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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
THE
APPLICATION
FOR
A
CERTIFICATE
OF
FRANCHISE
AUTHORITY
APPLICABLE
TO
THE
PROVISION
OF
VIDEO
SERVICES
AND
INCLUDING
EFFECTIVE
DATE
PROVISIONS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
477A.1,
subsection
16,
Code
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
16.
“Video
service”
means
video
programming
services
provided
by
a
competitive
video
service
provider
through
wireline
facilities
owned,
controlled,
constructed,
or
operated
by
the
provider
of
such
video
service
and
located
at
least
in
part
in
the
public
right-of-way
without
regard
to
delivery
technology,
including
internet
protocol
technology.
“Video
service”
does
not
include
any
video
of
the
following:
a.
Video
programming
provided
by
a
provider
of
commercial
mobile
service
as
defined
in
47
U.S.C.
§332
,
or
cable
.
b.
Cable
service
provided
by
an
incumbent
cable
provider
or
a
competitive
cable
service
provider
or
any
.
c.
Video
programming
provided
by
a
provider
of
direct-to-home
satellite
services
as
defined
in
47
U.S.C.
§303(v)
and
that
are
transmitted
from
a
satellite
directly
to
a
customer’s
premises
without
using
or
accessing
any
portion
of
the
public
right-of-way.
d.
Any
video
programming
provided
solely
as
part
of,
and
accessed
via
,
a
service
that
enables
users
to
access
content,
House
File
250,
p.
2
information,
electronic
mail,
or
other
services
offered
over
the
public
internet
,
including
digital
audio-visual
works
.
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
250,
Ninetieth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2023
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor