Utah § 10-18-202 Required steps before a municipality may provide broadband, cable television, or public telecommunications services.

Utah Statutes

§ 10-18-202 — Required steps before a municipality may provide broadband, cable television, or public telecommunications services.

Utah § 10-18-202

Title 10Utah Municipal Code

Ch. 10-18Municipal Cable Television and Communications Services Act

Part 10-18-2Conditions for Providing Services

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Utah Code Ann. § 10-18-202 (2026).

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Before a municipality may engage or offer to engage in an activity described in Subsection 10-18-201(1), the legislative body of the municipality shall:

(1)hold a preliminary public hearing;

(2)if the legislative body elects to proceed after holding the preliminary public hearing required by Subsection (1), approve the hiring of a feasibility consultant to conduct a feasibility study in accordance with Section 10-18-203;

(3)determine whether under the feasibility study conducted under Section 10-18-203, the average annual revenues under Subsection 10-18-203(2)(f) exceed the average annual costs under Subsection 10-18-203(2)(e) by at least the amount necessary to meet the bond obligations of any bonds issued to fund the proposed broadband service, cable television service, or public tele

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Before a municipality may engage or offer to engage in an activity described in Subsection 10-18-201(1), the legislative body of the municipality shall:
(1) hold a preliminary public hearing;
(2) if the legislative body elects to proceed after holding the preliminary public hearing required by Subsection (1), approve the hiring of a feasibility consultant to conduct a feasibility study in accordance with Section 10-18-203;
(3) determine whether under the feasibility study conducted under Section 10-18-203, the average annual revenues under Subsection 10-18-203(2)(f) exceed the average annual costs under Subsection 10-18-203(2)(e) by at least the amount necessary to meet the bond obligations of any bonds issued to fund the proposed broadband service, cable television service, or public telecommunications service:
(3)(a) based on the feasibility study's analysis:
(3)(a)(i) for the first year of the study; and
(3)(a)(ii) the five-year projection; and
(3)(b) separately stated with respect to:
(3)(b)(i) the proposed broadband service;
(3)(b)(ii) the proposed cable television service; or
(3)(b)(iii) the proposed public telecommunications service;
(4) if the conditions of Subsection (3) are met, hold the public hearings required by Section 10-18-203; and
(5) after holding the public hearings required by Section 10-18-203, if the legislative body of the municipality elects to proceed, adopt by resolution the feasibility study.