§ 26-7. Technical requirements; channel capacity; interconnection capability.

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(a)

Each franchise shall provide for a home subscriber network of a program channel carriage signal capacity not less than that provided for Prince George's County, and which shall be installed, maintained and operated at all times in full compliance with the technical and channel capacity standards of the Federal Communication Commission. Annual performance tests shall be required.

(b)

No franchise shall be granted which provides initially for equipment, cable cast signal quality, technical facilities and channel capacity less than the state of the art may competitively provide. Each application shall provide a section describing how the CATV system may be maintained up to the state of the art throughout the term of the franchise.

(c)

Each franchise shall provide for interconnection capability so that subscribers may have access to the local access, public access, educational, governmental and emergency channels of any CATV system franchised by Prince George's County.

(Ord. No. 3-80, 6-12-80)

                    
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