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AN GRANTINi' .y , Ic
TELc?!kONiPTER :.ABLE T V. CJ',IP ,N`j , ..
ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, TO uPI:
AND MAINTAIN A CO`MUNITY ANTENNA TELEVISION
SYSTEM IN T'IM CITY; SETTING FORTIS :ONDITIONS
ACCOMPANYI\iG THE GRANT OF FRANCHISE; PROVIDING
FOR CITY REGULATIONS AND USE OF THE COM'I.MNITY
ANTENNA TELEVISION SYSTEM; AND ?RE -SCRIBING
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE FRANCHISE
PROVISIONS:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF CO`":.E CITY OF
FAIRHOPE, ALAMMA, as follows:
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Community e- elav sion Franchise
Sec. T nzt ons.. For the purpc:e _' this Ordinance
the fo"Liu' `.I phrases, words, and shall
have the T. I anir:; giver. herein. Mien not coy_:.; ::-cnr w I th the
context, us,d it the present tens: c.: u the f..�. .
words in t e nlc:ral m.:m�er include the <_;;
words in the singular ri=ber include the niura ,u :per. 7
word "shall" is alvays ma„datory and n.:r , .._� _;✓.
(I)' "City" is the City of FairhoUe.
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t,2 "Commission" is the Board or
the City of Fa faope.
' _:ommunity 'Antenna Television, Sys . ,
after rererred to as "C.V-V System" or "systo . a a
system of coaxial cables or other electrica, c ...ctors
and equipment used or to be used �;rimari. to :ac.eive
television signals directly or in,:`rectly of-Lcie-air
and transmit then^ to subscribers ror a fee.
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ass :a- --t in cor)oxat or , company or organization of
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Pror nTe. Cable T.V o:-., Inc.
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Sec. 3. Grant of Nonexclusive Authority.
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(a) There is hereby granted by the City to the
grantee the right and privilege to construct, erect, operate
and maintain, in, upon, alon;, across, above, over and under
the streets, alleys, public ways and public -_laces now laid.
out or dedicated, and all extensions Hereof, and additions
thereto, in the City, poles, wires, cables, underground conduits,
manholes, and other television conductors and fixtures necessary F
for the maintenance and operation in the City of a CATV
system for the interception, sale, and distribution of
television signals.
(b) The right to use and occupy said streets, alleys,
public ways and places for the purposes herein set forth shall
not be exclusive, and the City reserves the right to grant a
similar use of said streets, alleys, public ways and places, to
any person at any time during the period of this Franchise
Sec. 4. Compliance with Annlicable Laws and Ordinances.
The grantee shall, at all times during the life uf this Franchise,
be subject to all lawful exercise of the police power by the
City and to such reasonable regulation as the City shall
hereafter provide.
Sec. S. Territorial Area Involved. This-ranchise relates
to the present territorial limits of the City and to any area
henceforth added thereto during the term of this Franchise.
Sec. 6. Liability and Indemnification.
(a) The Grantee shall pay and by its acceptance of
this Franchise the Grantee specifically agrees that it will pay
-all damages and penalties which the City may legally be required
to pay as a result of Granting this Franchise. These damages
or penalties shall include, but shall not be limited to, damages
arising out of copyright infringements and all other damages
arising out of the installation, operation, or maintenance of
the CATV system authorized hereiin, whether or not any act or
omission complained of is authorized, allowed, or prohibited
by this Franchise.
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(b) The Grantee shall pay and by its acceptance of
this Franchise specifically agrees that it will pay all expenses
incurred by the City in defending itself with regard to all
damages and penalties mentioned in sub -section (a) above. These
expenses shall include all out-of-pocket expenses, such as
attorney fees, and shall also include the reasonable value of
any services rendered by the City Attorney or his assistants
or any employees of the City.
(c) The Grantee shall maintain, at commencement of
construction, and throughout the terms of this Franchise, liability
insurance, with the City as an additional insured, with regard to all
damages mentioned in sub -paragraph (a) above in the minimum
of:
(1) $100,000.00 for bodily injury to death to
any one person, with the limit, however, of $300,000.00
for bodily injury or death resulting from any one accident.
(2) $200,000.00 for property damage resulting
from any one accident.
