A. 
Cable system services shall be offered to all City residents in accordance with the provisions of the franchise agreement. The grantee shall not materially reduce the number of channels programmed without permission of the City.
B. 
No person, firm or corporation in the existing service area of the grantee shall be arbitrarily refused service.
(Prior code 6823(c), 6847; Ord. 32-79; Ord. 23-95)
It shall be the right of all subscribers to receive all available services insofar as their financial and other obligations are honored. In the event that the grantee elects to overbuild, rebuild, modify or sell the system, or the City revokes or determines not to renew the franchise, the grantee shall do everything in its power to ensure that all subscribers receive continuous, uninterrupted service regardless of the circumstances during the lifetime of the franchise. In the event of purchase by the City, or a change of grantee, the current grantee shall cooperate with the City to operate the system for a temporary period, during which time grantee shall receive fair and reasonable compensation in maintaining continuity of service to all subscribers.
(Prior code 6852; Ord. 32-79; Ord. 23-95)
It shall be the policy of the City liberally to amend this franchise, upon application of the grantee, when necessary to enable the grantee to take advantage of any technological developments which will afford it an opportunity to more effectively, efficiently, or economically serve its subscribers. However, this section shall not be construed to require the City to make any amendment or to prohibit it from unilaterally changing this policy.
(Prior code 6828; Ord. 32-79; Ord. 23-95)
The present territorial limits of the City and any area added thereto during the term of a franchise.
(Prior code 6829; Ord. 32-79; Ord. 23-95)
A. 
As defined in the franchise agreement, the grantee shall be permitted to charge higher installation fees for areas of low housing density, commercial areas and/or underground areas, that require exceptionally high construction costs.
B. 
Upon petition by the grantee, the City Council may defer or indefinitely suspend any expansion into such a special service area required by this article after a showing by the grantee that such expansion would cause grantee unreasonable financial hardship. The adequacy of such a showing shall be determined and weighed against the public interest in the cable system expansion in a public hearing.
(Prior code 6848; Ord. 32-79; Ord. 23-95)
A. 
In the event any new territory shall be annexed to the City which is contiguous to only one franchise area in the City, such new territory shall become, by operation of law, a part of such franchise area immediately upon the effective date of such annexation.
B. 
In the event any new territory shall become annexed to the City which is contiguous to more than one franchise area in the City or is not contiguous to any franchise area, then the City Council shall determine at a public hearing which grantee or grantees, if any, shall serve such new territory.
C. 
In the event any portion of the unincorporated territory covered by an existing franchise or license is annexed to the City prior to the time that the grantee of such franchise or license has commenced installation of a cable system within the territory, all rights acquired by the grantee under its franchise or license shall terminate by operation of law on the date on which the annexation to the City becomes effective.
D. 
In the event any portion of unincorporated territory covered by an existing franchise or license is annexed to the City after the grantee has commenced or completed construction and installation of a cable system within the territory, the rights reserved under such franchise or license, shall inure to the benefit of the City and all regulatory provisions of this article and any other rules and regulations applicable to cable systems operating within the City, whether then in effect or subsequently adopted, shall be applicable to and binding upon the grantee. In addition, the grantee shall be obligated to pay annually to the City the percentage of the gross receipts established in the franchise or license which are derived from its operations within the annexed territory.
(Prior code 6826; Ord. 32-79; Ord. 23-95)