Joint Trenching. Franchisee shall cooperate in the planning, locating and construction of its Cable System in utility joint trenches or common duct banks with other telecommunications providers. The Franchise Authority will provide advance notice to Franchisee when it plans to open a trench and Franchisee shall provide notice to the Town, in the form of any required permit under Section 3.1 herein, when it plans to open a trench.
Joint Trenching. Franchisee shall use reasonable efforts to construct new underground areas of the cable system jointly with telephone and electric utilities.
Joint Trenching. For new developments, the City shall provide the Grantee with written notice of the issuance of development permits for planned developments within the Franchise Area requiring undergrounding of cable facilities. The City agrees to require the developer, as a condition of issuing the permit, to give the Grantee access to open trenches for deployment of cable facilities and at least ten (10) business days written notice of the date of availability of open trenches. When new construction or property development occurs, and all utilities are to be placed underground, Grantee shall participate in any joint trench coordinating committee or joint trench program established by the City within the Franchise Area. Grantee may participate in joint trench opportunities where a new development's dwelling units, when occupied, will not meet the line extension policy as set forth in Section 4.3 but shall participate where the new development's dwelling units, when occupied, would meet the line extension standards. Grantee as of the Effective Date of this Franchise has a program for service availability in new developments. Grantee will work directly with developers to enable provision of service to a new home upon occupancy. Grantee may be involved in all design aspects of the new construction or development that relate to the infrastructure required for Cable Service, including the provision of specifications and engineering assistance prior to construction. The costs of easements, trenching, and construction of the conduits required to bring Cable Service to the new construction or development may be borne by the developer or the property owner, as may be agreed upon by the developer, property owner and Grantee. Grantee will bear all costs of installing cable, amplifiers, and other equipment required to construct and operate the Cable System.
