Chapter 5.18 CABLE SYSTEMS AND OPEN VIDEO SYSTEMS
Section 5.18.340 Minimum requirements.
A. PEG Access. No OVS operator shall
be issued a franchise, or may commence
construction of an OVS system, until (1) it agrees to match in all respects the highest PEG
obligations borne by any cable communications system operator in the city; or (2) it agrees to
PEG obligations acceptable to the city.
B. Institutional Network. Any OVS
operator that constructs an I-Net must match in all
respects the highest I-Net obligations borne by any cable communications system operator in the
city, unless it agrees to alternative I-Net obligations acceptable to the city.
C. Construction Provisions. Every
OVS agreement shall specify the construction schedule
that will apply to any required construction, upgrade, or rebuild of the OVS. The schedule shall
provide for prompt completion of the project, considering the amount and type of construction
required.
D. Testing. Each OVS operator shall
perform at its expense such tests as may be necessary
to show whether or not the franchisee is in compliance with its obligations under this article or a
franchise.
E. Consumer Protection Provisions.
Every franchisee must satisfy customer service and
consumer protection requirements established from time to time under state or local law and
applicable to OVS. (Ord. 645 § 1 (part), 2004)