(a) Categories of programming service. Grantee shall provide video programming services in at least the following broad categories:
Local broadcast (subject to federal carriage requirements)
Public broadcast
News and information
Sports
General entertainment
Arts/performance/humanities
Science/technology
Children/family/seniors
Foreign language/ethnic programming
access programming (to the extent required by the
)
Movies
Leased access
(b) Changes in programming services. Grantee shall not delete or so limit as to effectively delete any broad category of programming within its control without the city's consent. Further, grantee shall provide at least 30
' prior written notice to
and to the
of grantee's request to effectively delete any broad category of programming or any
within its control, including all proposed changes in bandwidth or
allocation and any assignments including any new equipment requirements that may occur as a result of these changes.
(c) Parental control device. Upon request by any
, grantee shall make available for sale or lease a parental control or lockout device that will enable the
to block all access to any and all
without affecting those not blocked. Grantee shall inform
of the availability of the lockout device at the time of original subscription and annually thereafter.
(d) Free
to public buildings.
(1) Throughout the term of this
grantee shall provide, free of charge, one service
, three
, if necessary and requested, and
and the next highest level of service generally available to all
(as of the
referred to as expanded
) (“complimentary service”), to all of the sites listed on table 1 attached hereto.
(2) As of the
all institutions receiving multiple
, free of charge, from the grantee shall continue to receive the same number of free
during the term of this
.
(3) If the
line to such building exceeds 350 feet, grantee will accommodate the
up to 350 feet if the
or other agency provides the necessary attachment point for aerial service or conduit pathway for underground service. If the necessary pathway is not provided, the
or other agency agrees to pay the incremental cost of such
in excess of 200 feet for an aerial service
or in excess of 125 feet for an underground service
. For purposes of this subsection (d)(3), “incremental cost” means grantee's actual cost to provide the
beyond the applicable distances, with no mark-up for profit. The recipient of the service will secure any necessary right of entry.
(4) The
or the building occupant shall have the right to extend
throughout the building to additional outlets without any fees imposed by grantee for the provision of complimentary service to such additional outlets. If ancillary equipment, such as a
, is required to receive the signal at additional outlets, grantee will provide up to three devices at no charge, and will provide additional devices at grantee's lowest residential rate charged within the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
(5) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this section, grantee shall not be required to provide complimentary service to such buildings unless it is technically feasible. Outlets and maintenance of said complimentary service shall be provided free of fees and charges.
(e) Equal and uniform service. To the extent required by
, grantee shall provide access to equal and uniform
throughout the
.
(f) Annexation. Unless otherwise provided by
, including the
, upon the annexation of any additional land area by
, the annexed area shall thereafter be subject to all the terms of this
upon 60
’ written notification to grantee of the annexation by
. Unless otherwise required by
, nothing herein shall require the grantee to expand its
to serve, or to offer
to any area annexed by the
if such area is then served by another
franchised to provide multichannel video programming.
(g) Line extension.
(1) Grantee shall construct and operate its
so as to provide
within the
where there exists a density equivalent of seven dwelling units per one-quarter mile of feeder cable as measured from the nearest active plant of the
if the extension is to be constructed using aerial plant, and nine dwelling units per one-quarter mile of feeder cable as measured from the nearest active plant if the extension is to be constructed using underground plant. The
, for its part, shall endeavor to exercise reasonable efforts to require developers and utility companies to provide the grantee with at least 15
’ advance notice of an available open trench for the placement of necessary cable.
(2) Where the density is less than that specified above, grantee shall inform
requesting service of the possibility of paying for installation or a line extension and shall offer to provide them with a free written estimate of the cost, which shall be provided within 15 working
of such a request. Grantee may offer the
requesting service the opportunity to “prepay” some or all of the necessary line extensions according to its regular business policies. Grantee shall at all times implement such line extension policy in a nondiscriminatory manner throughout the
.
(3) Any residential unit located within 125 feet from the nearest point of access on the
from which the
is designed to serve the site shall be connected to the
at no charge other than the standard installation charge. Grantee shall, upon request by any potential
residing in
beyond the 125 foot limit, extend service to such
provided that the
shall pay the net additional
costs, unless the grantee agrees to waive said costs. To the extent consistent with
, grantee agrees that it shall impose installation costs for non-standard installations in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner throughout the
.
(h) Nonvoice return capability. Grantee is required to use cable and associated electronics having the technical capacity for nonvoice return communications.
(Ord. 2015-7, passed 1-26-2015)