Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 187-1-5 - Required contents of application5.1. Every applicant submitting a franchising authority for a cable television franchise shall use the application form established by the West Virginia Cable Television Advisory Board to provide the information necessary to determine whether a cable franchise should be issued.5.2. The franchising authority shall not accept applications for a cable franchise that do not use the form provided by the West Virginia Cable Television Advisory Board. The franchising authority shall not accept applications which have not followed the instruction and format required by the West Virginia Cable Television Advisory Board.5.3. The application must provide all information required by the West Virginia Cable Television Advisory Board before it may be accepted for filing and considered by the franchising authority.5.4. The franchising authority shall notify an applicant in writing that its application for a cable franchise has been either accepted for filing or rejected within thirty (30) days of receipt of the application.5.5. If an application for a franchise is rejected as incomplete or for failing to use the proper form and format of the application form provided by the West Virginia Cable Television Advisory Board, the franchising authority shall notify the applicant in writing the reasons for rejection and provide an applicant thirty (30) days to file a correct and completed application.