Sec. 27. (a) The operation of a PEG channel provided under section 25, 26, or 26.5 of this chapter is the responsibility of the unit or unincorporated area that receives the benefit of the channel, and the holder or other provider is responsible only for the transmission of the channel.

     (b) A unit or an unincorporated area that receives the benefit of a PEG channel provided under section 25, 26, or 26.5 of this chapter shall ensure that all transmissions, content, and programming that are transmitted over a channel or other facility of the provider are submitted to the provider in a manner or form that:

(1) is capable of being accepted and transmitted by the provider over the provider’s video service system;

(2) does not require additional alteration or change in the content by the provider; and

(3) is compatible with the technology or protocol used by the provider to deliver video service.

     (c) If it is technically feasible to do so, the holder of a certificate under this section and a provider described in section 21(a) of this chapter may cooperate to interconnect their systems to provide PEG channel capacity required under section 25, 26, or 26.5 of this chapter. Interconnection under this section may be accomplished by direct cable, microwave link, satellite, or other reasonable method of connection. The parties shall negotiate the terms of the interconnection in good faith, and a provider described in section 21(a) of this chapter may not withhold interconnection of PEG channel capacity.

     (d) Subject to 47 U.S.C. § 531, the commission has exclusive authority to enforce any requirement under:

(1) this section; or

(2) section 25, 26, or 26.5 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.27-2006, SEC.58. Amended by P.L.219-2011, SEC.5.