(A) (1) A cable operator shall file with the Village Clerk-Treasurer ten copies of its schedule of rates for basic tier cable service and associated equipment or a proposed increase in such rates in accordance with the time, format, and other requirements of the Cable Act and the FCC Rules.
(2) The cable operator shall include as part of its submission such information as is necessary to show that its schedule of rates or its proposed increase in rates complies with the Cable Act and the FCC Rules. For purpose of this chapter, such filing shall be deemed to have been made once all ten copies have been received by the Village Clerk-Treasurer.
(B) The Village Council may, by resolution or otherwise, promulgate rules and regulations prescribing the information, data, and calculations which must be included as part of the cable operator’s filing of the schedule of rates or proposed increase.
(C) A cable operator shall also provide all information requested by the Village Manager in connection with the village’s review and regulation of existing rates for basic tier cable service and associated equipment or a proposed increase in said rates. The Village Manager may establish deadlines for the submission of the requested information and the cable operator shall comply with such deadlines.
(D) The cable operator shall at all times have the burden of proving that its rates comply with the Cable Act and the FCC Rules.
(1984 Code, § 8-10-030) (Ord. 240, passed 10-19-1993)