In addition to the provisions outlined in Article IV regarding franchise application, grant and authority, the approval of a cable franchise is also subject to the provisions and requirements outlined in this article.
The minimum capacity for a cable system shall be 450 MHz with at least
77 downstream channels. Each cable franchise agreement shall require the franchisee
to provide the Village with a written description of the cable system within
the Village, including technical characteristics, channel capacity, channel
carriage and a strand map. The franchisee shall provide the Village with an
updated description, either upon request by the Village or whenever substantial
changes in the system are made.
The franchisee shall, to the maximum extent possible, assign, as dial
or station locations for local broadcast television stations carried on the
system, numbers, accessible by either a cable-ready television or a converter,
which correspond to their respective FCC-assigned television station call
numbers.
A.
The franchisee shall provide access channels on the subscriber
network for the exclusive use of designated institutions.
B.
The number and use of said channels will be prescribed
in the franchise agreements and such channels shall be available on the lowest
tier of basic service, without additional charge.
C.
The franchisee shall make every reasonable effort to
assign public, educational and government channels to the same channel numbers
assigned to the equivalent of such channels by other providers within the
Village and in contiguous municipalities in which the franchisee also provides
such channels.
To the extent applicable, renewal shall be governed by the Cable Act.
Applications for franchises shall include proposals for the provision
of public, educational and governmental access to the telecommunications system.
