9-508. License required before construction;
provisions existing systems
A. A new cable television system shall not be constructed within any incorporated
city or town or within the unincorporated area of a county without a license therefor
having first been issued pursuant to the provisions of this article. This subsection
shall not apply to extensions of existing cable television systems wholly within the area
of jurisdiction.
B. Existing cable television systems with existing licenses for a fixed term of
years shall be in compliance with this article for the term of such license.
C. All other existing cable television systems with existing licenses not
specifying a fixed term shall have a term expiring April 1, 1989, or upon the termination
of the license by the licensing authority.
D. Nothing in this section shall preclude a licensing authority from amending a
license to bring the license into conformance with the applicable rules and regulations
of the federal communications commission.
E. A licensing authority may terminate a license according to its terms and
conditions if a license holder is in default thereunder.
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