Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 440G-10

  • Applicant: means a person who initiates an application or proposal. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 440G-3
  • Application: means an unsolicited filing. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 440G-3
  • Cable franchise: means a nonexclusive initial authorization or renewal thereof issued pursuant to this chapter, whether the authorization is designated as a franchise, permit, order, contract, agreement, or otherwise, which authorizes the construction or operation of a cable system. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 440G-3
  • Cable operator: means any person or group of persons who:

    (1) Provides cable service over a cable system and directly or through one or more affiliates owns a significant interest in the cable system; or

    (2) Otherwise controls or is responsible for, through any arrangement, the management and operation of a cable system. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 440G-3

Any cable franchise issued pursuant to this chapter may be renewed by the director upon approval of a cable operator‘s application or proposal therefor. The form of the application or proposal shall be prescribed by the director. The periods of renewal shall be not less than five nor more than twenty years each. The director shall require of the applicant full disclosure, including the proposed plans and schedule of expenditures for or in support of the use of public, educational, or governmental access facilities.

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