(3) $300,000.00 for the infringement of copyrights.
(4) $100,000.00 for all other types of liability.
(d) The Grantee shall maintain, at commencement of
construction, and by its acceptance of this Franchise specifically
agrees that it will maintain throughout the term of the Franchise
a faithful performance bond running to the City, with good and
sufficient sureties approved by the City, in the penal sum
of $100,000.00 conditioned that the Qrantee shall well and
truly observe, fulfil, and perform each term and condition of
this Franchise and that in case of any breach of condition of
the bond, the amount thereof shall be recoverable from the
principal and sureties thereof by the City of all damages
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proximately resulting from the failure of the grantee to
well and faithfully observe and perform any provision of
this Franchise.
(e) The insurance policy and bond obtained by
the grantee in compliance with this section must be approved
by the City Commission and such insurance policy and bond,
along with written evidence of payment of required premiums,
shall be filed and maintained in full force with the City
Revenue Officer during the term of this Franchise, and shall
contain a provision requiring not less than thirty (30) days
notice to the City of cancellation.
Sec. 7. Prohibition of Pay TV: The grantee is
specifically barred from delivering television signals,
directly or indirectly, from any pay television source.
Sec. 8. Color TV. The facilities used by the grantee
,shall be capable of distributing color TV signals, and when
the signals the grantee distributes are received in color
they shalt be distributed in color where technically feasible.
Sec. 9. Signal Quality Requirements. The grantee
shall
(1) Produce a picture, whether in black and white or _
in color, that is undistorted, free from ghost images, and
accompanied with proper sound on typical standard production
TV sets in good repair, and as good as the state of the art
allows; .
(2) Transmit signals of adequate strength to produce
good pictures with good sound at all outlets without causing
cross,,modulation in the cables or interferring with other
electrical or electronic systems;
(3) Limit failures to a minimum by locating and
correcting normal malfunctions promptly, but in no event
longer than forty-eight (48) hours after notice, acts of
God excepted.
(4) If reasonably requested, to demonstrate by
instruments and otherwise to subscribers that a signal of
adequate strength and quality is being delivered.
Sec. 10. Oneration and Ntaintenance of System.
(a) The Grantee shall render efficient service,
make repairs promptly, and interrupt service only for good
cause and for the shortest time possible. Such interruptions
insofar as possible shall be preceded by notice and shall
occur during periods of minimum use of the system.
(b) The Grantee shall maintain an office in the
City, which shall be open during all usual business house, have
a listed telephone, and he so operated that complaints and
requests for repairs or adjustments may be received at any
time.
Sec. 11. Carriage of Signals. The Grantee shall receive
and distribute television signals which are disseminated to the
general public without charge by broadcasting stations licensed
by the Federal Communications Commission, and shall distribute no
other signals except that the Grantee may distribute weather
information and time, music, news, and stock market reports
furnished as an incidental part of the system to all subscribers,
wirhout additional charge; may transmit occasional local events
of public interest and occasional closed circuit television
programs furnished as an incidental hart of community antenna
service to all subscribers, without additional charge. The
Grantee shall not transmit or distribute live coverage of any
local events which are being telecast nationally but are not
being otherwise televised into the Mobile .Metropolitan area.
The Grantee will at all times carry all local channels and
in the event a program is being carried on two or more stations
at the same time, will black out the out -of -torn stations
carrying the program, and during such times may originate its
own programs over such channel. All FCC regulations shall be
complied with regarding the carriage of the programming of
any existing or future television broadcasting station which
covers the City of Fa.irhone in its principal broadcasting area.
Sec. 12. Program Alteration. All programs of broad-
casting st,a:.ions carried by the Grantee shall be carried in
their entirety as received, with announcements and
advertisements and without additions.
Sec. 13. Service to Schools, Iospitals, and Municipal
Buildings. Upon request by the City the Grantee shall provide
outside connections and service. to all hospitals, public
schools,, parochial or other religious schools, and municipal
buildings of the City; provided, however, any and all inside
wiring or work shall be done at the expense of such hospital,
school or City; and that a service cable is located in
reasonable proximity to such building.
Sec. 14. Emer-ency Use of Facilities. In the case of
any emergency or -disaster, the Grantee shall, upon request
of the City -Commission, make available its facilities to the
City for emergency use during the emergency or disaster period.
