§ 116.142 REGULATORY RESPONSIBILITY.
   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)