Lakeport Municipal Code Art. IV PEG Channel

All state franchise holders who have been awarded a state video franchise under the California Public Utilities Code Section 5800 et seq. (the Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act of 2006 [the "Act"]) to operate within the unincorporated boundaries of the county of Lake, shall provide capacity for one public, education and governmental (PEG) access channel in accordance with California Public Utilities Code Section 5870.

(Ord. 885 § 1(part), 2012)

Said state franchise holders shall comply with the provisions of the Act related to PEG access channels, including the following requirements of California Public Utilities Code Section 5870:

A. The PEG access channel shall all be carried on the basic service tier.

B. To the extent feasible, the PEG access channel shall not be separated numerically from other channels carried on the basic service tier and the channel numbers for the PEG access channel shall be the same channel numbers used by the incumbent cable operator, unless prohibited by federal law.

C. After the initial designation of PEG access channel number, the channel number shall not be changed without the agreement of the county, unless the change is required by federal law.

D. The PEG access capacity provided shall be of similar quality and functionality to that offered by commercial channels on the lowest cost tier of service, unless the signal is provided to the state franchise holder at a lower quality or with less functionality.

(Ord. 885 § 1(part), 2012)

A. State franchise holder shall pay to the county a PEG fee equal to one percent of gross revenues which shall be exclusively used to support the operation of PEG channel facilities.

B. The county administrative officer shall prescribe financial accountability and reporting standards to which the county's designated PEG facilities provider shall be subject in order to qualify for receipt of said PEG fees.

C. State franchise holders shall remit PEG fees in the same manner as franchise fees as set forth in the Act. Each remittance shall be accompanied by a summary detailing how the PEG support fee was calculated.

D. The PEG fee may be shown as a separate line item on the regular bill of each subscriber.

E. If a state franchise holder fails to pay the PEG support fee when due, or underpays the proper amount due, the state franchise holder shall pay interest at the rate per year equal to the highest prime lending rate during the period of delinquency, plus one percent of the maximum rate specified by state law.

(Ord. 885 § 1(part), 2012)