1. (a) The taxation provided for in chapter 211 upon gross earnings in any year shall be in lieu of all taxes with respect to such year on (1) tangible personal property used solely and exclusively in a business so specified by a company included in section 12-256, and (2) for assessment years commencing on October 1, 2007, October 1, 2008, and October 1, 2009, all tangible personal property acquired on or after October 1, 2007, and on or before September 30, 2010, to upgrade an existing telecommunications network, even if the tangible personal property is used solely or in part in the provision of competitive video programming service, in a business so specified by a company included in section 12-256.
2. (b) The taxation provided for in chapter 211 upon gross earnings in any year shall be in lieu of all taxes with respect to such year on part of the tangible personal property that is used both to render telecommunications service subject to tax under chapter 219 and to render community antenna television service or a certified competitive video service subject to tax under chapter 219. The portion of such property in lieu of which taxation is provided for in chapter 211 and which is exempt from property tax is determined as provided in section 12-80b, except as provided in subsection (a) of this section.

(1961, P.A. 604, S. 30; June, 1969, P.A. 1, S. 17; June, 1971, P.A. 8, S. 24; P.A. 86-410, S. 26, 28; P.A. 97-137, S. 2, 4; P.A. 07-253, S. 29.)

History: 1969 act designated former Subdiv. (b) as Subdiv. (a) and former Subdiv. (a) as Subdiv. (b); 1971 act deleted Subdiv. (b) re taxes in lieu of those imposed by chapter 208 for specified businesses; P.A. 86-410 added the statement at the end of the section providing that the exemption from property tax applicable to personal property for companies subject to tax under Sec. 12-256 shall be subject to the provisions of Sec. 12-256b, concerning the procedure to be used in taxing personal property of a company subject to tax under said Sec. 12-256 and at the same time subject to tax under chapter 210a, effective June 4, 1986, and applicable to tax years commencing on or after January 1, 1986; P.A. 97-137 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), deleted references to Ch. 212 and Sec. 12-256b, added requirement re sole and exclusive use and added new Subsec. (b) re allocation of dual use property for purposes of Chs. 211 and 219, effective June 13, 1997, and applicable to calendar years commencing on or after January 1, 1998, and to assessment years of municipalities commencing on or after October 1, 1997; P.A. 07-253 amended Subsec. (a) to insert Subdiv. (1) designator and add Subdiv. (2) re upgrading existing telecommunications network and amended Subsec. (b) to add certified competitive video service and exception as provided in Subsec. (a).