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Jefferson City, MO
65102-1895
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Missouri Overbuild Law 71.970

Municipal Ownership
of Cable Television Facilities.
  1. Municipalities may own and operate cable television facilities on a nondiscriminatory, competitively neutral basis, and at a price which cover costs, including imputed costs that the political subdivision would incur if it were a for-profit business. No municipality may own or operate cable television facilities and services unless approved by a vote of the people. This section shall apply only to municipalities that acquire or construct cable television facilities and services after August 28, 2002.
  2. The public service commission shall annually study the economic impact of the provisions of this section and prepare and submit a report to the general assembly by December thirty-first of each year.
  3. The provisions of this section shall terminate on August 28, 2007.
(L.2002, H.B. No. 1402, & A.)
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