Purposes

The purpose of this chapter is to:

(1)

Provide for the franchising and regulation of cable television systems within the city;

(2)

Provide for the payment of a fee and other valuable consideration to the city for the use of city streets and other public ways in the construction and operation of cable television systems, and to compensate the city for costs associated therewith;

(3)

Provide for the regulation by the city of the rates to be charged to subscribers for cable television service;

(4)

Provide for the development of cable television as a means to improve communications between and among the citizens and public institutions of the city; and

(5)

Provide remedies and prescribe penalties for violation of this chapter and the franchise(s) granted hereunder.

(Code 1971, § 52-2; Ord. No. 7864-A, § 1(Art. I, § 2), 1-28-82)