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electrical impulses; and as defined by the FCC Rules
and Regulations (47 CFR 76.5).
In consideration of the award of the franchise, MetroVision
agreed to pay the City of Livonia a fee of 5 percent of
MetroVision’s annual gross revenues generated by the cable
television system. The term of the franchise is 15 years from
the date of execution of the franchise agreement, subject to
renewal, and the franchise area extends "throughout the present
corporate limits of the City of Livonia and to any area * * *
annexed to the City during the term of this franchise."
In addition to meeting the requirements of the Livonia
Franchise Agreement itself, the franchise agreement requires
MetroVision to "provide all services and meet all requirements
of" (1) the request for proposals, (2) Ordinance 1651, (3) the
MetroVision application, and (4) "all other written and oral
representations made by the Grantee". (Hereafter, those
documents and representations, along with the franchise
agreement, are referred to collectively as the pre-1986
documents.)
Ordinance 1651 requires:
[a]ll facilities and equipment * * * shall be
constructed and maintained at a state-of-the-art level
in accordance with applicable requirements and
specifications, including, but not limited to, those of
the National Electrical Code, the rules and regulations
of the Federal Communications Commission, and all other
pertinent ordinances and codes of the City of Livonia.
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