The company shall construct a system capable of at least 12 channels of television reception including color, and FM and FM-stereo radio reception to its subscribers. Installation and maintenance of equipment shall be such that color signals for television and FM-stereo signals will be distributed.
(A) The company shall maintain and operate its system and render efficient service in accordance with the rules and regulations which are or may be set forth by the city.
(B) Whenever it is necessary to shut off or interrupt service for the purpose of making repairs, installations, or adjustments, the company shall do so at such times as will cause the least amount of inconvenience to its customers, and unless the interruption is unforeseen and immediately necessary, it shall give reasonable notice thereof to its customers.
(C) The company agrees and binds itself to extend its lines and to serve any and all applicants for television service whose dwellings or places of business are located within the city and who in good faith have signified their willingness to subscribe for such television service. The installation of extensions will be at the expense of the company.
(D) The company shall have the right to prescribe reasonable service rules and regulations for the conduct of its business, not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter. The company shall have the responsibility of interpreting and administering these rules and regulations on a fair and equitable basis.
(E) The company shall maintain its service in accordance with such reasonable standards regarding uniformity of transmission, input RMS noise levels, and channel signal voltages as the city shall, from time to time, establish. For the purpose of implementing the terms of this section, the company shall provide,without charge, adequate test equipment to perform periodic tests to determine whether such standards are being complied with. Such adequate test equipment shall be made available during the period of this franchise for use by qualified city inspection personnel. The company shall cooperate with the city, or its qualified representatives, in conducting these tests.
(F) The company’s distribution system shall be operated with complete freedom from spurious radiation. Equipment that is adequate to detect spurious radiation shall be furnished by the company at its expense and shall be made available to qualified city inspection personnel for testing the company’s distribution lines.
(G) The antenna, receiving equipment, and distribution system shall be installed and maintained so as to give a reasonable noise-free picture on each channel received.
(H) The installation and maintenance of equipment shall be such that no objectionable intermodulation distortion will occur.
(I) Installation and maintenance of equipment shall be such that standard NTSC color signals shall be transmitted to any subscriber receiver without objectionable picture degradation.
(Ord. 1799, passed 6-21-71)