(1) Neither a local government entity nor a municipally owned utility shall request or receive from a telecommunications provider, broadband provider, or cable television provider, as defined in section 602 (5) of the federal "Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984", in exchange for permission to attach small cell facilities, broadband devices, or telecommunications devices to poles or structures in a right-of-way, any payment in excess of the amount that would be authorized if the local government entity or municipally owned utility were regulated pursuant to 47 U.S.C. sec. 224, as amended.
(2) A municipality shall not request or receive from a telecommunications provider or a broadband provider, in exchange for or as a condition upon a grant of permission to attach telecommunications or broadband devices to poles, any in-kind payment.
Source: L. 96: Entire article added, p. 302, § 1, effective April 12. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (HB 17-1193), ch. 143, p. 481, § 12, effective July 1.
Editor's note: Section 602(5) of the federal "Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984" referenced in subsection (1) was repealed October 25, 1994.