Section 9510 Of Part 2. Utility Poles And Support Structures From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 4.8. >> Part 2.
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. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that in order to
promote wireline and wireless broadband access and adoption, it is in
the interest of the state to ensure that local publicly owned
electric utilities, including irrigation districts, that own or
control utility poles and support structures, including ducts and
conduits, make available appropriate space and capacity on and in
those structures to cable television corporations, video service
providers, and telephone corporations under reasonable rates, terms,
and conditions.
(b) The Legislature further finds and declares that the oversight
of fees and other requirements imposed by local publicly owned
electric utilities as a condition of providing the space or capacity
described in subdivision (a) is a matter of statewide interest and
concern. Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature that this
part supersedes all conflicting local laws and this part shall apply
in charter cities.
(c) The Legislature further finds and declares that local publicly
owned electric utilities should provide access to utility poles and
support structures with a recovery of actual costs without
subsidizing for-profit cable television corporations, video service
providers, and telephone corporations.