# Iowa Code § 477A.9: Nondiscrimination by municipality

> Iowa · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C477A_S477A.9

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 477A.9
- **Heading:** Nondiscrimination by municipality
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 477A / Section 477A.9

## Text

(1) A municipality shall allow the holder of a certificate of franchise authority to install, construct, and maintain a communications network within a public right-of-way and shall provide the holder of a certificate of franchise authority with open, comparable, nondiscriminatory, and competitively neutral access to the public right-of-way.

(2) A municipality shall not discriminate against the holder of a certificate of franchise authority in providing access to a municipal building or through a municipal utility pole attachment term.

2007 Acts, ch 201, §10, 15

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 477A.1 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C477A_S477A.1.md)
- [Iowa Code § 477A.2 Certificate of franchise authority requirement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C477A_S477A.2.md)
- [Iowa Code § 477A.3 Application requirements certificate of franchise authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C477A_S477A.3.md)
- [Iowa Code § 477A.4 Applicability to federal law.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C477A_S477A.4.md)
- [Iowa Code § 477A.5 Municipality restrictions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C477A_S477A.5.md)
- [Iowa Code § 477A.6 Public, educational, and governmental access channels.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C477A_S477A.6.md)
- [Iowa Code § 477A.7 Fees — financial support.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C477A_S477A.7.md)
- [Iowa Code § 477A.8 Customer service standards.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C477A_S477A.8.md)
- [Iowa Code § 477A.9 Nondiscrimination by municipality.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C477A_S477A.9.md)
- [Iowa Code § 477A.10 Provider discrimination prohibited.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C477A_S477A.10.md)
- [Iowa Code § 477A.11 Applicability of other law.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C477A_S477A.11.md)
- [Iowa Code § 477A.12 Rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C477A_S477A.12.md)

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