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Supp. No. 9
(1)
The company shall designate a channel which will be used for emergency broadcasts of both
audio and video.
(2)
The company shall cooperate with the town in the use and operation of the emergency alert
override system.
(Ord. No. 95-64, § X, 8-14-95)
Sec. 56-46. Interconnection.
The company shall interconnect its cable system with any or all other cable systems in nearby areas,
upon the directive of the town. To accomplish this requirement, the company shall familiarize itself with the
technical demands necessary to cause such interconnection.
(1)
Interconnection of the systems may be done by direct cable connection, microwave link, satellite,
or other appropriate method.
(2)
Upon receiving a directive from the town to interconnect, the company shall immediately initiate
negotiations with the other affected system or systems in order that all costs may be shared
equitably among cable companies for both construction and operation of the interconnection
link. Such interconnection shall be made within the time limit established by the town.
(3)
The company may be granted reasonable extensions of the time to interconnect, or the town may
rescind its order to interconnect upon petition by the company to the town. The town shall grant
the request, if it finds the company has negotiated in good faith and has failed to obtain approval
from the other affected systems, or the cost of interconnection would cause an unreasonable or
unacceptable increase in subscriber rates.
(4)
The company shall cooperate with any interconnection corporation, regional interconnection
authority or town, county, state and federal regulatory agency established for the purpose of
regulating, financing, or otherwise providing for the interconnection of cable systems beyond the
boundaries of the town. Further, the company will cooperate with other cable
telecommunications system operators in an attempt to standardize the number of channels likely
to be interconnected, to standardize a suitable frequency plan that would be compatible with
existing microwave coverage in the area that would permit the maximum number of systems to
interconnect, and to standardize the actual channel assignments.
(5)
The company shall design and operate the system so as to facilitate interconnection as stated
above.
(Ord. No. 95-64, § XI, 8-14-95)
Sec. 56-47. Access funding.
(a) The town shall have the right to establish an authority or commission to administer for the town
all community media (access) activities.
(b) The town shall have the right to direct the grantee to collect fees from customers to support the