The ordinance from which the provisions of this subchapter derive shall be known as the “Cable Rate Regulation and Enforcement Ordinance”. This subchapter is being adopted for the purpose of implementing a system of rate regulations on basic programming consistent with the provisions of 47 USC 201 and 521 et seq., together with the rules or regulations adopted by the Federal Communications Commission in compliance with that Act. These rate regulations shall remain in effect as long as the cable television system is without effective competition as defined by federal law.
(1979 Code, § 2.116) (Ord. 118, passed 2-1-1994)