{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-2108.4","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 15.2-2108.4","heading":"Limitations on providing cable television services","body":"A. Except as provided in this article, a municipality shall not (i) provide a cable television service; or (ii) purchase, lease, construct, maintain, or operate any facility for the purpose of providing a cable television service to one or more subscribers.B. For purposes of this article, a municipality provides a cable television service if the municipality provides the service:1. Directly or indirectly, including through an authority or instrumentality acting on behalf of the municipality or acting for the benefit of the municipality; or2. By itself, through a partnership, joint venture, or by contract, resale, or otherwise.2003, c. 677.","path":["Title 15.2. COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS","Subtitle II. POWERS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","Chapter 21. FRANCHISES; SALE AND LEASE OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL PUBLIC PROPERTY; PUBLIC UTILITIES","Article 1.1. PROVISION OF CABLE TELEVISION SERVICES BY CERTAIN LOCALITIES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/15.2-2108.4/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:19Z","sha256":"95fe939faaa85b45d43e2dbd5714dd8f59ee437cb47ed7e0a1d724409028b904","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-2108.3","next":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-2108.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}