Sec. 15. Other Business Activities.
(a) The Grantee shall not engage in the business
of selling, repairing, or installing television receivers,
or accessories for such receivers within the City of Fairhope,
during the term of this Franchise. '
(b) This Franchise authorizes only the operation
of a CA'R' system as provided for herein, and does not take
the place of any other franchise, license, or permit which
might be required by law of the Granteel.
Sec. 16. Safety Reouirements.
(a) The Grantee shall at all times employ ordinary
care and shall install and maintain in use commonly accepted
methods and devices for preventing failures and accidents
which are likely to cause damage, injuries, or nuisances to
the public. '
(b) The Grantee shall install and ,ra.i-ntain its
wires, cables, fixtures, and other equipment in accordance
with the requirements of the Electrical Code of the City of
Fairhope, as the same now exists or may be hereafter amended or
replaced by a later and subsequent-lectrical Code, and in
such manner that they will no interfere with any installations
of the City or of a public utility serving the City.
(c) All structures and all lines, equipment, and
connections in, over, under, and upon the streets, sidewalks,
alleys and public ways or places of the City, wherever
situated, or located, shall at all times be kept and maintained
in a safe, suitable, substantial condition, and in good order
and repair.
(d) The Grantee shall maintain a force of one or
more resident agents or employees at all times and shall have
sufficient employees to provide safe, adequate and prompt
service for its facilities.
Sec. 17.- New Developments. It shall he the policy of
the City liberally to amend this Franchise, unon application
of the Grantee, when necessary to enable the Grantee to take
advantage of any developments in the field of transmission
of television signals which will afford it an opportunity more
effectively, efficiently, or economically to serve its
customers. Provided, however, that this section shall not
be construed to require the City to make any amendment or to
prohibit it from unilaterally changing its policy stated herein.
Sec. 18. Conditions on Street Occupancy.
(a) All transmissions and distribution structures, ,
lines, and equipment erected by the Grantee within the City shall
be so located as to cause minimum interference with the proper
use of streets, alleys, and other public ways and places,
and to cause minimum interference with the rights and
reasonable convenience of property owners who join any
of the said.streets, alleys or other public ways and
places.
(b) In case of disturbance of any street, side-
walk, alley, public way, or paved area, the Grantee shall,
at its own cost and expense and in a manner approved by the
City Engineer, replace and restore such street, sidewalk,
alley, public way, or paved area in as good a condition as
before the work involving such disturbance was done.
(c) If at any time during the period of this
Franchise the City shall lawfully elect to vacate, relocate,
alter or change the grade of any street, sidewalk, alley,
or other public way, the Grantee upon reasonable notice by
the City, shall remove, relay, and relocate its poles,
wires, cables, underground conduits, manholes, and other
fixtures at its own expense.
(d) Any poles or other fixture placed in any
public way by the licensee shall he placed in such manner
as not to interfere with the usual travel on such public
way.
(e) The Grantee shall, on the request of any
person holding a building moving hermit issued by the City,
temporarily raise or lower its wires to permit the moving of
buildinsrs. The expense of such temporary removal or raising
or lowering of wires shall he paid by the person requesting
the same, and the Grantee shall have the authority to require
such payment in advance. The Grantee shall be given not less
than forty-eight (48) hours advance notice to arrange for
such temporary wire changes.
(f) The Grantee shall have the authoritv to
trim trees upon and overhanging streets, alleys, sidewalks,
and public ways and places of the City so as to prevent the
branches of such trees from coming in contact with the
wires and cables of the Grantee, except that at the
option of the City, such trimming may be done by or
under the sunervision and direction of the City at the
expense of the Grantee.
Sec. 19. Preferential or Discriminatory Practices
Prohibited. The Grantee shall not, as to rates, charges,
service, service facilities, rules, regulations, or in any
other respect make or grant any undue prefer---ce or
advantage to any person, nor subject any person to prejudice
or disadvantage.
Sec. 20. Removal of Facilities (lnon Request. llpon
termi-i.:tio-r of service to any subscriber, the Grantee shall
promptly re^ove all its facilities and equipment from the
premises of such subscriber upon his request.
