(A) Rates. The company shall have the right to charge and collect compensation from all subscribers to whom it shall furnish service, other than for the free connections provided by § 111.06 of this chapter. The company shall not, as to rates, charges, services, facilities, rules, regulations, or in any other respect, make or grant any preference or advantage to any person, or subject any person to prejudice or disadvantage. However, this provision shall not be deemed to prohibit the establishment of a graduated scale of charges and classified rate schedules to which any customer coming within such classification shall be entitled. Rates shall be the same for such classifications of customers as are served by the company from identical facilities. Neither shall this section preclude special promotional rates and installation charges made available from time to time to induce new subscribers to the cable services.
(B) Negotiating and installation privileges. The company is granted the privilege of negotiating with the owners or operators of multiple-family dwellings, commercial buildings, or rooms, hotels, motels, trailer courts, and the like for the purpose of fixing installation charges and monthly service fees. The company is also granted the privilege of making additional installation charges for extraordinary installations, such as charges for underground services, excessive length services, inside wall installations, connectors, and the like.
(C) Subscriber contracts. No contract as to the length of service for a regular monthly subscriber shall be required by the company under ordinary circumstances. The company agrees that under ordinary circumstances it shall be left to the subscriber to start or terminate his cable service, according to his own wishes, by making advance payments of approved rates to commence service, and by giving reasonable notice to the company to terminate the service. It is hereby acknowledged, however, that equipment installed by the company in behalf of the subscriber shall remain the property of the company, shall be subject to reasonable inspection and service by the company at reasonable hours, and shall be subject to removal upon termination of the service. In the event that any subscriber shall fail to meet his obligations according to the approved rate schedule and to meet reasonable company rules and regulations, the company shall have the right to withhold or deny service to that subscriber. Otherwise, the service rendered by the company shall be available to all inhabitants of the city.
(Ord. 1799, passed 6-21-71; Am. Ord. 1926, passed 12-2-74; Am. Ord. 2039, passed 12-20-76; Am. Ord. 2674, passed 10-5-87)