A. 
Ongoing regulation. The Township shall exercise appropriate regulatory authority under the provisions of this chapter and applicable law. This authority shall be vested in the Township Board of Supervisors and administered through the Township Manager or his designee in order to provide day-to-day administration and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and any franchise granted hereunder, and to carry out the Township's responsibilities with regard to cable communications.
B. 
Change in law or regulation. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter to the contrary, the grantee shall at all times comply with all laws and regulations of the local, commonwealth and federal government. In the event that any actions of the commonwealth or federal government or any agency thereof, or any court of competent jurisdiction upon final adjudication, substantially reduce in any way the power or authority of the Township under this chapter or the franchise, or if in compliance with any local, commonwealth, or federal law or regulation is in conflict with the terms of this chapter, the franchise, or any law or regulation of the Township, then the Township, at its option, may notify the grantee that it wishes to negotiate those provisions which are affected in any way by such modification in regulations or statutory authority. Thereafter, the grantee shall negotiate in good faith with the Township in the development of alternate provisions which shall fairly restore the Township to the maximum level of authority and power permitted by law. The Township shall have the right to modify any of the provisions to such reasonable extent as may be necessary to carry out the full intent and purpose of this chapter and the franchise.
C. 
Authority. The Township reserves the right to exercise the maximum plenary authority, as may at any time be lawfully permissible, to regulate the cable communications system, the franchise and the grantee. Should applicable legislative, judicial or regulatory authorities at any time permit regulation not presently permitted to the Township, the Township may without the approval of the grantee engage in any such additional regulation as may then be permissible, whether or not contemplated by this chapter or the franchise.
A. 
The Township shall have the following regulatory responsibility:
(1) 
Administration and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and any franchise granted hereunder.
(2) 
Award, renewal, extension or termination of a franchise pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the franchise, and other applicable law.
(3) 
Consent prior to sale or transfer of any franchise granted hereunder.
(4) 
Performance evaluation.
(5) 
Rate regulation, if applicable.
B. 
The Township also reserves the right to perform the following functions:
(1) 
Develop objectives and coordinate activities related to the operation of government channels.
(2) 
Approve procedures and standards for public, government and educational access and operations and services, including the use of dedicated channels and sharing of public facilities.
(3) 
Coordinate plans for expansion, interconnection and growth of cable services.
(4) 
Analyze the possibility of integrating cable system with other Township, state or regional telecommunications networks.
(5) 
Formulate and recommend long-range telecommunications policy for the Township, and determine the future cable-related needs and interests of the community.
(6) 
Provide the administrative effort necessary for the conduct of performance evaluations, and any other activities required for the administration of the franchise.
(7) 
Monitor the grantee's process for handling citizen complaints and periodically inspect and analyze the records related to such complaints.
(8) 
Receive applications for rate increases if applicable and provide staff assistance in the analysis and recommendations thereto.
(9) 
Monitor the grantee's adherence to operational standards, service requirements and line extension policies.
(10) 
Assure compliance with applicable laws and ordinances.
(11) 
Arrange tests and analysis of equipment and performance as needed to insure compliance with this chapter and the franchise.
(12) 
Assure continuity in service.
(13) 
Receive for examination all data and reports required by this chapter.
A. 
Schedule filings. The grantee shall file with the Township schedules which shall describe all services offered, all rates and charges of any kind, and all terms and conditions relating thereto. No rates or charges shall be effective except as they appear on a schedule so filed. The grantee shall notify subscribers in writing at least 30 days prior to the implementation of any change in services offered, rates charges, or terms and conditions related thereto.
B. 
Nondiscriminatory rates. The grantee shall establish rates that are nondiscriminatory within the same general class of subscribers which must be applied fairly and uniformly to all subscribers in the franchise area for all services. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit the grantee from offering discounts to commercial and multiple-family-dwelling subscribers billed on a bulk basis, promotional discounts, or reduced installation rates for subscribers who have multiple services. The grantee's charges and rates for all services shall be itemized on the subscriber's monthly bills.
C. 
Township regulation. To the extent that Federal or Commonwealth law or regulation may now, or as the same may hereafter be amended to, authorize the Township to regulate the rates for any particular service tiers, service packages, equipment, or any other services provided by grantee, the Township shall have the right to exercise rate regulation to the full extent authorized by law, or to refrain from exercising such regulation for any period of time, at the sole discretion of the Township.
A. 
Evaluation sessions. The Township and the grantee may, at the discretion of the Township, hold scheduled performance evaluation sessions every three years. All such evaluation sessions may be open to the public.
B. 
Special sessions. Special evaluation sessions may be held at any time during the term of the franchise at the request of the Township.
C. 
Public hearings. All evaluation sessions may be open to the public and announced in a newspaper of general circulation in accordance with public notice, as provided in § 72-3. The grantee shall notify subscribers of any such public meetings by announcement on the designated local government channel on the system between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. for five consecutive days preceding each session.
D. 
Topics for review. Topics which may be discussed at any scheduled or special evaluation session may include, but not be limited to system performance and construction, grantee compliance with this chapter and the franchise, customer service and complaint response, subscriber privacy, services provided, programming offered, service rate structures, franchise fees, penalties, free or discounted services, applications of new technologies, judicial and FCC filings, and line extensions.
E. 
Cooperation by grantee. During the review and evaluation by the Township, the grantee shall fully cooperate with the Township and shall provide such information and documents as the Township may need to reasonably perform its review.
Any person, firm, corporation or utility which permits the violation of this chapter, shall, upon being found liable in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township, pay a fine of $600 plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the Township. A separate offense shall arise for each day or portion thereof in which a violation is found to exist or for each section of the ordinance which is found to have been violated. In addition, to civil actions before a District Justice, the Township may enforce this chapter in an action in equity brought in the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas.