(a)
Application required. An application must be filed for an initial and renewal cable
system franchise, or for approval of a transfer. A request for renewal filed under 47 U.S.C. Section 546(h) need not contain the information required by section 43-17(b)(1)—(2).
(b)
Application Contents.
(1)
The county administrator may specify the information that must be provided in connection
with an application, and the form in which the information is to be provided.
(2)
At a minimum each application must identify the applicant, show that the applicant
is financially, technically and legally qualified to construct, maintain and operate
the cable system, contain a pro forma showing capital expenditures and expected income
and expenses for the first five years the applicant is to hold the franchise, and
show that the applicant is willing to comply unconditionally with its franchise obligations.
In addition, any application for an initial or renewal franchise must describe in
detail the cable system that the applicant proposes to build, show where it will be
located, set out the system construction schedule, and show that the applicant will
provide adequate channels, facilities and other support for public, educational and
government use (including institutional network use) of the cable system. To be accepted
for filing, an original and six copies of a complete application must be submitted.
All applications shall include the names and addresses of persons authorized to act
on behalf of the applicant with respect to the application.
(3)
An applicant (and the transferor and transferee, in the case of a transfer) shall
respond to any request for information from the county, by the time specified by the
county.
(c)
Incomplete Applications. An application may be rejected if it is incomplete, or if
the response to requests for information is not timely and complete.
