Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org6043315.2-2108.24Regulation of facility construction or rights-of-way management requirements for certain cable operators202515.2-2108.22Counties, Cities and TownsPowers of Local GovernmentFranchises; Sale and Lease of Certain Municipal Public Property; Public UtilitiesLicensing and Regulation of Cable Television Systems

A locality shall not impose through a franchise to provide cable service, whether by negotiation or by ordinance, any facility construction or rights-of-way management requirements on a cable operator that is (i) a certificated provider of telecommunications services that has a franchise to use the public rights-of-way in a locality or (ii) a certificated provider of telecommunications services that lacked prior consent to provide cable service in a locality but provided telecommunications services over facilities leased from an entity having a franchise to use the public rights-of-way in such locality, except that a municipality must meet the requirements of Article 1.1 (§ 15.2-2108.2 et seq.) of this chapter or otherwise be authorized to provide cable service.

2006, cc. 73, 76.