TITLE: Relating to entities that provide cable services or video services.

SUMMARY: Relating to entities that provide cable services or video services.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to entities that provide cable services or video services. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 66.002(2) and (10), Utilities Code, are amended to read as follows: (2) "Cable service" is defined as set forth in 47 U.S.C. Section 522(6). The term does not include any video programming accessed via a service that enables users to access content, information, e-mail, or other services offered over the Internet, including streaming content. (10) "Video service" means video programming services provided through wireline facilities located at least in part in the public right-of-way without regard to delivery technology, including Internet protocol technology. The term [This definition] does not include:(A) any video service provided by a commercial mobile service provider as defined in 47 U.S.C. Section 332(d);(B) direct-to-home satellite services, as defined in 47 U.S.C. Section 303(v), that are transmitted from a satellite directly to a customer's premises without using or accessing a portion of the public right-of-way; or (C) any video programming accessed via a service that enables users to access content, information, e-mail, or other services offered over the Internet, including streaming content.SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.