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AN ORDINANCE GRANTING RITTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC., D/B/A RITTER COMMUNICATIONS, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, A NONEXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF JONESBORO AND LEVYING A FRANCHISE FEE IN CONNECTION WITH RITTER’S PROVISION OF CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE IN THE CITY OF JONESBORO; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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WHEREAS, Ritter Communications, Inc. (“Ritter”) has been authorized by applicable state and federal law to provide telecommunications services in the City of Jonesboro (“City”), and is subject to the terms and conditions of City Ordinance Nos. 1743 and 3577 respecting local access telephone service companies, and
WHEREAS, Ritter and other telecommunications services providers operating within the City presently occupy the streets, alleys, airways and other public rights-of-way of the City for the purpose of operating and maintaining their respective telecommunications systems, and
WHEREAS, the City Council for the City of Jonesboro acknowledges and recognizes that applicable federal law provides that telecommunications service providers may provide cable services over their existing telecommunications system facilities within the City upon receipt of a franchise from the City, and
WHEREAS, Ritter seeks to provide cable television services within the City upon the terms and conditions reasonably requested by the City, including the award of a non-exclusive cable service franchise to Ritter by the City, and
WHEREAS, the City Council for the City has determined that it is appropriate and in the public interest to promote the development of competitive cable television service offerings within the City, and
WHEREAS, the City is legally authorized to award one (1) or more non-exclusive franchises to qualifying entities operating within the City, and to impose upon all cable television service providers a just and reasonable franchise fee in connection with such providers’ cable television servic...
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