§ 39-19-6. Jurisdiction of division.
The division shall supervise and regulate every CATV company operating within this
state so far as may be necessary to prevent the operation from having detrimental
consequences to the public interest, and for this purpose may promulgate and enforce
such reasonable rules and regulations as it may deem necessary with reference to issuance
of certificates, territory of operation, abandonment of facilities, elimination of
unjust discrimination among subscribers, financial responsibility, and insurance covering
personal injury and property damage, safety of equipment and operation, and filing
of reports.
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§ 39-19-6. Jurisdiction of division.
The division shall supervise and regulate every CATV company operating within this
state so far as may be necessary to prevent the operation from having detrimental
consequences to the public interest, and for this purpose may promulgate and enforce
such reasonable rules and regulations as it may deem necessary with reference to issuance
of certificates, territory of operation, abandonment of facilities, elimination of
unjust discrimination among subscribers, financial responsibility, and insurance covering
personal injury and property damage, safety of equipment and operation, and filing
of reports. No certificates shall be issued or remain valid unless the applicant has
filed with the division and revised to keep current a schedule of rates and charges
for its services. The rates and charges shall be reasonably compensatory so as not
to encourage unfair or destructive competitive practices and shall be applied without
discrimination. The cable television section of the division of public utilities and
carriers shall take all necessary steps to ensure that Rhode Island shall regulate
the rates charged by cable television companies to the full extent allowable under
federal law; provided, however, the division shall hold public hearings and the cable
television companies shall justify and explain at the hearings the necessity for all
rate increases of regulated rates. This section shall constitute authority to make
any and all certifications to the Federal Communications Commission required under
the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102-385.