(A) Interconnection required. The grantee shall interconnect origination and access channels of the cable communications system with any or all other cable systems in adjacent areas upon the directive of the grantor. The interconnection of systems shall permit the interactive transmission and reception of program material and may be done by direct cable connection, microwave link, satellite or other appropriate method.
(B) Interconnection procedure.
(1) Upon receiving the directive of the grantor to interconnect, the grantee shall immediately initiate negotiations with the other affected system or systems. The cost shall be borne by both grantees, in the proportion of the number of channels received to the total number of channels transmitted and received, under the assumption that benefits accrue primarily through the receipt of additional channels.
(2) In the case of regional or state-wide interconnection, the same principle shall apply.
(C) Relief. The grantee may be granted reasonable extensions of time to interconnect, or the grantor may rescind its order to interconnect upon a petition by the grantee to the grantor. The grantor may grant such request if it finds that the grantee has negotiated in good faith and has failed to obtain an approval from the system or systems of the proposed interconnection or that the cost of the interconnection would cause an unreasonable or unacceptable increase in subscriber rates.
(D) Cooperation required. The grantee shall cooperate with any interconnection corporation, regional interconnection authority or city, county, state or federal regulatory agency which may be hereafter established for the purpose of regulating, financing or otherwise providing for the interconnection of cable systems beyond the boundaries of the franchise territory.
(E) Initial technical requirements to assure future interconnection capability.
(1) All cable communications systems receiving franchises to operate within the franchise territory shall use the same frequency allocations for commonly provided television signals.
(2) The grantee shall provide local origination equipment which is compatible throughout the area so that video cassettes or video tapes can be shared by various systems.
('65 Code, § 7-8.712) (Ord. 244-C.S., passed - - ) Penalty, see § 112.999