The franchising authority, acting alone or acting jointly with other franchising authorities, may exercise or delegate the following responsibilities:
(A) Administering the provision of a cable system franchise(s);
(B) Coordinating the operation of a local access channel and facilities;
(C) Providing technical, programming and operational support to public agency users, such as government departments, schools and health care institutions;
(D) Establishing jointly with a grantee, or as otherwise specified in the franchise agreement, procedures and standards for use of channels dedicated to public use and the sharing of public facilities, if provided for in any franchise agreement;
(E) Planning the expansion and growth of public benefit cable service;
(F) Analyzing the possibility of integrating cable systems with other local, regional or national telecommunications networks; and
(G) Formulating and recommending long-range telecommunications policy.
(2011 Code, Ch. 43, Art. 5, § 6.8)