[CC 1990 § 7.5-121; Ord. No. 946 § 6, 9-19-1994]
To the extent permitted by law, the City may conduct cable regulation
pursuant to this Article jointly with other municipalities in St.
Louis County, Missouri, served by the same cable operator, including,
but not limited to, joint certification, acting through a common Coordinator,
holding joint proceedings, providing joint notices and conducting
joint reviews of filings. The City Council shall retain the final
authority to make determinations hereunder and shall issue separate
orders.
[CC 1990 § 7.5-122; Ord. No. 946 § 9, 9-19-1994]
Any cable operator may petition for a change in regulatory status
based on development of effective competition, and the City shall
consider such a petition in accordance with FCC regulations. The cable
operator must file an original and fifteen (15) copies of the petition
with the Coordinator. If there are multiple cable operators providing
locally regulated service within the City, each operator must file
a separate petition and receive a separate decision from the City.
[CC 1990 § 7.5-123; Ord. No. 946 § 10, 9-19-1994]
A.
A cable operator shall itemize its bills so that the charges for
basic service, equipment and installation are separately stated. A
cable operator may, but it is not required to, identify a separate
line item on each regular bill of each subscriber in accordance with
FCC regulations:
1.
The amount of the total bill assessed as a franchise fee and
the identity of the franchising authority to which the fee is paid;
2.
The amount of the total bill assessed to satisfy any requirements
imposed on the cable operator by the franchise agreement to support
public, educational or governmental channels or the use of such channels;
and
3.
The amount of any other fees, tax, assessment or charge of any
kind imposed by any governmental authority on the transaction between
operator and the subscriber.
B.
In order for a governmental fee or assessment to be separately identified
under this Subsection, it must be directly imposed by a governmental
body on a transaction between a subscriber and on operator. The charge
identified on the subscriber's bill as the total charge for cable
service shall include all itemized fees and costs.
[CC 1990 § 7.5-124; Ord. No. 946 § 11, 9-19-1994]
A cable operator shall not impose a late charge upon any subscriber
who pays for service within fifteen (15) days after the end of the
month in which the service was provided. Late charges shall not exceed
seventy-five hundredths of one percent (0.75%) per month.
