California § 53066.2. 53066.2. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1313, Sec. 2.)

California Statutes

§ 53066.2. — 53066.2. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1313, Sec. 2.)

California § 53066.2.

JurisdictionCalifornia

Code GOVGovernment Code - GOV

Div.2.

Title 5.DIVISION 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES

Part 1.PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES

Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. General

Art. 4.ARTICLE 4. Miscellaneous

This text of California § 53066.2. (53066.2. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1313, Sec. 2.)) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering California primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Cal. Government Code - GOV Code § 53066.2. (2026).

Text

(a)In awarding a cable television franchise pursuant to Section 53066, a city, county, or city and county shall assure that access to cable service is not denied to any group of potential residential cable subscribers because of the income of the residents of the local area in which the group resides.

(b)Nothing in subdivision (a) authorizes a city, county, or city and county to require a cable operator to build a line extension to a home which may be too remote and where the cost to wire is substantially above the average cost of providing cable television service in that community.

(c)Any city, county, or city and county may consider that a franchise is abandoned and may take appropriate action, including revocation of a franchise agreement, after notice and an opportunity for hearin

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a)
In awarding a cable television franchise pursuant to Section 53066, a city, county, or city and county shall assure that access to cable service is not denied to any group of potential residential cable subscribers because of the income of the residents of the local area in which the group resides.
(b)
Nothing in subdivision (a) authorizes a city, county, or city and county to require a cable operator to build a line extension to a home which may be too remote and where the cost to wire is substantially above the average cost of providing cable television service in that community.
(c)
Any city, county, or city and county may consider that a franchise is abandoned and may take appropriate action, including revocation of a franchise agreement, after notice and an opportunity for hearing has been given to the franchisee, if it reasonably determines that the franchise has denied cable service to a group of residents because of the income of the residents of the local area in which the group resides in violation of subdivision (a).