Utah § 10-18-202 - Required steps before a municipality may provide broadband, cable television, or public telecommunications services.

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§ 10-18-202. Required steps before a municipality may provide broadband, cable television, or public telecommunications services.

Effective 5/7/2025
10-18-202.  Required steps before a municipality may provide broadband, cable television, or public telecommunications services.
Before a municipality may engage or offer to engage in an activity described in Subsection 10-18-201(1), the legislative body of the municipality shall:
(1)hold a preliminary public hearing;
(2)if the legislative body elects to proceed after holding the preliminary public hearing required by Subsection (1), approve the hiring of a feasibility consultant to conduct a feasibility study in accordance with Section 10-18-203;
(3)determine whether under the feasibility study conducted under Section 10-18-203, the average annual revenues under Subsection 10-18-203(2)(f) exceed the average annual costs under Subsection 10-18-203(2)(e) by at least the amount necessary to meet the bond obligations of any bonds issued to fund the proposed broadband service, cable television service, or public telecommunications service:
(a)based on the feasibility study's analysis:
(i)for the first year of the study; and
(ii)the five-year projection; and
(b)separately stated with respect to:
(i)the proposed broadband service;
(ii)the proposed cable television service; or
(iii)the proposed public telecommunications service;
(4)if the conditions of Subsection (3) are met, hold the public hearings required by Section 10-18-203; and
(5)after holding the public hearings required by Section 10-18-203, if the legislative body of the municipality elects to proceed, adopt by resolution the feasibility study.


Amended by Chapter 45, 2025 General Session

Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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