TABLE II: FRANCHISES
Ord. No.
Date Passed
Description
Ord. No.
Date Passed
Description
4.1
1-2-68
Granting to Public Service Company of North Carolina, Inc., its successors and assigns, the right to use and occupy the public places of the town for constructing, operating, and maintaining a gas utility system, for a period of 30 years.
4.2
10-3-78
Granting to Alpine Cablevision, its successors and assigns, the right and privilege to erect, maintain, and operate transmission and distribution facilities for cable television in the town for a period of 20 years.
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7-8-86
Renewing a power franchise to Duke Power Company, its successors and assigns, for a period of 60 years.
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6-11-96
Approving consent to the sale, transfer and assignment of the non-exclusive cable franchise from Cencom Partners, L.P., to Charter Communications, L.P.
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8-4-98
Amended agreement by adding a new subsection as follows: The foregoing requirements shall not apply to any sale, assignment or transfer which do not affect the continued role of Charter Communications, Inc. in the management and operation of the cable system, provided that (1) Grantee shall provide written notice within 30 days of the transaction; and (2) Grantee represents in writing to the Grantor that such transaction will have no foreseeable effect on the agreement between Grantee and Charter Communications, Inc., relating to the management and operation of Grantee’s cable system in the franchise area.
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2-19-99
Approve consent to the sale, transfer and assignment of the non-exclusive cable franchise from Charter Communications, L.P. to Paul G. Allen.
4.3
3-2-99
Granting Charter Communications, its successors and assigns, the right and privilege to erect, maintain, and operate transmission and distribution facilities for cable television in the town for a period of 15 years.
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6-22-99
Granting a gas franchise to Public Service Company of North Carolina, Inc., its successors and assigns, for a period of 30 years.