Chino Municipal Code Art. VII Service

The grantee shall provide, as a minimum, the services listed in the franchise agreement. Services shall not be reduced, except in accordance with the procedures and requirements of applicable law, and prior notification shall be provided to grantor.

(Ord. 85-17 (part), 1985: Ord. 84-37 § 8.1, 1984.)

The "basic cable service" shall include any service tier which includes the retransmission of local television signals. This service shall be provided to all subscribers at the established monthly subscription rates.

(Ord. 85-17 (part), 1985.)

The basic subscriber radio service shall include the provision of all audio services designated in the franchise agreement, including broadcast FM radio and cablecast FM signals. This service shall be provided to all subscribers at the established BSRS monthly subscription rates.

(Ord. 84-37 § 8.3, 1984.)

If specified in the franchise agreement, the institutional service shall include the provision of transmission and/or reception services to institutional users, on a commercial use channel basis at established IS rates. Services may include the distribution of video or nonvideo signals.

(Ord. 85-17 (part), 1985: Ord. 84-37 § 8.4, 1984.)

Additional subscriber services, not included in the basic cable service and BSRS services specified in this article, may be provided, either within the basic cable service rates, or on a premium basis, subject to applicable FCC regulations.

(Ord. 85-17 (part), 1985; Ord. 84-37 § 8.5, 1984.)

The grantee shall operate the cablecasting studios on a high-quality, professional basis for the purpose of providing cablecast programming responsive to local needs and interests. The emphasis for the local origination channel(s) shall be on providing programming that is unavailable to viewers on broadcast television channels.

(Ord. 84-37 § 8.6, 1984.)

The grantee shall provide the PEG access facilities, including channel capacity, necessary interface equipment and cabling to permit operation. as specified in the franchise agreement.

(Ord. 85-17 (part), 1985.)

The grantee shall designate channel capacity for commercial use as required by applicable law and as specified in the franchise agreement.

(Ord. 85-17 (part), 1985.)

The grantor may require that all dwelling units within the franchise area shall be connected physically to the cable system by the grantee by means of drop cables terminating at each dwelling unit, whether or not the dwelling unit's occupants desire to subscribe to cable service. The cost and charges shall be determined by the grantor at the time such connection is required. The grantee shall be entitled to recover the incremental cost of providing a universal connection at the time such connections are required.

(Ord. 85-17 (part), 1985; Ord. 84-37 § 8.12, 1984.)