West Virginia Code 24D-2-1 – Legislative findings
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The Legislature finds and declares as follows:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 24D-2-1
- cable television service: means : (1) The one-way transmission to subscribers of video programming or other programming service. See West Virginia Code 24D-2-2
- Landlord: means a person owning, controlling, leasing, operating or managing the multiple dwelling premises. See West Virginia Code 24D-2-2
(a) Cable television has become an important medium of public communication and entertainment.
(b) It is in the public interest to assure apartment residents and other tenants of leased residential dwellings access to cable television service of a quality and cost comparable to service available to residents living in personally owned dwellings.
(c) It is in the public interest to afford apartment residents and other tenants of leased residential dwellings the opportunity to obtain cable television service of their choice and to prevent landlords from treating such residents and tenants as a captive market for the sale of television reception services selected or provided by the landlord.