Chapter 114 – Cable Television Regulations

CHAPTER 114 CABLE TELEVISION REGULATIONS 114.01 Purpose 114.24 Service Requirements 114.02 Definitions 114.25 Service Procedures 114.03 Use of Property 114.26 Service Rules and Regulations 114.04 Taxes 114.27 Service Agreements 114.05 Insurance 114.28 Performance Standards 114.06 Hold Harmless 114.29 Channel Capacity and Performance 114.07 Assignment 114.30 Installation and Maintenance of Subscriber 114.08 Insolvency of Grantee Terminals in City Buildings and Schools 114.09 Default of Grantee 114.31 Telecast of Educational Activities 114.10 Termination 114.32 Program Alteration 114.11 Compliance with Applicable Laws 114.33 Rates and Charges 114.12 Compliance with National Electrical Safety Code 114.34 Protection of Privacy 114.13 Compliance with FCC Rules and Regulations 114.35 Program Content Restrictions 114.14 Construction and Operation Schedule 114.36 Injury to Property of the Grantee 114.15 Installation and Maintenance of Property of Grantee 114.37 Intercepting Signals of the Grantee 114.16 Interference 114.38 Record Keeping 114.17 Installation of Cables 114.39 Filing of Reports 114.18 Restoration of Ground Surface 114.40 Filing of Maps And Plats 114.19 Temporary Removal of Cables 114.41 Filing of Communications with Regulatory Agencies 114.20 Tree Trimming 114.42 Discrimination Prohibited 114.21 Line Extensions 114.43 Arbitration 114.22 City Rights 114.44 Reservations 114.23 Access 114.01 PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to provide regulatory provisions of cable television systems in the City. The ordinance codified in this chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Tiffin Cable Television Regulatory Ordinance.” 114.02 DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words and derivations shall have the meanings given in this section: 1. “Cable television system” means any facility that, in whole or in part, receives directly or indirectly over the air and amplifies or otherwise modifies the signals transmitting programs broadcast by one or more television or radio stations and distributes such signals, by wire or cable, to subscribing members of the public who pay for such services. 2. “Channel” means the segment of the electromagnetic spectrum to which a source of television transmission is assigned. 3. “FCC” or “Federal Communications Commission” means that Federal agency constituted by the Communication Act of 1934, as amended. 4. “Franchise” means the rights, privileges, and authority granted by the City to the Grantee hereunder and includes all of the terms and conditions of this chapter. 5. “Grantee” means any corporation, partnership, or individual granted a nonexclusive franchise to provide cable television services in the City. 6. “Gross subscriber revenues” means only those revenues derived from the monthly service charges paid by subscribers located within the City for regular cable television reception service, which service includes only the transmission of broadcast signals and the programming presented on the required access and origination channels, if any. Gross subscriber revenues shall not include any revenues received: