NRS711.790. Incumbent cable operator authorized to cease providing certain capacity and services under certain circumstances; reclamation of channels.

      1.  Not sooner than 12 months after the date on which an incumbent cable operator obtains a certificate of authority, the incumbent cable operator may cease providing any network or channel capacity or free or discounted cable service or other service to any governmental entity or school, library or other public building.

      2.  If an incumbent cable operator ceases to provide network or channel capacity to a governmental entity, the incumbent cable operator may reclaim for its own purposes the network or channel capacity that was used by the governmental entity unless:

      (a) The governmental entity uses the capacity for PEG access programming pursuant to NRS 711.700 to 711.820, inclusive; or

      (b) The incumbent cable operator and the governmental entity enter into a commercial agreement regarding the rates, terms and conditions for the governmental entity to continue using the network or channel capacity.

      (Added to NRS by 2007, 1366)