[Ord. No. 515,
passed 8-13-2008]
Township may grant nonexclusive franchises to construct, install,
maintain, extend, and operate a cable communications system in the
Township, in accordance with Title VI of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 521 et seq.
[Ord. No. 515,
passed 8-13-2008]
Township previously entered into a cable television franchise
agreement with Comcast extending its nonexclusive franchise agreement
to 2017. Township hereby authorizes the entering into of an amendment
to the agreement with Comcast, extending its franchise to be coterminus
with the franchise granted to Verizon on substantially the terms of
the proposed amendment presented to the Township after negotiation
between the Township and Comcast.
[Ord. No. 515,
passed 8-13-2008]
Township hereby authorizes the entering into of a cable television
franchise agreement with Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc., to construct,
install, maintain, extend, and operate a cable communications system
in the Township to 2020, on substantially the terms of the proposed
agreement presented to the Township after negotiation between the
Township and Verizon.
[Ord. No. 515,
passed 8-13-2008]
If any sentence, clause, section or part of this chapter is,
for any reason, found to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid,
such unconstitutionality, illegality or invalidity shall not affect
or impair any of the remaining provisions, sentences, clauses, sections
or parts hereof. It is hereby declared as the intent of the Township
that this chapter would have been adopted had the same not been included
herein. All provisions conflicting with any provisions of this chapter
are hereby repealed insofar as the same affects this chapter.
[Ord. No. 515,
passed 8-13-2008]
This chapter shall be effective five days following enactment,
as by law provided.