A. Grantee shall design, construct and maintain the cable television system to have the capability to pass every dwelling unit in the service area, subject to any service area line extension requirements of the franchise agreement.
B. After service has been established by activating trunk and/or distribution cables for any service area, grantee shall provide cable service to any requesting subscriber within that service area within thirty (30) days from the date of request, provided that the grantee is able to secure all rights of way necessary to extend service to such subscriber within such thirty (30) day period on reasonable terms and conditions.
C. No subscriber shall be refused service arbitrarily. However, for unusual circumstances such as the existence of more than one hundred fifty feet (150') of distance from distribution cable to connection of service to subscribers, or a density equivalent of less than forty (40) homes per mile, service may be made available on the basis of a capital contribution in aid of construction, including cost of material, labor and easements. For the purpose of determining the amount of capital contribution in aid of construction to be borne by the grantee and subscribers in the area in which service may be expanded, the grantee will contribute an amount equal to the construction and other costs per mile, multiplied by a fraction whose numerator equals the actual number of residences per mile, and whose denominator equals forty (40) residences. Subscribers who request service hereunder, will bear the remainder of the construction and other costs on a pro rata basis. The grantee may require that the payment of the capital contribution in aid of construction borne by such potential subscribers be paid in advance.
D. Grantee shall bury all drops to subscribers dwellings when required by local construction standards. In the event the ground is frozen or otherwise unsuitable to permit immediate burial, grantee shall be permitted to delay such burial until the ground becomes suitable for burial which in no event shall be later than June 30. (Ord. 636, sec. 1, 11-2-1998)