A. System Capacity And Channels: At a minimum, any franchise granted hereunder shall describe the grantee's network in terms of the total system capacity such as the total number of analog and digital video channels which can be provided, and the minimum number of video channels which will be offered.
B. Cable Service Availability:
1. Any franchise granted hereunder may authorize cable service throughout the City, or a portion thereof.
2. Each franchise will identify a required service area. A grantee will be required to offer cable service to all dwellings, homes and businesses within its required service area. Franchises may authorize and require cable service throughout the corporate boundaries of the City, as it exists from time to time, or such smaller area as the City reasonably and lawfully deems appropriate and is agreeable to the grantee.
3. Any franchise granted hereunder may establish requirements for the extension of the system and provision of cable service beyond the initially required service area.
4. Cable service shall not be denied to any group of potential residential cable subscribers because of the income of the residents of the area in which such group resides.
C. Nonstandard Installations: A grantee must provide cable service to any person requesting other than a standard installation; except, that a grantee may charge for the incremental increase in material and labor costs incurred above the cost of making a standard installation.
D. Technical Standards: Any system offering cable service in the City must comply, at a minimum, with the technical standards promulgated by the FCC relating to cable systems pursuant to title 47 sections 76.601 to 76.617, as may be amended or modified from time to time.
E. System Testing:
1. In the event the City finds that there are signal or system performance difficulties which may constitute violations of applicable FCC technical standards, the grantee will be notified and afforded ten (10) days to correct problems or complaints. If the performance difficulty is not resolved within ten (10) days in the City's sole determination, the City may require the grantee to demonstrate compliance via testing or other means selected by the grantee.
2. If the performance difficulty is not timely resolved, the City may test any system or facilities used to provide cable service in the City. The City will seek to arrange its testing so as to minimize hardship or inconvenience to grantee and subscribers. In the event that testing reveals that the source of the technical difficulty is within the grantee's control, the cost of the testing must be borne by the grantee. If the testing reveals the difficulties to be caused by factors that are beyond grantee's control, the cost of the testing must be borne by the City.
F. FCC Reports: Grantees must, upon written request from the City, file all required FCC technical reports with the City.
G. Nonvoice Return Capability: Grantees are required to provide a system with capacity and technical capability to provide nonvoice return communications.
H. Lockout Device: Grantees shall provide by sale or lease a lockout device to any requesting subscriber. (Ord. 2003-7, 4-7-2003)
I. Emergency Alert System: Grantee shall provide emergency alert override capabilities in a manner consistent with the FCC's emergency alert system ("EAS") rules and consistent with any applicable State and regional EAS plans adopted in response thereto. (Ord. 2019-02, 1-7-2019)