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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to entities that provide video services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 66.002(10), Utilities Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(10) "Video service" means video programming services |
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provided by a video service provider through wireline facilities |
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located at least in part in the public right-of-way without regard |
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to delivery technology, including Internet protocol technology. |
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The term [This definition] does not include: |
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(A) [any] video service provided by a commercial |
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mobile service provider as defined in 47 U.S.C. Section 332(d); |
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(B) direct-to-home satellite services, as |
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defined in 47 U.S.C. Section 303(v); or |
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(C) any video programming accessed via a service |
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that enables users to access content, information, electronic mail, |
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or other services offered over the Internet, including streaming |
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content. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |