(A) Compliance with construction and technical standards. Grantee shall construct, install, operate and maintain its system in a manner consistent with all laws, ordinances, construction standards, governmental requirements and FCC technical standards. The grantee, through the system, shall provide uniform, strong signals which are free from any significant distortion and interference. The system shall be designed, constructed, operated and maintained for 24-hours-a-day continuous operation. The system shall produce, for reception on subscribers’ receivers which are in good working order, either monochrome or color pictures (provided the receiver is color capable) which are free from any significant interference or distortion which would cause any material degradation of video or audio quality.
(B) System design. Any system operating within the town shall at a minimum meet the following:
(1) The system will be spaced to permit a minimum operation, which shall be stated in the franchise agreement;
(2) Grantee shall construct, install and maintain its system in a manner that will enable it to add new services and associated equipment as it becomes reasonable to provide them to subscribers, taking into account availability, economic feasibility and marketability; and
(3) The system will utilize converters which will make the system adaptable for the development of future services.
(C) Poles. Grantee will comply with the existing permitting process for use of the public ways.
(D) Contractor qualifications. Any contractor or subcontractor proposed for work of construction, installation, operation, maintenance and repair of system equipment must be properly licensed under laws of the state and all local ordinances.
(E) System equipment. The system erected by the grantee within the town shall be so located as to cause minimum interference with the proper use of the public ways, and to cause minimum interference with the rights and reasonable convenience of property owners who adjoin any of the streets, alleys or other public ways. No pole or other fixtures placed in any public ways by the grantee shall be placed in such a manner as to interfere with normal travel on the public way.
(F) Maps. The town does not guarantee the accuracy of any maps showing the horizontal or vertical location of existing substructures. In public rights-of-way, where necessary, the location shall be verified by excavation. Grantee may make use of ULOCO or some other utilities location service and at grantee’s expense.
(G) Quality of construction. Construction, installation, operation and maintenance of the system shall be performed in an orderly and workmanlike manner, in accordance with then current technological standards. All cables and wires shall be installed, where possible, parallel with electric and telephone lines. Multiple cable configurations shall be arranged in parallel and bundled with due respect for engineering considerations.
(H) Construction standards. Grantee shall at all times comply with:
(1) National Electrical Safety Code (National Bureau of Standards);
(2) National Electrical Code (National Bureau of Fire Underwriters);
(3) Bell System Code of Pole Line Construction; and
(4) Applicable FCC or other federal, state and local regulations; and standards as set forth in the franchise.
(I) Non-interference. In any event, the system shall not endanger or interfere with the safety of persons or property in the franchise area or other areas where the grantee may have equipment located.
(J) Antennae. Any antenna structure used in the system shall comply with construction, marking and lighting of antenna structure standards as required by federal and state law or regulation.
(K) OSHA. All worker facilities, conditions and procedures that are used during construction, installation, operation and maintenance of the cable system shall comply with the standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
(L) Standby power. The grantee shall maintain equipment capable of providing standby power for a minimum of 24 hours for the headend.