To the extent practicable, licensee shall erect and maintain
its facilities on existing power and telephone poles pursuant to pole
attachment agreements with the utility companies. No new poles shall
be set by licensee unless no pole exists or use of an existing pole
is not practicable due to excessive rearrangement or other condition.
Where existing utility lines are underground, licensee shall place
its facilities underground unless otherwise authorized.
The distribution facilities of licensee shall be at all times
maintained in a good and safe condition by licensee and shall be constructed
and maintained by licensee so as not to interfere with television
and radio reception by inhabitants not using licensee's services.
Construction and maintenance of the transmission distribution
system shall be in accordance with the provisions of the National
Electrical Safety Code, the National Electrical Code and applicable
ordinances and regulations of licensor affecting electrical installation.
Licensee shall respond to all service calls within a reasonable
period and correct malfunctions as promptly as possible and shall
maintain a competent staff sufficient to provide adequate and prompt
service to its subscribers.
In the event licensee shall fail to comply with any of the material
provisions of this chapter and shall fail within 30 days after written
notice from licensor to correct such failure to comply, licensor shall
have the right, in addition to all other rights or remedies allowed
by law, to require Licensee to suspend service until such failure
is cured.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter
shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding
commenced by the Township before a Magisterial District Judge, pay
the maximum amount authorized by the provisions of 53 P.S. § 66601(c.1),
plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred
by the Township in the enforcement of this chapter.