4087FOLLOWS:
ORDINANCE NO. 4087
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM GRANTING
THE NONEXCLUSIVE RIGHT, PRIVILEGE AND FRAN-
CHISE TO LAY AND USE LINES, WIRES, COAXIAL
CABLE AND APPURTENANCES FOR TRANSMITTING,
RECEIVING, DISTRIBUTING AND SUPPLYING RADIO,
TELEVISION AND OTHER CABLE COMMUNICATION SER-
VICES'ALONG, ACROSS AND UPON TEE PUBLIC STREETS,
WAYS, ALLEYS, AND PLACES WITHIN SAID CITY OF
ANAF-EIM. _
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM DOES ORDAIN AS
SrmrnION 1. FRANCHISE.
A nonexclusive franchise is hereby granted to Storer
T.V., Inc. for the transmitting, receiving, distributing and sup-
plying radio, television, and other. -cable communication services
along, across and upon the public streets, ways, alleys and Alaces
within said City of Anaheim.
SECTION 2. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.
This ordinance shall be construed liberally in order to
effectuate its purposes s. Unless otherwise specifically prescribed
in this ordinance, the following provisions shall govern its in-
terpretation and construction:
(a) When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the
present tense include the future, words in the plural number include
the singular number, and words in the singular number include the
plural number.
(b) Time is of the essence of this ordinance. Grantee shall
not be relieved of its obligation to comply promptly with any pro-
vision of this ordinance by any failure of City to enforce prompt
compliance with any of itis provisions.
(c) Any right or power conferred, or duty imposed upon any
officer, employee, department or board of City is subject to trans-
fer by operation of law to any other officer, employee, department
or board of City.
(d) Grantee shall have no recourse whatsoever against City
for any loss, cost, expense or damage arising out of any provision
or requirement of this ordinance or the enforcement thereof.
(e) This ordinance does not relieve Grantee of'any require-
ment of the City Charter or of any ordinance, rule,.regulation, or
specification of City including, but not limited to, any require-
ment relating to street work, street excavation permits, under -
grounding of utility facilities, including cable system facilities,
or the use, removal or relocation of property in streets.
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(f) Provisions of this ordinance shall be construed in accord-
ance with Sections 1400, 1401, 1402, 14031 14049 1405 and 1406 of
the Charter of the City of Anaheim.
SECTION 3. PURPOSE AND INTENT.
.--. It is the purpose and intent of this ordinance to grant
a franchise to engage in the business of operating a cable com-
munication system in the City of Anaheim particularly described
in Section 6 of this ordinance. It is the further purpose and
intent of this ordinance that the Grantee of the franchise granted
by this ordinance provide the citizens of the City of Anaheim, the
best possible community cable comr.unication services consistent
with the state of art and rates reasonable to both Grantee and its
subscribers.
SECTION 4. DEFINITIONS.
Whenever in this ordinance.the following words -or phrases
are used, they shall mean:
--(a) "City" shall mean the City of Anaheim, a municipal cor-
poration in the State of California.
(b) "Council" shall mean the City Council of the City.
(c) "Franchise" shall mean the right and authority granted
by this ordinance to Grantee to construct, maintain and operate a
cable communication system through use of the public streets, other
public rights of way or public places in City.
(d) "Franchise Property" shall mean all property owned, in-
stalled or used under authority of this ordinance by Grantee.
(e) "Grantee" shall mean the person or entity to whom the
franchise is granted by this ordinance and any lawful successor or
assignee of the original Grantee.
(f) "Street" shall mean the surface, the air space above the
surface and the area below the surface of any public street, other
public right of way or public place.
(g) "Cable Communication System" referred to in this ordinance
as "Cable System" shall mean the broadcast signal reception, proces-
sing, and signal generation facilities and the cable distribution
system, as described in the Specifications for construction, opera-
tion and maintenance of the Cable Communication System for the City
of Anaheim.
(h) "Subscriber" shall mean any person or entity receiving
for any purpose the cable service of Grantee.
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(i) "Total Gross Receipts" shall mean any and all compensa-
tion and other consideration collected or received or in any manner
gained or derived by Grantee from the operation of its cable service
within the corporate limits of the City of Anaheim as such corporate
limits now exist or may be established hereafter. Total gross
receipts shall include regular monthly subscriber fees for both
standard. and premium (pay) service, installation charges, disconnect
!� and reconnect charges, and charges for use of access, origination
or private service channels in either service direction.
