9-507. Application for license; hearing; terms;
conditions
A. Any person desiring to obtain a license to construct, operate and maintain a
cable television system from a licensing authority shall make application to such
licensing authority in the form specified by the licensing authority and shall comply
with requirements specified by the licensing authority.
B. Prior to the issuance of a license, the licensing authority shall provide for
the holding of a public hearing within the proposed service area, following reasonable
notice to the public, at which every applicant and its proposals shall be examined and
the public and all interested parties afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard.
Reasonable notice to the public shall include causing notice of the time and place of
such hearing to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the proposed
service area once a week for two consecutive weeks. The first publication shall be not
less than fourteen days before the day of such hearing. If there is no such newspaper in
the proposed service area, then notice shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the city
or town hall, if applicable, or other suitable location determined by the respective
licensing authority for a period of not less than fourteen days before the day of such
hearing.
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