2012 California Codes
PUC - Public Utilities Code
DIVISION 2.5 - THE DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND VIDEO COMPETITION ACT OF 2006 [5800 - 5970]
Section 5960


CA Pub Util Code § 5960 (through 2013 Leg Sess) What's This?
  

(a) For purposes of this section, “census tract” has the same meaning as used by the United States Census Bureau, and “household” has the same meaning as specified in Section 5890.

(b) Every holder, no later than April 1, 2008, and annually no later than April 1 thereafter, shall report to the commission on a census tract basis the following information:

(1) Broadband information:

(A) The number of households to which the holder makes broadband available in this state. If the holder does not maintain this information on a census tract basis in its normal course of business, the holder may reasonably approximate the number of households based on information it keeps in the normal course of business.

(B) The number of households that subscribe to broadband that the holder makes available in this state.

(C) Whether the broadband provided by the holder utilizes wireline-based facilities or another technology.

(2) Video information:

(A) If the holder is a telephone corporation:

(i) The number of households in the holder’s telephone service area.

(ii) The number of households in the holder’s telephone service area that are offered video service by the holder.

(B) If the holder is not a telephone corporation:

(i) The number of households in the holder’s video service area.

(ii) The number of households in the holder’s video service area that are offered video service by the holder.

(3) Low-income household information:

(i) The number of low-income households in the holder’s video service area.

(ii) The number of low-income households in the holder’s video service area that are offered video service by the holder.

(c) The commission, no later than July 1, 2008, and annually no later than July 1 thereafter, shall submit to the Governor and the Legislature a report that includes based on year-end data, on an aggregated basis, the information submitted by holders pursuant to subdivision (b).

(d) All information submitted to the commission and reported by the commission pursuant to this section shall be disclosed to the public only as provided for pursuant to Section 583. No individually identifiable customer or subscriber information shall be subject to public disclosure.

(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 123, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2008.)

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