A certified competitive video service provider, and its officers, agents and employees, shall comply with sections 16-331e to 16-331o, inclusive, and each applicable order made by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority pursuant to sections 16-331e to 16-331o, inclusive. Any certified competitive video service provider which the authority finds has failed to comply with sections 16-331e to 16-331o, inclusive, or any applicable order made by the authority, may be fined, by order of the authority, not more than ten thousand dollars for each offense. Each distinct violation of any such order shall be a separate offense and, in the case of a continued violation, each day thereof shall be deemed a separate offense. The authority shall impose any such civil penalty in accordance with the procedure established in § 16-41 and if such penalty is imposed, it shall be the sole remedy for such violation. The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall also have the authority to revoke the certificate of video franchise authority if the certified competitive video service provider is found, after an authority hearing with notice to all interested parties, to be in substantial noncompliance with the requirements of law or authority orders.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 16-331o

  • Authority: means the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority and "department" means the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. See Connecticut General Statutes 16-1
  • Certificate of video franchise authority: means an authorization issued by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority conferring the right to an entity or person to own, lease, maintain, operate, manage or control facilities in, under or over any public highway to offer video service to any subscribers in the state. See Connecticut General Statutes 16-1
  • Certified competitive video service provider: means an entity providing video service pursuant to a certificate of video franchise authority issued by the authority in accordance with §. See Connecticut General Statutes 16-1
  • Video service: means video programming services provided through wireline facilities, a portion of which are located in the public right-of-way, without regard to delivery technology, including Internet protocol technology. See Connecticut General Statutes 16-1
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