Sec. 21. Transfer of Franchise. The Grantee shall
not transfer this Franchise to another person without prior
approval of the City by ordinance.
Sec. 22. Transactions affecting Ownership of Facilities.
(a) The Grantee shall not make, execute, or
enter into any deed, lease, sale, gift or similar agreement
co-icerni.ng all of the facilities and property, real or
F.,-sonal, of the CATV business without prior anproval of the
kAl,y Commission. Provided, however, that this section shall
not apply to the disnosition of worn out or obsolete
facilities or personal property, in the normal course of
carrying on the CATV business.
(b) Except as provided for in sub -section (a) above,
the Grantee shall at all times be the full and complete
owner of all facilities and property, real and personal, of
the CART business.
Sec. 23. Change of Control of Grantee. Prior approval
of the City Commission shall be required where ownershin or
control of more than 66 2/3 per cent of the right of control of
GraY.tee is acquired by a person or group of persons acting in
eon,:ert. By its acceptance of this Franchise the Grantee
$peci€ically grants and agrees that any such acquisition
occurring without prior approval of the City Commission shall
constitute a violation of this Franchise by the Grantee.
Sec. 24. Filings and Communications with Regulatory
Agencies. Copies of all petitions, applications and
communications submitted by the Grantee to the Federal
Communications Commission, Securities and Excha.nae Commission,
or any other federal or state regulatory commission or agency
having jurisdiction in respect to any matters affecting CATV
operations authorized pursuant to this'Franchise, shall also
be Submitted simultaneously to the City Commission.
Sec. 25. City Ri?hts in Franchise.
(a) The right is hereby reserved to the City or
the City Commission to adopt, in addition to the provisions
Contained herein and in existing applicable ordinances, such
additional reIaulations as it shall find necessary in the
exercise of the police power; provided, that such regulations,
by ordinance or otherwise, shall be reasonable and not in
conflict with the rights herein granted.
(b) The City shall have the right to inspect the
books, records, mans, plans, income tax returns, and other
'_ike materials of,the Grantee at any time during; normal
business hours.
(c) The City shallihave the right, during the life
of this Franchise, to install and maintain free of
charge upon the Doles of the Grantee any wire and pole
fixtures necessary for a police alarm system, on the condition
that such wire and pole fixtures do not interfere with the
CATV operations of the Grantee.
(d) The City shall have the right to supervise
all construction or installation work performed subject.to the
provisions of this Franchise and make such inspections as it
shall find necessary to insure compliance with the terms of
this Franchise and other pertinent provisions of law.
(e) At the expiration of the term for which this
Franchise is granted, or upon its termination and cancellation,
as provided for herein, the City shall have t`-,e right to
require the Grantee to remove at its own expense all portions
of the CATV system from all public ways wit'ain ..:.c City.
Sec. 26. Maps, Plats and Reports.
(a) The Grantee shall file with the City Enaineer
true and accurate maps or plats of all existing and proposed
installations.
(b) The Grantee shall file annually with the
City Clerk not later than sixty (60) days after the end of
the Grantee's fiscal year, a copy of its report to its
sl_cckholders (if it prepares such a report), an income state-
r.-ent applicable to its operations during the preceding 12
months period, a balance sheet and a statement of its
properties devoted to CATV operations. These reports shall
be prepared or apnroved by a certified nublic ac:.uuntant and
there shall be submitted along with them such other reasonable
information as the City Commission shall request wit," respect
to the Grantee's properties and expenses related to its
CATV operations with the City.
(c) The Grantee shall keep on file with the
City Clerk a current list of its shareholders and bondholders.
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Sec. 27. Pavment to the City. The Grantee shall pay to
the City annually an amount equal to five (5) per cent of the
annual gross operating revenues taken in and received by it on
+ all sales of television signals within the City and all
receints from installation charges within the City during the year, for .
the use of the streets, and other facilities of the City in
the operation of the system and for the municipal supervision
thereof. This payment shall be not less than .5250.00 per year
from the date of acceptance of this Franchise and will include
licenses. This payment shall be made within 30 days following
the close of the fiscal year of the Grantee. Tine fiscal year
of the Grantee under this Franchise shall be the same as the fiscal
year of the Grantee for payment of income taxes to the United States
of America or the State of Alabama.
