Ohio Code § 1332.28

Ohio Code § 1332.28. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 1332.28.

(A) Consistent with the “Telecommunications Act of 1996,” Pub. L. No. 104-104 , Title III, Sections 303(a), 110 Stat. 61, 124, 47 U.S.C. 541(a)(3) and to prohibit discriminatory practices against a group of potential residential

subscribers, no video service provider shall deny access to video service to any group

of potential residential subscribers in its video service area because of the race

or income of the residents in the local area in which the group resides. (B) It is an affirmative defense to a violation of division (A) of this section if the

video service provider can demonstrate either of the following: (1) Three years after the date it began providing video service in its video service

area, at least twenty-five per cent of households with access to the provider's video

service are low-income households. (2) Five years after the date it began providing video service in its video service area

and thereafter, at least thirty per cent of the households with access to the provider's

video service are low-income households.

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

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1332.28
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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