The minimum capacity for a cable system shall be 450 MHz with
at least 77 downstream channels. Each cable franchise agreement shall
require the franchisee to provide the Village with a written description
of the cable system within the Village, including technical characteristics,
channel capacity, channel carriage and a strand map. The franchisee
shall provide the Village with an updated description upon request
by the Village, or whenever substantial changes in the system are
made.
The franchisee shall, to the maximum extent possible, assign,
as dial or station locations for local broadcast television stations
carried on the system, numbers, accessible by either a cable-ready
television or a converter, which correspond to their respective FCC-assigned
television station call numbers.
A.
The franchisee shall provide access channels on the subscriber network
for the exclusive use of designated institutions.
B.
The number and use of said channels will be prescribed in the franchise
agreements, and such channels shall be available on the lowest tier
of basic service, without additional charge.
C.
The franchisee shall make every reasonable effort to assign PEG (public,
educational, government) channels to the same channels assigned to
equivalent such channels by other providers within the Village and
in contiguous municipalities in which the franchisee also provides
such channels.
To the extent applicable, renewal shall be governed by the Cable
Act.
Applications for franchises shall include proposals for the
provision of public, educational and governmental access to the telecommunications
system.