(A) A franchisee shall design its system so that it may be interconnected with any or all other systems or similar communications systems in the area. Interconnection of systems may be made by direct cable connection, microwave link, satellite or other appropriate methods.
(B) Upon receiving the directive of the County Board to interconnect, the franchisee shall immediately initiate negotiations with the other affected system or systems so that costs may be shared proportionately for both construction and operation of the interconnection link.
(C) The County Board may in writing grant reasonable extensions of time to interconnect or rescind its request to interconnect upon its own initiative or upon petition by the franchisee to the County Board. The County Board shall rescind the request if it finds that the franchisee has negotiated in good faith and the cost of interconnection would cause an unreasonable increase in subscriber rates.
(D) No interconnection shall take place without prior written approval of the County Board. A franchisee seeking approval for interconnection shall demonstrate that all signals to be interconnected will comply with FCC technical standards for all classes of signals and will result in no more than a low level of distortion.
(E) The franchisee shall cooperate with any interconnection corporation, regional interconnection authority or state or federal regulatory agency which may be established for the purpose of regulating, facilitating, financing or otherwise providing for the interconnection of communications systems beyond the boundaries of the portion of the county that is outside of a municipality.
(1993 Code, § 72.084) (Ord. 96-12, passed 10-16-1996) Penalty, see § 72.999