Initial Franchise Application Clause Samples
Initial Franchise Application. An application for an initial franchise may be submitted to the Town at any time and shall contain the following information:
a) The applicant’s name;
b) The names of the applicant’s officers and directors;
c) The business address of the applicant;
d) The name and contact information of a designated contact for the applicant;
e) A description of the geographic area that the applicant proposes to serve;
f) The PEG channel capacity and capital support proposed by the applicant;
g) Whether the applicant holds any existing authorization to access the Town’s public ways in the subject franchise service area;
h) The amount of the franchise fee the applicant offers to pay;
i) The names and business addresses of any person having, controlling, or being entitled to have or control at least 15.00% of the ownership of the applicant;
j) The names and business addresses of any affiliate of the applicant;
k) A detailed description of all previous experience of the applicant in constructing, operating, and maintaining a cable system and providing cable service;
l) A statement identifying any other franchises awarded to the applicant or its parent, affiliates, or subsidiaries in the State of Maine and the status of such franchises;
m) A detailed description of the design of the proposed cable system, including, without limitation, a detailed description of proposed equipment and technologies to be used in constructing and operating the cable system, channel capacity, channel uses, access programming facilities, subscriber privacy, and interconnection;
n) A statement or schedule of the applicant’s rates and charges it proposes to be made available to potential Subscribers; and
o) Any additional information required by applicable State or local laws; and
p) Such other information as is required by the Town and is related to the Town’s evaluation of the application. An application submitted to the Town but deficient with respect to any of the above requirements shall be deemed incomplete and shall not be deemed to have been received by the Town until such time as all of the above information has been provided to and accepted by the Town.