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Chapter 4.04 — REGULATION OF CABLE TELEVISION, VIDEO AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

Willits Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Willits

4.04.010 - Short title.

4.04.020 - Authority.

4.04.030 - Definitions.

4.04.040 - A franchise is required to operate a cable system.

4.04.050 - The city may grant a cable franchise.

4.04.060 - Franchise duration and renewal.

4.04.061 - Extension of cable franchise with Adelphia communications.

4.04.070 - Limitations of franchise.

4.04.080 - Rights reserved to the city.

4.04.090 - Transfers and assignments.

4.04.100 - Franchise area—Annexations.

4.04.110 - Application for franchises—Contents of application.

4.04.120 - Selection of grantee.

4.04.130 - Franchise renewal.

4.04.140 - Multiple franchises.

4.04.150 - Franchise application processing costs.

4.04.160 - Franchise fee.

4.04.170 - Contents of cable television franchise.

4.04.180 - Breach of franchise—Grounds for assessment of penalties and franchise revocation.

4.04.190 - Procedure for adjudication of breaches of the franchise.

4.04.200 - City council hearing procedures.

4.04.210 - Hearing officer procedures.

4.04.220 - Penalties for breach of the franchise.

4.04.230 - Alternative remedies.

4.04.240 - Removal and abandonment—Purchase of system.

4.04.250 - Receivership and foreclosure.

4.04.260 - Undergrounding.

4.04.270 - Use of poles.

4.04.280 - Construction standards.

4.04.290 - Approvals.

4.04.300 - Submission of drawings.

4.04.310 - Relocation of facilities and equipment.

4.04.320 - Maintenance.

4.04.330 - Subscriber service standards.

4.04.340 - Identification required.

4.04.350 - Notification to subscribers.

4.04.360 - Verification of subscriber service standards.

4.04.370 - Subscriber complaints.

4.04.380 - Compatibility with consumer electronics equipments.

4.04.390 - Rate regulation.

4.04.400 - Billing procedures.

4.04.410 - Refunds.

4.04.420 - Notice of rate increases.

4.04.430 - Nondiscrimination and customer privacy.

4.04.440 - Written or oral notice to enter property.

4.04.450 - Notice regarding channel scrambling.

4.04.460 - Tenant rights.

4.04.470 - Continuity of service mandatory.

4.04.480 - Applicability.

4.04.490 - Application required.

4.04.500 - Review of application.

4.04.510 - Agreement required.

4.04.520 - Other multichannel video programming distributors.

4.04.530 - Video providers—Registration—Customer service standards.

4.04.540 - Telecommunications service provided by telephone corporations.

4.04.550 - Severability.

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