Amendment AA1-ASA1-AB207

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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO 2007 ASSEMBLY BILL 207

April 17, 2007 - Offered by Committee on Energy and Utilities.

AB207-ASA1-AA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the substitute amendment as follows:

AB207-ASA1-AA1,1,3 1. Page 24, line 21: delete "No video" and substitute "Except as provided in s. 100.209, no video".

AB207-ASA1-AA1,1,4 2. Page 30, line 4: delete lines 4 to 12 and substitute:

AB207-ASA1-AA1,1,5 " Section 27d. 100.209 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB207-ASA1-AA1,1,7 100.209 (title) Cable television Video programming service subscriber rights.

AB207-ASA1-AA1, s. 27h Section 27h. 100.209 (1) (a) and (b) of the statutes are repealed.

AB207-ASA1-AA1, s. 27k Section 27k. 100.209 (1) (c) and (d) of the statutes are created to read:

AB207-ASA1-AA1,1,12 100.209 (1) (c) "Multichannel video provider" means an interim cable operator, as defined in s. 66.0420 (2) (n), video service provider, as defined in s. 66.0420 (2) (zg), or multichannel video programming distributor, as defined in 47 USC 522 (13).

AB207-ASA1-AA1,2,1 (d) "Video programming" has the meaning given in s. 66.0420 (2) (x).

AB207-ASA1-AA1, s. 27p Section 27p. 100.209 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB207-ASA1-AA1,2,6 100.209 (2) Rights. (a) A cable operator multichannel video provider shall repair cable video programming service within 72 hours after a subscriber reports a service interruption or requests the repair if the service interruption is not the result of a natural disaster.

AB207-ASA1-AA1,2,11 (b) Upon notification by a subscriber of a service interruption, a cable operator multichannel video provider shall give the subscriber a credit for one day of cable video programming service if cable video programming service is interrupted for more than 4 hours in one day and the interruption is caused by the cable operator multichannel video provider.

AB207-ASA1-AA1,2,16 (bm) Upon notification by a subscriber of a service interruption, a cable operator multichannel video provider shall give the subscriber a credit for each hour that cable video programming service is interrupted if cable video programming service is interrupted for more than 4 24 hours in one day and the interruption is not caused by the cable operator multichannel video provider.

AB207-ASA1-AA1,2,22 (c) A cable operator multichannel video provider shall give a subscriber at least 30 days' advance written notice before deleting a program service from its cable video programming service. A cable operator multichannel video provider is not required to give the notice under this paragraph if the cable operator multichannel video provider makes a channel change because of circumstances beyond the control of the cable operator multichannel video provider.

AB207-ASA1-AA1,2,24 (d) A cable operator multichannel video provider shall give a subscriber at least 30 days' advance written notice before instituting a rate increase.

AB207-ASA1-AA1,3,3 (e) 1. A cable operator multichannel video provider may not disconnect a subscriber's cable video programming service, or a portion of that service, for failure to pay a bill until the unpaid bill is at least 45 days past due.

AB207-ASA1-AA1,3,11 2. If a cable operator multichannel video provider intends to disconnect a subscriber's cable video programming service, or a portion of that service, the cable operator multichannel video provider shall give the subscriber at least 10 days' advance written notice of the disconnection. A cable operator multichannel video provider is not required to give the notice under this subdivision if the disconnection is requested by the subscriber, is necessary to prevent theft of cable video programming service or is necessary to reduce or prevent signal leakage, as described in 47 CFR 76.611.

AB207-ASA1-AA1, s. 27t Section 27t. 100.209 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB207-ASA1-AA1,3,17 100.209 (3) Rules and local ordinances orders allowed. This section does not prohibit the department from promulgating a rule or from issuing an order consistent with its authority under this chapter that gives a subscriber greater rights than the rights under sub. (2) or prohibit a city, village or town from enacting an ordinance that gives a subscriber greater rights than the rights under sub. (2).".

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