{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-66-350","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-350","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The following definitions apply in this Article:\n(1)\tCable service. - Defined in G.S. 105-164.3.\n(2)\tCable system. - Defined in 47 U.S.C. § 522.\n(3)\tChannel. - A portion of the electromagnetic frequency spectrum that is used in a cable system and is capable of delivering a television channel.\n(4)\tExisting agreement. - A local franchise agreement that was awarded under G.S. 153A-137 or G.S. 160A-319 and meets either of the following:\na.\tIs in effect on January 1, 2007.\nb.\tExpired before January 1, 2007, and the cable service provider under the agreement provides cable service to subscribers in the franchise area on January 1, 2007.\n(5)\tPass a household. - Make service available to a household, regardless of whether the household subscribes to the service.\n(6)\tPEG channel. - A public, educational, or governmental access channel provided to a county or city.\n(7)\tSecretary. - The Secretary of State.\n(8)\tVideo programming. - Defined in G.S. 105-164.3. (2006-151, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 66. Commerce and Business.","Article 42. State Franchise for Cable Television Service."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_66/GS_66-350.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:07:52Z","sha256":"6db842949383c1afc39931268051486003991eb7c9e2e6de4667c99325cf0634","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-66-349","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-66-351"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}