Tests and performance monitoring

(a)

Not later than ninety (90) days after any new or substantially rebuilt portion of the system is made available for service to subscribers, technical performance tests shall be conducted by the grantee to demonstrate full compliance with the technical standards of the Federal Communications Commission and subsection (c) of this section. Such tests shall be performed by or under the supervision of a qualified registered professional engineer or an engineer with proper training and experience. A copy of the report shall be submitted to the city, describing test results, instrumentation, calibration and test procedures, and the qualifications of the engineer responsible for the tests.

(b)

System monitor test points shall be established at or near the output of the last amplifier in the longest feeder line, at or near trunk line extremities, or at the locations to be specified in the franchise. Such periodic tests shall be made at the test points as shall be described by the city.

(c)

At any time after commencement of service to subscribers, the city may require additional reasonable tests, including full or partial repeat tests, different test procedures, or tests involving a specific subscriber's terminal at the grantee's expense to the extent such tests may be performed by the grantee's employees utilizing its existing facilities and equipment; provided that the city reserves the right to conduct its own tests upon reasonable notice to the grantee, and if noncompliance is found, the expense thereof shall be borne by the grantee. The city will endeavor to arrange its request for such special tests so as to minimize hardship or inconvenience to the grantee or to the subscriber.

(d)

A copy of the annual performance test report required by the Federal Communication Commission shall be submitted to the city within thirty (30) days of its completion.

(e)

The city shall have the right to employ qualified consultants if necessary or desirable to assist in the administration of this or any other section of this chapter at its own expense.

(Code 1971, § 52-65; Ord. No. 7864-A, § 1(Art. VI, § 5), 1-28-82)