customer. "Basic local exchange service" does not include cable television service or services provided by a commercial mobile radio service provider.

AB207-ASA1, s. 38 Section 38. 196.01 (1p) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB207-ASA1,33,19 196.01 (1p) "Cable service" has the meaning given in 47 USC 522 (6).

AB207-ASA1, s. 39 Section 39. 196.01 (9m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB207-ASA1,34,2 196.01 (9m) "Telecommunications service" means the offering for sale of the conveyance of voice, data or other information at any frequency over any part of the electromagnetic spectrum, including the sale of service for collection, storage, forwarding, switching and delivery incidental to such communication and including the regulated sale of customer premises equipment. "Telecommunications service" does not include cable television service or broadcast service.

AB207-ASA1, s. 40 Section 40. 196.01 (12g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB207-ASA1,34,4 196.01 (12g) "Video service" has the meaning given in s. 66.0420 (2) (y).

AB207-ASA1, s. 41 Section 41. 196.01 (12r) of the statutes is created to read:

AB207-ASA1,34,7 196.01 (12r) "Video service provider" has the meaning given in s. 66.0420 (2) (zg), and also includes an interim cable operator, as defined in s. 66.0420 (2) (n).

AB207-ASA1, s. 42 Section 42. 196.04 (4) (a) (intro.) and 2. (intro.) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 196.04 (4) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB207-ASA1,34,11 196.04 (4) (a) (intro.) In this subsection: 2. "Sewerage, "sewerage system operator" means any of the following:

AB207-ASA1, s. 43 Section 43. 196.04 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.

AB207-ASA1, s. 44 Section 44. 196.04 (4) (a) 2. a. to e. of the statutes are renumbered 196.04 (4) (a) 1. to 5.

AB207-ASA1, s. 45 Section 45. 196.04 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB207-ASA1,35,5 196.04 (4) (b) If the parties cannot agree and the commission finds that public convenience and necessity or the rendition of reasonably adequate service to the public requires that a public utility, telecommunications provider, sewerage system operator, or cable operator video service provider be permitted to extend its lines on, over or under the right-of-way of any railroad, or requires that the tracks of any railroad be extended on, over or under the right-of-way of any public utility, telecommunications provider, sewerage system operator, or cable operator video service provider, the commission may order the extension by the public utility, telecommunications provider, sewerage system operator, cable operator video service provider, or railroad on, over or under the right-of-way of the other if it will not materially impair the ability of the railroad, telecommunications provider, sewerage system operator, cable operator video service provider, or public utility, on, over or under whose right-of-way the extension would be made, to serve the public. The commission shall prescribe lawful conditions and compensation which the commission deems equitable and reasonable in light of all the circumstances.

AB207-ASA1, s. 46 Section 46. 196.195 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB207-ASA1,35,16 196.195 (5) Commission action. If after the proceedings under subs. (2), (3) and (4) the commission has determined that effective competition exists in the market for the telecommunications service which justifies a lesser degree of regulation and that lesser regulation in that market will serve the public interest, the commission may, by order, suspend any of the following provisions of law, except as provided under subs. (7) and (8): ch. 201 and s. 196.02 (2); s. 196.05; s. 196.06; s. 196.07; s. 196.09; s. 196.10; s. 196.12; s. 196.13 (2); s. 196.19; tariffing requirements under s. 196.194; s. 196.196 (1) or (5); s. 196.20; s. 196.204 (7); s. 196.21; s. 196.22; s. 196.26; s. 196.28; s. 196.37; s. 196.49; s. 196.52; s. 196.58; s. 196.60; s. 196.604; s. 196.77; s. 196.78; s. 196.79; and s. 196.805.

AB207-ASA1, s. 47 Section 47. 196.203 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB207-ASA1,35,21 196.203 (1m) Any person claiming to be a cable television telecommunications service provider under this section shall annually file with the commission any information required by the commission to determine the gross income of the person which is derived from the operation of a cable television system.

