Renewal of franchise. A governing body shall not refuse to renew the franchise of a community antenna television company unless it finds that:
1. The ability of the company to provide services to its subscribers has substantially changed;
2. The company substantially failed to comply with a term or condition of the franchise;
3. The quality of the transmissions of the company have consistently failed to meet the standards for transmissions adopted by the Federal Communications Commission;
4. The company failed to comply with a requirement for the setting aside of additional channels or for additional facilities which requirement is reasonable and based upon the needs of the subscribers within the jurisdiction of the local government; or
5. The company refused to accept a reasonable term or condition which the governing body proposed to add to the franchise.
Last modified: February 26, 2006