66.0420(1)(d)(d) Timely entry into the market is critical for new entrants seeking to compete with existing providers.
66.0420(1)(e)(e) This state’s economy would be enhanced by additional investment in communications and video programming infrastructure by existing and new providers of video service.
66.0420(1)(f)(f) Minimal regulation of all providers of video service within a uniform framework will promote the investment described in par. (e).
66.0420(1)(g)(g) Ensuring that existing providers of video service are subject to the same regulatory requirements and procedures as new entrants will ensure fair competition among all providers.
66.0420(1)(h)(h) This section is an enactment of statewide concern for the purpose of providing uniform regulation of video service that promotes investment in communications and video infrastructures and the continued development of this state’s video service marketplace within a framework that is fair and equitable to all providers.
66.0420(2)(2)Definitions. In this section:
66.0420(2)(a)(a) “Affiliate,” when used in relation to any person, means another person who owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with such person.
66.0420(2)(b)(b) “Basic local exchange service area” means the area on file with the public service commission in which a telecommunications video service provider provides basic local exchange service, as defined in s. 196.01 (1g).
66.0420(2)(c)(c) “Cable franchise” means a franchise granted under s. 66.0419 (3) (b), 2005 stats.
66.0420(2)(d)(d) “Cable operator” has the meaning given in 47 USC 522 (5).
66.0420(2)(e)(e) “Cable service” has the meaning given in 47 USC 522 (6).
66.0420(2)(f)(f) “Cable system” has the meaning given in 47 USC 522 (7).
66.0420(2)(g)(g) Except as provided in sub. (8) (ag), “department” means the department of financial institutions.
66.0420(2)(h)(h) “FCC” means the federal communications commission.
66.0420(2)(i)(i) “Franchise fee” has the meaning given in 47 USC 542 (g), and includes any compensation required under s. 66.0425.
66.0420(2)(j)(j)
66.0420(2)(j)1.1. “Gross receipts” means all revenues received by and paid to a video service provider by subscribers residing within a municipality for video service, or received from advertisers, including all of the following:
66.0420(2)(j)1.a.a. Recurring charges for video service.
66.0420(2)(j)1.b.b. Event-based charges for video service, including pay-per-view and video-on-demand charges.
66.0420(2)(j)1.c.c. Rental of set top boxes and other video service equipment.
66.0420(2)(j)1.d.d. Service charges related to the provision of video service, including activation, installation, repair, and maintenance charges.
66.0420(2)(j)1.e.e. Administrative charges related to the provision of video service, including service order and service termination charges.
66.0420(2)(j)1.f.f. Revenues received from the provision of home shopping or similar programming.
66.0420(2)(j)1.g.g. All revenue, except for refunds, rebates, and discounts, derived by the video service provider for advertising over its video service network to subscribers within a municipality. If such revenue is derived under a regional or national compensation contract or arrangement between the video service provider and one or more advertisers or advertising representatives, the amount of revenue derived for a municipality shall be determined by multiplying the total revenue derived under the contract or arrangement by the percentage resulting from dividing the number of subscribers in the municipality by the total number of regional or national subscribers that potentially receive the advertising under the contract or arrangement.
66.0420(2)(j)2.2. Notwithstanding subd. 1., “gross receipts” does not include any of the following:
66.0420(2)(j)2.a.a. Discounts, refunds, and other price adjustments that reduce the amount of compensation received by a video service provider.
66.0420(2)(j)2.b.b. Uncollectible fees, except that any uncollectible fees that are written off as bad debt but subsequently collected shall be included as gross receipts in the period collected, less the expenses of collection.
66.0420(2)(j)2.c.c. Late payment charges.
66.0420(2)(j)2.e.e. Amounts billed to video service subscribers to recover taxes, fees, surcharges or assessments of general applicability or otherwise collected by a video service provider from video service subscribers for pass through to any federal, state, or local government agency, including video service provider fees and regulatory fees paid to the FCC under 47 USC 159.