A franchisee shall construct and operate its system so as to
provide service to all parts of its franchise area having a density
of at least 20 residences per mile of system. In addition, all areas
which reach such density at any time during the franchise term shall
be provided service upon reaching the minimum density.
Except as federal law may otherwise require, and subject to the minimum density requirement specified in §
224-23 of this chapter, a franchisee shall, upon request, extend its trunk and distribution system to any subscriber located within 250 feet of a main distribution cable located in the public rights-of-way at its standard installation charge, unless the franchisee demonstrates to the Town's satisfaction that extraordinary circumstances exist; and extend its trunk and distribution system to any potential subscriber outside the two-hundred-fifty-foot limit, provided that the franchisee may charge the potential subscriber for the cost of the actual length of the installed drop, or the shortest distance to the point where the franchisee would be required to extend its distribution system, whichever is shorter, except where the franchisee has demonstrated to the Town's satisfaction that extraordinary circumstances exist. In areas where the minimum density requirement is not met, or where extraordinary circumstances exist, a franchisee shall, upon request, extend its cable system to a potential subscriber, provided that the subscriber shall pay the additional extension costs.