§ 25.33. Area-Wide Interconnection of Cable Systems.

A.

A Grantee, if requested to do so by the City, shall consider interconnecting Access Channels and/or local origination channels of its Cable Television System with any or all other cable systems providing service in adjacent areas.

B.

Upon receiving a request to interconnect, the Grantee shall make a good faith effort to obtain agreements for the sharing of interconnection costs among all interconnecting companies. The Grantee does not have to interconnect, if the Grantee has made a good faith effort but has been unable to obtain a reasonable interconnection agreement or if the cost of the interconnection would cause an unreasonable increase in Subscriber rates.

C.

A Grantee shall cooperate with any entity established for the purpose of regulating, financing, or otherwise providing for the interconnection of Cable Television System's access channels.

D.

The City may require a new Grantee to provide local origination equipment that is compatible with that used by other cable systems which are operating in the City or within the adjacent areas.

E.

The City shall make every reasonable effort to cooperate with franchising authorities in contiguous communities, and with the Grantee, in order to provide Cable Service in areas outside the City.

(Ord. of 1-7-1985, Doc. #19125; Ord. of 9-23-1996, Doc. #29666)