(A) Franchise required. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the construction, operation or maintenance of a CATV system in the unincorporated areas of the county unless the person or the person for whom the action is being taken shall have first obtained and shall currently hold a valid franchise granted pursuant to this chapter. It shall also be unlawful for any person to provide a CATV service in the unincorporated areas of the county unless the person shall have first obtained and does currently hold a valid franchise granted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(B) Exceptions. It shall not be unlawful for a CATV system to continue to serve subscribers located outside of the corporate limits of a municipality from lines already in place on the effective date of this chapter. Nor shall it be unlawful to construct a dedicated trunk line (one directly serving no customers) from outside the corporate limits of a municipality into the corporate limits of a municipality for the purpose of serving subscribers within the corporate limits of a municipality.
(1984 Code, § 2-7-18) (Ord. passed 1-4-1982) Penalty, see § 10.99