Areawide interconnection of cable systems

(a)

A grantee, if ordered to do so by the mayor, shall interconnect access channels and/or local origination channels of its cable television system with any or all other cable systems providing service in adjacent areas.

(b)

Upon receiving an order to interconnect, the grantee shall make a good-faith effort to obtain agreements for the sharing of interconnection costs among all interconnecting companies. The mayor may extend the time to interconnect or may rescind the order to interconnect upon finding that the grantee has made a good-faith effort but has been unable to obtain a reasonable interconnection agreement or that the cost of the interconnection would cause an unreasonable increase in subscriber rates.

(c)

A grantee shall cooperate with any entity established for the purpose of regulating, financing, or otherwise providing for the interconnection of cable television systems.

(d)

The city may require a grantee to provide local origination equipment that is compatible with that used by other cable systems within the adjacent areas.

(e)

The grantee shall make every reasonable effort to cooperate with cable television franchise holders in contiguous communities in order to provide cable service in areas outside the grantee's franchise area.

(f)

The city shall make every reasonable effort to cooperate with the franchising authorities in contiguous communities and with the grantee in order to provide cable television service in areas outside the city.

(Code 1971, § 52-71; Ord. No. 7864-A, § 1(Art. VI, § 11), 1-28-82)

Secs. 7-117—7-130. - Reserved.

ARTICLE VI. - RESERVED[2]

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 2007-75, § 1, adopted March 29, 2007, repealed Art. VI, §§ 7-131—7-136, which pertained to the cable advisory committee. See also the Code Comparative Table.

Secs. 7-131—7-135. - Reserved.