Sec. 28 Forfeiture of. Franchise.
(a) In addition to all other rights and powers
pertaining to the City by virtue of this Franchise or other-
wise, the City reserves the right to terminate and cancel
this Franchise and all rights and nrivileges of the Grantee
hereunder in the event that the Grantee:
(1) Violates and provisions of this Franchise
or any rule, order, or determination of the City
or City Commission made pursuant to this Franchise,
except where such violation, other than of Section
23 or sub -section (2) below, is without fault or
through excusable neglect;
(2) Becomes insolvent, unable or unwilling ,
to pay its legal debts, or is adjudged a bankrupt.
(3) Attempts to evade any of the provisions
of this Franchise or practices any fraud or
deceit upon the City; or
(4) Fails to make the m-.nimum r-s-,ent of $250.00
per year to the City, per section 27.
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(b) Such termination and cancellation shall be by
ordinance duly adopted after thirty (30) days notice -co the
Grantee and shall in no way affect any of the City's rights
under this Franchise or any provision of law. In the event
that such termination and cancellation depends upon a finding
of fact, such finding of fact as made by the City Commission'
or its representative shall be conclusive in the absence of
fraud or a gross abuse of discretion. Provided, however,
that before this Franchise may be terminated and cancelled
under this section, the Grantee must be provided with an
opportunity to be heard before the City Commission.
Sec. 29. City's Right of Intervention. The Grantee
agrees not to oppose intervention by the City in any suit
or proceeding to which the Grantee is a party.
Sec. 30. Further Agreement and Waiver by Grantee. The
Grantee agrees to abide by all provisions of this Franchise,
and further agrees that it will Pot at any future time set up
as against the City or the City Commission the claim that the
provisions of this Franchise are unreasonable, arbitrary, or
void.
Sec. 31. Duration and Acceptance of Franchise.
(a) This Franchise, and the rights, privileges
ar.d authority hereby granted shall take effect and be in
force from and after final passage hereof, as provided by
law, and shall continue in force and effect for a term of
twenty (20) years, provided that within sixty (60) days after
the date of the passage of this ordinance the Grantee shall
file with the City Clerk its unconditional acceptance of this
Franchise and promise to comply with and abide by all its
provisions, terms, and conditions. Such acceptance and
promise shall be in writing duly executed and sworn to, by
or on behalf of the Grantee before a Votary Public or other
officer authorized'by law to administer oaths.
(b) Should the Grantee fail to comply with
sub -section (a) above, it shall acquire no rights,
privileges, or authority under this Franchise whatsoever.
(c) The Grantee shall have an option to renew
this Franchise for one additional term of twenty (20) years by
giving written notice to the City at least six (6) months
before its expiration.
Sec. 32. Erection, Removal, And Common User of Poles.
(a) No poles or other wire -holding structures shall
be erected by the Grantee without prior approval of the City
Commission with regard to location height, type and any other
pertinent aspect. However, no location of any pole or wire -
holding structure of the Grantee shall be a vested interest
and such poles or structures shall be removed or modified
by the Grantee at its own expense whenever the City Commission
determines that the public convenience would be enhanced
thereby.
(b) !Vhere poles or other wire -holding structures
already existing for use in serving the City are available for
use by the Grantee, but it does not make arrangements for such
use, the City Commission may require the Grantee to use such
poles and structures if it determines that the public
convenience would be enhanced thereby and the terms of the use
available to the Grantee are just and rcasona'r,lc. '
(c) !there the City or a public utility serving
the City desires to make use of the holes or other wire-holdin;
structures of the Grantee but agreement therefor with the
Grantee to nermit such use for such consideration and upon
such terms as the Commission shall determine to he just and
reasonable, if the Commission determines that the use would
--nuance the public convenience and would not unduly interfere
with the Grantee's operations.
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Sec, 33. Number of Channels. The Grantee's cable
distribution system shall he capable of -carrying at least
twelve (12) television channels. The Grantee shall carry a
minimum of four (4) conu^ercial television channels which shall
include all of the major television networks. Further, the
Grantee shall make available upon request of the City
Commission one of said channels for educational TV and one
of said channels for any other non-commercial service for the
benefit of the inhabitants of the City.
