§ 66-358. Transmission of PEG channels.
§ 66‑358. Transmissionof PEG channels.
(a) Service. A cableservice provider operating under a State‑issued franchise must transmit aPEG channel by one of the following methods:
(1) Interconnection withanother cable system operated in its service area. A cable service provideroperating in the same service area as a provider under a State‑issuedfranchise must interconnect its cable system on reasonable and competitivelyneutral terms with the other provider's cable system within 120 days after itreceives a written request for interconnection and may not refuse tointerconnect on these terms. The terms include compensation for costs incurredin interconnecting. Interconnection may be accomplished by direct cable,microwave link, satellite, or another method of connection.
(2) Transmission of thesignal from each PEG channel programmer's origination site, if the originationsite is in the provider's service area.
(b) Signal. All PEGchannel programming provided to a cable service provider for transmission mustmeet the federal National Television System Committee standards or the AdvancedTelevision Systems Committee Standards. If a PEG channel programmer complieswith these standards and the cable service provider cannot transmit theprogramming without altering the transmission signal, then the cable serviceprovider must do one of the following:
(1) Alter thetransmission signal to make it compatible with the technology or protocol thecable service provider uses to deliver its cable service.
(2) Provide to thecounty or city the equipment needed to alter the transmission signal to make itcompatible with the technology or protocol the cable service provider uses todeliver its cable service. (2006‑151, s. 1.)