(A) Services to be provided. The grantee shall provide, as a minimum, the services listed in the franchise agreement. Services shall not be reduced without 60 days prior notification to grantor.
(B) Local programming. The grantee shall operate the cablecasting studios of a high-quality, professional basis for the purpose of providing cablecast programming responsive to local needs and interests. The emphasis shall be on providing programming that is unavailable to viewers on broadcast television channels.
(C) Government access channel(s). The grantee shall provide the number of channels specified in the franchise agreement, including all necessary interface equipment and cabling to permit operation, for the use of the grantor at no charge to the grantor. The grantee shall make every effort to provide advice and technical expertise to aid in the utilization of these channels.
(D) Educational access channel(s). The grantee shall provide the number of channels specified in the franchise agreement including all necessary interface equipment and cabling to permit operation, for the use of the local educational institutions at no charge. The grantee shall make every effort to provide advice and technical expertise to aid in the utilization of these channels.
(E) Public access channel(s). The grantee shall provide the number of channels specified in the franchise agreement including all necessary interface equipment and cabling to permit operation, to be available to the public at no charge. The public access channel(s) shall be managed as described in the franchise agreement. The grantee shall make available for programmers of the public access channel the facilities and support listed in the franchise agreement.
(F) Public access(s) (closed-circuit). If the cable communications system includes a closed-circuit institutional network, the grantee shall make at least two two-way channels available for local government, educational, and public use at no charge.
(G) Universal connection. The grantor may require that all dwelling units within the franchise area shall be connected physically to the cable system by the grantee by means of drop cables terminating at each dwelling unit, whether or not the dwelling unit’s occupants desire to subscribe to cable service. The cost and charges shall be determined by the grantor at the time such connection is required. The grantee shall be entitled to recover the incremental cost of providing a universal connection.
(Prior Code, § 115.090) (Ord. D-1485, § 8, passed 6-3-1985, effective 6-13-1985)