Sec, 34. Rates.
(a) The rates and charges for television signals
distributed hereunder shall be fair and reasonable and no
higher than necessary to meet all costs of service, including
the establishment and maintenance of necessary reserves, funds
for replacement, and expansion, (assuring efficient and
econimical management), including a fair return on the original
Cost, less depreciation, of the properties devoted to such
service (without regard to any subsequent sale or transfer
price or cost of such properties,)
(b) 1'he City Commission shall have the power,
authority, and right to cause the grantee's rates and charges
to conform to the provisions of sub -section (a) hereof, and for
this purpose, it may deny increases or order reductions in
such rates and charges when it determines that in the absence
of such action on its part, the Grantee's rates and charges or
proposed increased rates and charges will not conform to
the said sub-section.(a).
(c) By its acceptance of this Franchise the
Grantee specifically frants and agrees that its rates and
Charges tp its subscribers forotelevision signals shall be'
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fair and reasonable and no higher than necessary to meet all
its necessary costs of service, including the establishment,
and maintenance of necessary reserves, funds for replacement
and expansion, (assuming efficient and economical management),
including a fair return on the original cost, less depreciation,
of its properties devoted to such service (without regard to
any subsequent sale or transfer price or cost of such properties).
(d) By its acceptance of this Franchise the
Grantee further specifically grants and agrees that the City
Commission shall have the power, authority, and right to
cause the Grantee's rates and charges to conform to the
provisions of sub -section (c) hereof, and for this purpose
the Commission may deny increases or order reductions in such
rates and charges when it determines that in the absence of
such action on its nart, the Grantee's rates and charges or
proposed increased rates and charges will not conform to
the said sub -section (c).
(e) However, no action shall be taken by the
City Commission with resnect to the Grantee's rates under
this section until the Grantee has been given reasonable
notice therof and an opportunity to be heard by <<•.e
Commission with regard thereto.
(f) The following rates and charges are hereby
authorized for service tinder this Franchise and shall not
be chan?ed by the Grantee without prior approval by the
City Commission, and shall remain in effect until chanocc.
or mcjified in accordance with the general standards and
principals set out in this section.
(1) Initial tap -in and connection charges: $12.50.
(2) ":onthly-rates: $5.00 per month, for one set or
outlet and $1.00 for each additional set or outlet in the
same building.
(g) The Grantee shall receive no deposit, advance
payment, or penalty from any subscriber or potential subscriber
without approval of the Commission.
(h) The Grantee shall recieve no consideration
whatsoever for or in conncction with.its service to its
subscribers other than in accordance with this section.
(i) If in the future, the State of Alabama
regulates the rates of the Grantee for the service provided
for in this Franchise, this section shall be of no effect
during such state regulation to the extent of any conflict
therewith.
Sec. 35. Flow -Through of Pefunds.
(a) If during the term of this Franchise the
Grantee receives refunds of any.payments made for television
signals, it shall without delay notify the City Commission,
suggest a plan for flow -through of the refunds to its
subscribers, and retain such refunds pending order of
the Commission. After considering the plan submitted
by the Grantee, the Commission shall order the flow -through
of the refunds to the Grantee's subscribers in a fair and
equitable manner.
Sec. 36. Subscriber Refunds on Termination of Service.
If any subscriber of the Grantee of less than two (2) years
terminates service because of the Grantee's failure to render
service to such subscriber of a tyne and quality provided for
herein, or if service to a subscriber of less than two (2) ,years
is terminated without good cause or because the Grantee ceases
to operate the CATV business authorized herein for any reason,'
except expiration of this Franchise, the Grantee shall refund
to such subscriber an amount equal to the initial tap -in and
connection charges paid by him divided by 24 and multiplied
by a number equal to 24 minus the number of months the
subscriber ,as been on the system.
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Sec. 37. Publication costs. The Grantee shall pay the
cost of publication of this Franchise Ordinance as such
publication is required by law.
Sec. 38. Senarabili_ty. If any section, subscetion,
sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this ordinance is for
any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate,
distinct, and independent provision and such holding.shall not affect
the validity of the remaining protions hereof.
Sec. 39. Ordinance Repealed. All ordinances or -parts
of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance
are hereby repealed.
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