{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-19-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-19-3","heading":"Certificate required.","body":"No person or company shall operate a CATV service unless there shall be in force for the same a valid certificate issued by the administrator authorizing the operation. Every application for a certificate shall be filed with the administrator on a form provided by him or her and shall contain verified answers to such questions and such information as the administrator may propound or require and shall be accompanied by a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00). All certificates shall be nonexclusive. Any additional certificate issued shall not contain terms or conditions more favorable or less burdensome than those imposed on the incumbent company. The administrator, within a reasonable time, shall fix the time and place of hearing on the application.","path":["Title 39 Public Utilities and Carriers","Chapter 19 Community Antenna Television Systems"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE39/39-19/39-19-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:20Z","sha256":"16897ca408c9796e2996e2c5bcdc3b4df0d1fda1c7cee5e4188cd57edb7a7fe9","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-19-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-19-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}