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A. Grantor may grant one (1) or more licenses for a service area. Grantor may, in its sole discretion, limit the number of licenses granted, based upon, but not necessarily limited to, the requirements of applicable law and specific local considerations, such as:

1. The capacity of the public rights-of-way to accommodate multiple coaxial cables in addition to the cables, conduits and pipes of the utility systems, such as electrical power, telephone, gas and sewerage.

2. The impact on the community of having multiple licenses.

3. The disadvantages that may result from cable system competition, such as the requirement for multiple pedestals on residents’ property, and the disruption arising from numerous excavations of the rights-of-way.

4. The financial capabilities of the applicant and its guaranteed commitment to make necessary investment to erect, maintain and operate the proposed system for the duration of the license term.

B. Each grantee awarded a license to serve the entire Town shall offer service to all residences in the Town, in accordance with construction and service schedules mutually agreed upon between grantor and grantee, and consistent with applicable law.

C. Developers of new residential housing with underground utilities shall provide conduit to accommodate cables for at least two (2) cable systems in accordance with the provisions of Section 12-17-19(D).

D. Grantor may require that any new grantee be responsible for its own underground trenching and the costs associated therewith, if, in grantor’s opinion, the rights-of-way in any particular area cannot feasibly and reasonably accommodate additional cables.

E. Any additional license granted by the Town to provide cable service in a part of the Town in which a license has already been granted and where an existing grantee is providing service shall require the new grantee to provide service throughout its service area within a reasonable time and in a sequence which does not discriminate against lower income residents. ((O)07-35, 09/05/2007)