AB207-ASA1, s. 48 Section 48. 196.203 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB207-ASA1,36,2 196.203 (3) (b) (intro.) The commission may not deny a petition filed under par. (a) by a provider of cable television service for alternative telecommunications utility status in a particular geographical area as not being in the public interest if basic local exchange service is provided in the same geographical area by any of the following:

AB207-ASA1, s. 49 Section 49. 196.203 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB207-ASA1,36,7 196.203 (3) (b) 2. Subject to par. (c), a telecommunications utility with 50,000 or less access lines in use in this state which also provides cable television service in that geographical area, if provision of cable television service began after September 1, 1994.

AB207-ASA1, s. 50 Section 50. 196.203 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB207-ASA1,36,11 196.203 (3) (c) Paragraph (b) 2. shall not apply if the telecommunications utility's provision of cable television service is limited to the provision of satellite cable programming, as defined in s. 943.47 (1) (b).

AB207-ASA1, s. 51 Section 51. 196.203 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB207-ASA1,36,14 196.203 (3) (d) Section 196.50 (1) (b) applies to an alternative telecommunications utility except for a provider of cable television service.

AB207-ASA1, s. 52 Section 52. 196.203 (3) (e) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB207-ASA1,36,21 196.203 (3) (e) 1. (intro.) If a provider of cable television service files a petition under par. (a) for alternative telecommunications status to offer local exchange service, as defined in s. 196.50 (1) (b) 1., in a geographical area served by a telecommunications utility with less than 50,000 access lines in use in this state on September 1, 1994, or at any time thereafter, the commission may not deny the petition as not being in the public interest and shall do any of the following:

AB207-ASA1, s. 53 Section 53. 196.204 (7) of the statutes is repealed.

AB207-ASA1, s. 54 Section 54. 196.50 (1) (b) 2. e. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB207-ASA1,37,3 196.50 (1) (b) 2. e. The holder of the permit and the applicant are both providers of cable television video service, if the holder's provision of cable television video service began after September 1, 1994. This subd. 2. e. does not apply if the holder's provision of cable television service is limited to the provision of satellite cable programming, as defined in s. 943.47 (1) (b).

AB207-ASA1, s. 55 Section 55. 196.50 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB207-ASA1,37,9 196.50 (1) (c) Any provision in an agreement or municipal franchise that prohibits entry into the telecommunications or cable television video services market after September 1, 1994, is void. Paragraph (b) and this paragraph do not invalidate an ordinance enacted under s. 66.0419 which requires a provider of cable television services to obtain a franchise before offering those services.

AB207-ASA1, s. 56 Section 56. 196.85 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB207-ASA1,37,14 196.85 (1m) (b) For the purpose of direct assessment under sub. (1) of expenses incurred by the commission in connection with its activities under s. 196.04 (4), the term "public utility" includes a cable operator, as defined in s. 66.0419 (2) (b) video service provider.

AB207-ASA1, s. 57 Section 57. 196.85 (1m) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB207-ASA1,37,18 196.85 (1m) (d) For the purpose of direct assessment under sub. (1) of expenses incurred by the commission in connection with its activities under s. 182.017, the term "public utility" includes a company, as defined in s. 182.017 (1g) (b).

AB207-ASA1, s. 58 Section 58. 943.46 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB207-ASA1,37,20 943.46 (title) Theft of cable television video service.

AB207-ASA1, s. 59 Section 59. 943.46 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 943.46 (1) (c) and amended to read:

AB207-ASA1,38,2 943.46 (1) (c) "Cable television Video service" has the meaning given in s. 196.01 (1p). "Cable television 66.0420 (2) (y), except that "video service" does not include signals received by privately owned antennas that are not connected to a cable television system video service network whether or not the same signals are provided by a cable television company video service provider.

AB207-ASA1, s. 60 Section 60. 943.46 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB207-ASA1,38,5 943.46 (1) (d) "Video service network" has the meaning given in s. 66.0420 (2) (zb).

AB207-ASA1, s. 61 Section 61. 943.46 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB207-ASA1,38,8 943.46 (1) (e) "Video service provider" has the meaning given in s. 66.0420 (2) (zg), and also includes an interim cable operator, as defined in s. 66.0420 (2) (n).

AB207-ASA1, s. 62 Section 62. 943.46 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: