(A) Every grantee shall to the extent required by federal statutes provide institutional to the extent that a grantee is obligated to provide such support pursuant to its franchise agreement. Such may be supported pursuant to a separate contract arrangement if so agreed upon in the franchise agreement.
(B) Every grantee shall provide a channel or channels, bandwidth capacity, service, and funding for separate public, educational and government (“PEG”) access channels, as specified in its franchise agreement. All such PEG access channels shall be available to all subscribers as part of basic cable service.
(C) Oversight and administration of the PEG access channels shall be set forth in the franchise agreement. The county may designate a community access corporation or similar entity to administer one or more of the access channels.
(D) Cost associated with construction and operation of the I-Net shall not be a considered a franchise fee unless specified in the franchise agreement.
(Ord. passed 12-19-2005)