A. 
Concurrently with the activation of the cable communications system in the Township, the grantee shall provide all services to subscribers as described in the franchise agreement.
(1) 
The system shall carry the broad categories of programming and services listed in the franchise agreement. Should the grantee desire to change the selection of programs or services offered, it shall maintain the mix, quality and level of services provided over the system. Any such change in programs or services offered shall comply with the conditions and procedures contained in the franchise agreement, and shall be reported to the Township at least 60 days prior to the proposed implementation. The grantee shall notify all subscribers in writing at least 30 days prior to implementing any change in the selection of programs or services offered on any tiers, or prior to adding or deleting any channels or changing the channel number for any station. The grantee shall endeavor to ensure diversity of programming regarding the community's needs.
(2) 
PEG channels.
(a) 
The grantee shall provide and maintain on such channels as the franchise agreement may direct, at a minimum, the following access services:
[1] 
"Government access channel" which shall be a specifically designated channel for governmental use by the Township and shall be managed, scheduled and programmed exclusively by the Township or shared with other local governmental entities at the discretion of the Township.
[2] 
"Educational channel" which shall be a specifically designed channel for use by local public and private school authorities, and shall be managed, scheduled and programmed exclusively by them.
[3] 
"Public access channel" which will be a specifically designated channel available on a nondiscriminatory basis to residents of the Township.
(b) 
No public, educational or government access channel may be assigned, transferred, or leased, in whole or in part.
(3) 
The grantee shall make available lease access channels to assure that the widest possible diversity of information sources are made available to subscribers.
(a) 
Such channels shall be specially designated for lease access use by persons unaffiliated with the grantee, at rates which are in accordance with the Cable Act.
(b) 
The number of such channels shall be determined by the provisions of the Cable Act or other applicable federal and state law.
(c) 
Grantee shall not exercise any editorial control over any programming provided over such channels, except that grantee may consider such content to the minimum extent necessary to establish a fair and reasonable price for the use of such channels.
(4) 
The grantee shall fully provide the services, facilities and equipment for public, educational and government access as indicated in the franchise agreement.
(5) 
The grantee shall comply with all obscenity and indecency regulations as adopted by the FCC.
B. 
Emergency override. The grantee shall, without charge, provide, service and maintain public emergency transmission facilities on all channels to the Township, as described in the franchise agreement.
A. 
Deposits. For any deposit required by grantee that earns interest, such interest shall be returned to the subscriber at such time as the deposit is returned.
B. 
Parental control devices. The grantee shall provide to subscribers, as part of its literature, information concerning the availability of a parental control device for use by a subscriber. The parental control device described shall be made available to all subscribers upon request.
C. 
Reconnection. Grantee shall restore service to customers wishing restoration of service, provided customer shall first satisfy any previous obligations owed.
D. 
Free disconnection. Subscribers shall have the right to have basic subscriber television service disconnected without charge. A refund of unused service charges shall be paid to the customer within 60 days from the date of termination of service.
E. 
Billing. Grantee shall not require subscribers to pay for service more than one month in advance. All bills shall be itemized by level of service.
F. 
Delinquent accounts. Grantee shall use its best efforts to collect on delinquent subscriber accounts. In all cases, the grantee shall provide the customer with at least 10 working days' written notice prior to disconnection.
G. 
Prohibited activities. In the conduct of its business franchised hereunder, neither the grantee nor its officers, employees, or agents shall directly or indirectly sell, lease, repair, install, or maintain television sets or receivers or antennas; provided, however, that nothing hereunder shall prohibit grantee, at customers' request, from examining or adjusting customers' receiving set to determine whether reception difficulties originate in the set or in the grantee's system.
A. 
The grantee shall adopt and abide by any and all customer service standards for cable operators issued by the FCC, including but not limited to the standards appearing at 47 CFR Section 76.309, as amended, which are hereby adopted by the Township. The standards issued by the FCC are the minimum standards for customer service under this chapter, and additional standards may be set forth in the franchise agreement or otherwise adopted by the Township.
B. 
The grantee shall prepare and file with the Township copies of all of its rules and regulations in connection with the handling of inquires, requests and complaints. The grantee shall, by appropriate means, such as a card or brochure, furnish information concerning the procedures for making inquires or complaints, including the name, address and local telephone number of the employee or employees or agent to whom such inquires or complaints are to be addressed.
C. 
The grantee shall keep full records of service calls in connection with the system. Such records shall identify the person contacting the grantee, and the person responding on behalf of the grantee, the subject matter of the contact, the date and time it was received, the resolution of the matter in question or the action taken by the grantee in connection with the contact, and the date and time thereof, and such other information as may be deemed pertinent by the grantee. These records shall be made available for periodic inspection by the Township.
D. 
The grantee shall repair or replace without charge all defective equipment provided by it to the subscriber; provided, however, that the grantee may charge a subscriber for service to or replacement of any equipment rendered inoperable or damaged due to negligence of such subscriber.
E. 
Hearing impaired. Grantee shall upon request of subscriber install equipment designed to enhance reception of programming with encoded signals for the hearing impaired.
F. 
Credit for service interruption. Grantee shall upon request of subscriber give a credit for 24 hours of free cable service for every service outage lasting for more than four hours in any twenty-four-hour period, 1/30 of the monthly bill. For this purpose, a "service outage" is defined as the loss of picture or sound on one or more channels.
A. 
It shall be the right of all subscribers to receive continuous, uninterrupted service insofar as their financial and other obligations to the grantee are honored.
B. 
In the event that a grantee elects to rebuild, modify or sell its system, or the Township gives notice of intent to terminate or fails to renew its franchise, the grantee shall cooperate with the Township or new grantee or operator in maintaining continuity of service to all subscribers. During such period, grantee shall be entitled to the revenues for any period during which it operates the system.
C. 
Abandonment of system. In the event the grantee willfully fails to operate the system for a continuous twenty-four-hour period without prior approval of the Township or without just cause, the Township may, at its option, operate the system or designate an operator until such time as grantee restores service under conditions acceptable to the Township or a permanent operator is selected. If the Township is required to fulfill this obligation for the grantee, the grantee shall reimburse the Township for all reasonable costs or damages in excess of revenues from the system received by the Township that are the result of the grantee's failure to perform, and grantee should be obligated to continue to provide head-end programming service until the Township is able to obtain equivalent head-end service from another source.