No person or cable operator, shall be permitted to construct, operate or maintain a cable system which requires the laying or positioning of cable (coaxial, fiber or functional equivalent) across the rights-of-way of the city without first having entered into a franchise agreement with the city.
(A) The Council may award one or more non-exclusive cable service franchises within its geographical limits.
(B) Such franchise shall be awarded at a public proceeding and hearing which affords due process to both the city and the applicant. If the applicant is selected as a franchised operator, then the applicant will enter into a franchise agreement with the city, pursuant to the provisions of federal, state and local laws and regulations.
(C) Subject to applicable law, the city reserves the right to construct, operate or maintain a city-owned cable system and/or the right to provide commercial cable services within the city limits.
(D) Should the city construct a competitive system, the cable operator may withhold certain information it deems proprietary but shall be required to continue to comply with the auditing and review provisions contained herein.
(Prior Code, § 110.085) (Ord. 13-08, passed 6-3-2013)