(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the rates for installation of equipment and regular subscriber services shall be nondiscriminatory and shall be subject to regulation in accordance with State and Federal law.
(b) The City shall comply with rules of the Federal Communications Commission set forth in Subpart N (Cable Rate Regulation) of Part 76 (Cable Television Service) of Chapter I of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations regarding the regulation of cable television rates for basic service and associated equipment, as amended.
(c) The City shall comply with procedures set forth in 47 CFR § 0.459 regarding confidential business information submitted by the cable operator in a rate regulation proceeding.
(d) A cable operator which willfully or repeatedly fails to comply with a rate decision or refund order directed specifically at the cable operator shall be subject to a monetary forfeiture as determined by the City Council following the procedures set forth in 47 USC § 503.
(Res. 96-355. Passed 6-24-96.)