A. 
Talbot County finds that the development of cable television and communications systems has the potential of having great benefit and impact upon the citizens of the County. Because of the complex and rapidly changing technology associated with cable television, the County further finds that the public convenience, safety and general welfare can best be served by establishing regulatory powers to be vested in the County. It is the intent of this chapter to specify the means to attain the best possible public interest and public purpose in these matters.
B. 
Further, it is recognized that cable communications systems have the capacity to provide not only entertainment and information services to the County's residents, but can provide a variety of broadband, interactive communications services to institutions and individuals. Many of these services may involve County agencies and other public institutions by providing governmental, educational or health care communications.
The following goals underlie the regulations contained herein:
A. 
Communications services should be provided to the maximum number of County residents.
B. 
The system should be capable of accommodating both the present and reasonably foreseeable future communications needs of the County.
C. 
The system should be improved and upgraded during the franchise term so that the new facilities necessary for the operation of the system shall be integrated to the maximum extent possible with existing facilities.
D. 
The communications system authorized by this chapter shall be responsive to the needs and interests of the local community, and shall provide the widest possible diversity of information sources and services to the public.