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The city shall possess all powers conferred by the Act, the FCC rules, the cable operator’s franchise and all other applicable law. The powers exercised pursuant to the Act, the FCC rules, and this chapter shall be in addition to powers conferred by law or otherwise. The city may take any action not prohibited by the Act and the FCC rules to protect the public interest in connection with basic cable service rate regulation.
(Prior Code, § 2.246) (Ord. 153, passed 10-18-1993)
The city may pursue any and all legal and equitable remedies against the cable operator (including, without limitation, all remedies provided under a cable operator’s consent agreement with the city) for failure to comply with the Act, the FCC rules, any orders or determinations of the city pursuant to this chapter, any requirements of this chapter, or any rules or regulations promulgated hereunder. Subject to applicable law, failure to comply with the Act, the FCC rules, any orders or determinations of the city pursuant to this chapter, any requirements of this chapter, or any rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall also be sufficient grounds for revocation or denial of renewal of a cable operator’s consent agreement.
(Prior Code, § 2.247) (Ord. 153, passed 10-18-1993)
In the event of any conflict between this chapter and the provisions of any prior ordinance or any franchise, permit, consent agreement or other agreement with a cable operator, then the provisions of this chapter shall control.
(Prior Code, § 2.248) (Ord. 153, passed 10-18-1993)
Whenever a provision of this chapter requires the publication of a notice, a public hearing, the preparation of a staff or consultant report, other publication or similar act, the city may take such action jointly, in cooperation with any other local unit of government served by the same cable operator.
(Prior Code, § 2.249) (Ord. 153, passed 10-18-1993)