There is hereby granted by the city to the grantee the right and privilege to engage in the business of operating and providing a CATV system in the city, and for that purpose to erect, install, construct, repair, replace, reconstruct, maintain and retain in, on, over, under, upon, across and along any street or streets laid out or dedicated and all extensions thereof and additions thereto in the franchise area, such poles, wires, cable, conductors, ducts, conduit, vaults, manholes, pedestals, amplifiers, appliances, attachments, and other property as may be necessary and appurtenant to the CATV system; and in addition, so to use, operate, and provide similar facilities or properties rented or leased from other persons, including, but not limited to, any public utility or other grantee franchised or permitted to do business in the city.
This franchise will cover grantee's CATV system and IPTV system. However, the IPTV system may operate on the telephone network, which is already covered by a franchise. In such case the telephone franchise will be applicable, and this franchise will just govern the franchise payment as stated herein. (Ord. 2008-04, 10-14-2008, eff. 10-14-2008)