Chapter 6 — COMMUNITY ANTENNA — Albany Municipal Code

COMMUNITY ANTENNA TELEVISION SYSTEMS

		§ 6-1	§ 6-5.4.	PEG Access Facility
		INTENT		Management.
			§ 6-5.5.	Reservation by Grantor.
		§ 6-2	§ 6-5.6.	Rates.
		SHORT TITLE	§ 6-5.7.	Annual Review of Performance
		§ 6-3 DEFINITIONS	§ 6-5.8.	and Quality of Service. System and Services Review.
§	6-3.1.	Definitions.	§ 6-6 GENERAL FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE
				PROVISIONS
		§ 6-4
		GRANT OF FRANCHISE	§ 6-6.1.	Construction Bond.
§ § §	6-4.1. 6-4.2. 6-4.3.	Grant. Franchise Required. Establishment of Franchise Requirements.	§ 6-6.2. § 6-6.3. § 6-6.4. § 6-6.5.	Performance Bond. Security Fund. Indemnification. Insurance.
§	6-4.4.	Authority to Grant Franchise.
§ §	6-4.5. 6-4.6.	Use of Public Streets and Ways. Duration.	§ 6-7 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROVISIONS
§	6-4.7.	Franchise Nonexclusive.
§	6-4.8.	Franchise Applications.	§ 6-7.1.	System Design.
§	6-4.9.	Grant Procedure.	§ 6-7.2.	Geographical Coverage.
§	6-4.10.	Transfer of Ownership or	§ 6-7.3.	Cablecasting Facilities.
		Control.	§ 6-7.4.	System Construction Schedule.
§	6-4.11.	Franchise Renewal.	§ 6-7.5.	Remedies for Delay in
§	6-4.12.	Police Powers.		Construction.
§	6-4.13.	Franchise Fee.	§ 6-7.6.	Provision of Service.
§	6-4.14.	Forfeiture or Revocation.	§ 6-7.7.	Undergrounding of Cable.
§	6-4.15.	Procedures in the Event of	§ 6-7.8.	New Development
		Termination or Expiration.		Undergrounding.
§	6-4.16.	Receivership and Foreclosure.	§ 6-7.9.	Underground at Multiple-
§	6-4.17.	Franchise Processing Costs.		Dwelling Units.
			§ 6-7.10.	Street Occupancy.
		§ 6-5	§ 6-7.11.	Construction and Technical
	REGULATION OF FRANCHISE			Standards.
			§ 6-7.12.	Areawide Interconnection.
§	6-5.1.	Regulatory Authority.
§	6-5.2.	Regulatory Responsibility.
§	6-5.3.	Public Usage of the System.

ALBANY CODE

		§ 6-8		§ 6-12
		SERVICE PROVISIONS	RIGHTS RESERVED TO THE GRANTEE
§	6-8.1.	Services To Be Provided.	§ 6-12.1.	Right of Grantee.
§	6-8.2.	Basic Cable Service.	§ 6-12.2.	Reservation of Rights.
§	6-8.3.	Local Origination Channel(s).
§	6-8.4.	Cable Channels for		§ 6-13
		Commercial Use.		FRANCHISE VIOLATIONS
§	6-8.5.	Universal Connection.
			§ 6-13.1.	Remedies for Franchise
		§ 6-9		Violations.
		CONSUMER PROTECTION	§ 6-13.2.	Procedure for Remedying
				Franchise Violations.
§	6-9.1.	Consumer Service Standards.	§ 6-13.3.	Force Majeure; Grantee's
§	6-9.2.	Requests for Cable Service and		Inability to Perform.
		Repairs.
§	6-9.3.	Verification of Standards.		§ 6-14
§	6-9.4.	Noncompliance with Standards.		REPORTS
§ § §	6-9.5. 6-9.6. 6-9.7.	Complaint Procedure. Review by the Grantor. Remedies for Violations.	§ 6-14.1. § 6-14.2.	Annual Reports. System Survey and Test Report.
§	6-9.8.	Notices.	§ 6-14.3.	Copies of Federal and State
§	6-9.9.	Quality of Service.		Reports.
§	6-9.10.	Tenant Rights.	§ 6-14.4.	Public Reports.
§	6-9.11.	Grantee Rules and Regulations.	§ 6-14.5.	Complaint File and Reports.
§	6-9.12.	Rights of Individuals.	§ 6-14.6.	Miscellaneous Reports.
§	6-9.13.	Continuity of Service	§ 6-14.7.	Inspection of Facilities.
		Mandatory.	§ 6-14.8.	Public Inspection.
§	6-9.14.	Identification of Employees.	§ 6-14.9.	Failure to Report.
	§ 6-10 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE		§ 6-14.10. § 6-14.11.	False Statements. Cost of Reports.
§ §	6-10.1. 6-10.2.	Books and Records. Records Required.	§ 6-15 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

§	6-10.2.	Records Required.
		§ 6-11	§ 6-15.1.	Compliance with State and Federal Laws.
	RIGHTS	RESERVED TO THE GRANTOR	§ 6-15.2.	Separability Non-Material
				Provisions.
§	6-11.1.	Right of Inspection of Construction.	§ 6-15.3.	Separability - Material Provisions.
§	6-11.2.	Right of Intervention.	§ 6-15.4.	Notices.
			§ 6-15.5.	Captions.

COMMUNITY ANTENNA TELEVISION SYSTEMS

§	6-15.6.	No Recourse Against the
		Grantor.
§	6-15.7.	Nonenforcement by the
		Grantor.

§ 6-1 INTENT [Ord. 89-07]¶

The City of Albany finds that the development of cable television and communications systems has the potential of having great benefit and impact upon the residents of Albany. Because of the complex and rapidly changing technology associated with cable television, the City further finds that the public convenience, safety and general welfare can best be served by establishing regulatory powers which should be vested in the City or such persons as the City shall designate. It is the intent of this chapter and subsequent amendments to provide for and specify the means to attain the best possible public interest and public purpose in these matters and any franchise issued pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed to include this finding as an integral part thereof.

§ 6-2 SHORT TITLE [Ord. #89-07]

This ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the "City of Albany Cable Communications Regulatory Ordinance".

§ 6-3 DEFINITIONS

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