Title
An Ordinance creating a ten (10) year, Non-Exclusive Franchise for a cable television system within the confines of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government said franchise providing for: full financial and shareholder disclosure; indemnification by the franchise grantee and adequate insurance coverage; a $50,000.00 letter of credit to ensure franchise compliance; payment to the government; requirements for providing data, testing the system, and meeting minimum operational standards; conditions of street occupancy; use of poles; minimum construction standards; minimum requirements for extending the system; access to community facilities; public, educational and government access channels; emergency alert override; antenna switches; two hour stand-by power; testing and analyzing the system and proof of performance; establishment of consumer services standards; establishment of standards for billing practices; establishment of a complaint procedure; refunds to subscribers for failure of service; rate regulation; Council approval required for a transfer of control or assignment of the franchise; standards and procedures established for forfeiture of the franchise, assessment of penalties and valuation of the system; foreclosure and receivership provisions; reserving government rights in the franchise; assurances of nondiscrimination; protections of subscriber privacy; administrative supervision of the franchise; government access to property and records. [Dept. of General Services, Reed]
Summary
Authorization to offer and advertise for bid a competitive cable franchise. This action needs to be completed based upon a request by Windstream Kentucky East, LLC ("Windstream"). Approval is sought to offer and advertise a competitive cable franchise through ordinance (the "Franchise Ordinance") that is substantially similar in terms to the current cable franchise under which the incumbent cable provider operates (per federal law LFUCG is prohibited from unr...
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