(A) It shall be the right of all persons in a franchisee’s franchise area to receive all available services from the franchisee as long as their financial and other obligations to the franchisee are satisfied and subject to reasonable construction standards and schedules, and subject to availability of legal access to the location.
(B) (1) A franchisee shall make every reasonable effort to provide all subscribers with continuous uninterrupted service.
(2) At the village’s request, a franchisee shall operate its system for a temporary period under the revocable permit granted expressly by ordinance or tacitly following the termination of its franchise or franchise transfer as necessary to maintain service to subscribers and shall cooperate with the village to assure an orderly transition from it to another franchisee or system operator (the “transition period”).
(3) The transition period shall be no longer than the reasonable period required for another franchisee to commence service and shall not be longer than two years.
(4) During the transition period, the franchisee shall continue to be obligated to comply with the terms and conditions of its franchise agreement and applicable laws and regulations and will thereupon continue to receive operating revenues during the transition period.
(`92 Code, § 8-1-60) (Ord. 96-19, passed 10-2-96)