TABLE I: FRANCHISES
Ord. No.
Date Passed
Description
Ord. No.
Date Passed
Description
19-81
12-29-1981
Granting a community antenna television franchise.
26-84
12-18-1984
Amending Ord. 19-81 granting a community antenna television franchise.
27-96
12-17-1996
Extending cable television franchise ordinance with Charter Communications II, L.P.
4-97
4-1-1997
Extending cable television franchise ordinance with Charter Communications II, L.P.
21-97
7-15-1997
Providing for the sale of a non-exclusive franchise and right to acquire, construct, install, lay, operate, maintain, repair, remove and replace a gas system to be used for the sale, transmission, distribution and transportation of natural gas, artificial gas or mixture of such gases to the residents and businesses located within the municipal boundaries of the city for light, heat, power and other uses and the right to use, for the purposes described herein, the present and future streets, roads and real property located in, and owned or controlled by the city; and prescribing the terms and conditions for the franchise and rights.
24-97
8-19-1997
Accepting the bid of Western Kentucky Gas Company for a non-exclusive franchise and right to acquire, construct, install, lay, operate and maintain, repair, remove and replace a gas system to be used for the sale, transmission, distribution and transportation of natural gas, artificial gas or mixed gas to the residents and businesses located within the municipal boundaries of the city.
30-97
10-7-1997
Extending cable television franchise ordinance with Charter Communications II, L.P.
38-97
12-2-1997
Extending cable television franchise ordinance with Charter Communications II, L.P.
40-97
5-17-1998
Adopting and authorizing a non-exclusive franchise for Charter Communications II, L.P. to construct, operate and maintain, a cable system to be used for the provision of cable services, within the municipal boundaries of the city.
23-98
12-1-1998
Approving the transfer of the cable system franchise awarded to Charter Communications, II L.P. in Ord. 40-97 to Charter Communications, LLC, subject to certain conditions.
05-2007
3-6-2007
Accepting the proposal of Mediacom Southeast LLC for a non-exclusive ten-year limited cable television service franchise; subject to conditions of Ord. 02-2007.
11-2007
4-17-2007
Approving the transfer of the cable franchise from Charter Communications to NewWave Communications.
12-2007
4-17-2007
Governing a cable system franchise to Telecommunications Management, LLC, doing business as NewWave Communications.
17-2011
10-18-2011
Consenting and approving of the assignment of the Cable Franchise and system to Time Warner NY Cable LLC.
1-2013
2-19-2013
Governing a franchise to BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC, doing business as AT&T Kentucky, for the provision of IP-enabled video service.
24-2014
12-2-2014
Consenting to a cable franchise transfer of control to Comcast Corporation.
25-2014
12-2-2014
Consenting to a cable franchise transfer of control to Charter Communications, Inc.
15-2015
10-20-2015
Consenting to a cable franchise transfer of control to Charter Communications, Inc.
18-2015
11-17-2015
Accepting the proposal of Mediacom Southeast LLC for a non-exclusive ten-year limited cable television service franchise; subject to conditions of Ord. 18-2015.
04-2016
2-16-2016
Providing for a non-exclusive franchise for the operation and maintenance of a gas system.
20-2017
12-19-2017
Amending Ord. 04-2016 granting a non-exclusive gas system franchise.
05-2018
5-1-2018
Awarding a non-exclusive franchise relating to a gas system to Atmos Energy Corporation
18-2021
8-17-2021
Creating and establishing for bid a non-exclusive telecommunications (or related non-cable) franchise.
26-2021
11-16-2021
Authorizing the city to enter into a franchise agreement with OpenFiber Kentucky Company LLC.