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166.0420 (5) (d) 1. If a municipality requires an interim cable operator or video
2service provider to provide capacity for PEG channels under par. (a), the interim
3cable operator or video service provider shall be required to provide equipment and
4transmission capacity sufficient to connect the interim cable operator's or video
5service provider's headend or, video hub office, or transmission facilities to the
6municipality's PEG access channel origination points existing as of January 9, 2008.
7A municipality shall permit the interim cable operator or video service provider to
8determine the most economically and technologically efficient means of providing
9such equipment and transmission capacity. If a municipality requests that such a
10PEG access channel origination point be relocated, the interim cable operator or
11video service provider shall be required to provide only the first 200 feet of
12transmission line beginning at the relocated origination point that is necessary to
13connect the relocated origination point to the interim cable operator or video service
14provider's headend or, video hub office to such origination point, or transmission
15facilities
. A municipality shall be liable for the costs of construction of such a
16transmission line beyond the first 200 feet from the relocated origination point to the
17headend, video hub office, or transmission facilities
and for any construction costs
18associated with additional origination points, but not for the costs associated with
19the transmission of PEG programming over such line. The interim cable operator
20or video service provider may recover its costs to provide equipment and
21transmission capacity under this subdivision by identifying and collecting a "PEG
22Transport Fee" as a separate line item on customer bills.
SB582, s. 7 23Section 7. 66.0420 (5) (d) 3. and 4. of the statutes are created to read:
SB582,6,424 66.0420 (5) (d) 3. If a municipality requires an interim cable operator or video
25service provider to provide channel capacity for PEG channels under par. (a), the

1interim cable operator or video service provider shall provide the channel capacity
2with accessibility, functionality, and audio and visual quality that is at least
3equivalent to accessibility, functionality, and audio and visual quality for channel
4capacity that is used for one of the following:
SB582,6,65 a. Local commercial television stations that the interim cable operator or video
6service provider is required to carry under federal law.
SB582,6,107 b. The primary signal of the network-affiliated commercial television stations
8carried on the video service network of the interim cable operator or video service
9provider, if federal law does not require the interim cable operator or video service
10provider to carry local commercial television stations.
SB582,6,1311 4. If a municipality requires an interim cable operator or video service provider
12to provide channel capacity for PEG channels under par. (a), all of the following
13apply:
SB582,6,1714 a. The interim cable operator or video service provider shall provide the
15channel capacity on channel numbers that are within 10 numerically of the channel
16number of any local commercial television station or network-affiliated commercial
17television station specified in subd. 3. a. or b.
SB582,6,2018 b. The interim cable operator or video service provider shall provide the
19channel capacity so that it is viewable by every subscriber of the interim cable
20operator or video service provider without additional service or equipment charges.
SB582,6,2421 c. The interim cable operator or video service provider shall provide facilities
22adequate to carry signals for the PEG channels from the origination point of the
23signals to subscribers without material degradation, alteration, or removal of
24content.
SB582, s. 8 25Section 8. 66.0420 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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166.0420 (7) (a) 1. Notwithstanding s. 66.0611 and except as provided in subds.
22. and 2m., a video service provider shall, on a quarterly calendar basis, calculate and
3pay to each municipality in which the video service provider provides video service
4a video service provider fee equal to the percentage of the video service provider's
5gross receipts that is specified in par. (b) and the monetary support for access
6facilities for
PEG channels described in required under par. (em). A video service
7provider shall remit the fee to the municipality no later than 45 days after the end
8of each quarter. Except as provided in subd. 2. or par. (b) 1., if the municipality is not
9required to provide notice under sub. (3) (e) 2., the duty to remit the fee first applies
10to the quarter in which the video service provider begins to provide service in the
11municipality, and, if the municipality is required to provide notice under sub. (3) (e)
122., the duty to remit the fee first applies to the quarter in which the video service
13provider begins to provide service in the municipality or to the quarter that includes
14the 45th day after the video service provider receives the municipality's notice,
15whichever quarter is later.
SB582, s. 9 16Section 9. 66.0420 (7) (em) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB582,7,1717 66.0420 (7) (em) (title) PEG channel monetary support.
SB582, s. 10 18Section 10. 66.0420 (7) (em) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB582,7,2419 66.0420 (7) (em) 1. This subdivision applies to an incumbent cable operator
20whose cable franchise is terminated under sub. (3) (b) 2. b. The obligation that is
21actually imposed by a municipality prior to April 18, 2007, on such an incumbent
22cable operator to provide monetary support for access facilities for PEG channels and
23that is contained in a cable franchise existing on January 9, 2008, shall continue
24until January 1, 2011.
SB582, s. 11 25Section 11. 66.0420 (7) (em) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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166.0420 (7) (em) 2. The duty of an interim cable operator to provide monetary
2support for access facilities for PEG channels that is contained in a cable franchise
3existing on January 9, 2008, shall continue until January 1, 2011.
SB582, s. 12 4Section 12. 66.0420 (7) (em) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB582,8,185 66.0420 (7) (em) 3. Each video service provider providing video service in a
6municipality shall have the same obligation to provide monetary support for access
7facilities
for PEG channels as the incumbent cable operator with the most
8subscribers in the municipality as of January 9, 2008. To the extent that such
9incumbent cable operator provides such support in the form of a percentage of gross
10revenues or a per subscriber fee, any other video service provider shall pay the same
11percentage of gross revenues or per subscriber fee to the municipality as the
12incumbent cable operator. To the extent that such incumbent cable operator provides
13such support in the form of a lump sum payment without an offset to its franchise
14fee or video service provider fee, any other video service provider that commences
15service in the municipality shall pay the municipality a sum equal to the pro rata
16amount of such lump sum payment based on its proportion of video service customers
17in such municipality. The obligation to provide monetary support required under
18this subdivision shall continue until January 1, 2011.
SB582, s. 13 19Section 13. 66.0420 (7) (em) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB582,8,2320 66.0420 (7) (em) 4. For purposes of this paragraph subd. 3., the proportion of
21video service customers of a video service provider shall be determined based on the
22relative number of subscribers as of the end of the prior calendar year as reported
23by all incumbent cable operators and holders of video service authorizations.
SB582, s. 14 24Section 14. 66.0420 (7) (em) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
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166.0420 (7) (em) 5. A municipality may, by ordinance, for the purpose of
2supporting PEG channels, require an interim cable operator or video service
3provider to pay the municipality, beginning on January 1, 2011, a fee equal to no more
4than 1 percent of the interim cable operator's or video service provider's annual gross
5receipts. If an interim cable operator pays a franchise fee to a municipality, the
6interim cable operator shall pay any fee required under this subdivision at the time
7that the interim cable operator pays the franchise fee to the municipality. A video
8service provider shall pay a fee required under this subdivision at the time that the
9video service provider pays a video service provider fee to the municipality.
SB582, s. 15 10Section 15. 66.0420 (7) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB582,9,1411 66.0420 (7) (f) Itemization. A video service provider may identify and collect
12the amount related to a video service provider fee and any fee imposed for monetary
13support for access facilities for PEG channels as described in required under par.
14(em) as a separate line item on customer bills.
SB582, s. 16 15Section 16. Initial applicability.
SB582,9,1716 (1) The treatment of section 66.0420 (5) (d) 1. of the statutes first applies to
17relocations requested on the effective date of this subsection.
SB582, s. 17 18Section 17. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
19except as follows:
SB582,9,2120 (1) The treatment of section 66.0420 (5) (a) 3. and (b) 1. a. of the statutes takes
21effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after publication.
SB582,9,2222 (End)
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