(A) Except as otherwise provided, the company shall have the right, privilege and authority to charge the rates and charges fixed in this section to its subscribers for its services.
(B) At system activation, single-user rates and charges may be as follows:
(1) Installation shall not exceed $25 per standard installation.
(2) The basic service charge shall not exceed $12 monthly.
(3) The basic service charge for additional outlets shall not, for each, exceed $4 monthly.
(C) Multi-user rates and charges may be negotiated between the company and the subscriber.
(D) In addition to the specified monthly service rate, the company may add to that rate taxes and town fees imposed upon the company’s gross subscribers revenues or property by the town, county, state or federal governmental or legislative bodies, and fees or charges imposed upon the company for the use and distribution of copyrighted program material.
(E) The company may, at its own discretion, waive, reduce or suspend connection fees for specific or indeterminate periods, and/or monthly service fees for promotional purposes.
(F) For the purpose of this section, “basic monthly cable television service” is the provision of television broadcast signals and access and origination channels, if any, and does not include advertising services, rental of studios or equipment, provision of program production services, tiered channels, per-channel or per-program charges to subscribers, also known as “pay cable,” rental of channels, sale of channel time, provision of commercial services such as security systems, or any other services of the system, the rates and charges for which shall not require approval by the town.
(G) In consideration for the services rendered to the subscribers, the company may have the right to charge and collect reasonable and just compensation which shall reflect, among other things, the grantee's need to attract new capital and provide a reasonable return on invested capital. The company, from time to time, may alter these rates at its discretion. The company and the town agree that rates charged to subscribers are no longer subject to regulation by local government. The Federal Cable Communications Policy Act deregulated cable television.
(Ord. 184, passed 10-10-88)