SECTION 5. APPLICATION FOR FRANCHISE.
Application for a franchise hereunder shall be in writing,
shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00), shall be filed with the City Manager for
transmission to the City Council and shall contain the following
information:
(a) The name and address of the applicant. If the apalicant
Is a partnership, the name and address of each partner shall also
be set forth. If the applicant is a corporation, the application
shall also state the names and addresses of its directors, main
offi-cers, major -stockholders and associates, and the names.and
addresses of parent and subsidiary companies.
(b) A technical proposal in response to appropriate City rules,
regulations or specifications for the construction, operation and
maintenance of the cable system and a statement of compliance to
the requirements of all provisions of said rules and regulations
or specifications or, as necessary, a listing of any exceptions,
identified as to rule, regulation or paragraph in the specifications
with recommended changes thereto.
(c) A description, in detail, of the adequacy and feasibility
of the construction arrangements for the equipment or facilities
proposed to be constructed, installed and maintained.
(d) A statement or schedule setting forth the number of
channels and all of the television or radio stations and other
communication services proposed to be received, transmitted, con-
ducted, relayed or otherwise conveyed over its system.
(e) A statement or schedule in a form approved by the City
Manager of proposed rates and charges to subscribers for installa-
tion and services, and a copy of proposed service agreement between
the Grantee and its subscribers shall accompany the application.
(f) A copy of any contract, if existing, between the appli-
cant and any public utility providing for the use of facilities of
such public utilities such as poles, lines -or conduits.
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(g) A statement setting forth all agreements and understand-
ings, whether written, oral or implied, existing between the ap-
plicant and any person, firm or corporation with respect to the
proposed franchise or the proposed cable system operation.
franchise is granted to a person, firm or corporation posing as a
front or as the representative of another person, firm or corpora-
tion, and such information is not disclosed in the original appli-
cation, such franchise shall be deemed void and of no force and
effect whatsoever.
(h) A detailed and complete financial statement of the aprli-
cant, prepared by a certified public accountant, for the fiscal
year next preceding the date of the aDrlication hereunder, or a
letter or other acceptable evidence in writing from a recognized
lending institution or funding source, addressed to both the appli-
cant and the Council, setting forth the basis for a study rerforned
by such lending institution or funding source, and a clear state-
nent of its intent as a lending institution or funding source to
provide whatever capital shall be required by the applicant to con-'
struct and operate the proposed system in the City, or a sTatem:ent
from a certified public accountant certifying that the applicant
has available sufficient free, net tnd uncommitted cash resources
to construct and operate the proposed system in the City.
(i) A statement identifying: and describing any current or
pending litigation against the applicant, its parent or subsidiaries
and of any municipal, state or federal administrative sanctions pro-
posed or in force against it, its parent or subsidiaries.
(i) A statement Identi`'ying by place and date any other cable
television franchise awarded to the applicant, its parent or subsi-
diary, the status of said franchise with respect to completion
thereof, the total cost of completion of such system.; and the amount
OIL applicant's and its parent's or subsidiary's resources committed
to the completion thereof.
(k) .A detailed map indicating all areas proposed to be served
and a proposed time schedule for the installation of all equipment
necessary to become operational throughout the entire area to be
served.
(1) The Council may, at any time, demand and applicant shall
provide such supplementary, additional or other information as the
Council may deem reasonably necessary to determine whether the re-
quested franchise should be granted.
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SECTIO.. 6. NATURE AND EXTENT GRANT.
The franchise granted by this ordinance to Grantee con-
stitutes authority to use the public streets, other public rights
of way or public places in City, to engage in the business of op-
erating a cable communication system, as defined herein, within
the service area described in Section 7 of this ordinance subject
to all of the teras and conditions contained in this ordinance.
Pursuant to such authority, until lawfully revoked, Grantee may
construct, maintain and operate wires, cables, poles, conduits,
manholes or any other equipment which is a means of transmitting
and receiving signals. _
Grantee shall not engage in the business of selling at
retail, leasing, renting, repairing or servicing television sets
or radios nor engage in the sale of parts for such equipment.
When requested, Grantee shall receive and distribute
signals from and to headend of other (third party) communication
service operators who are authorized by the City to offer such
services within the City. Signal carriage shall be provided on
cable system access channels by Grantee at uniform rates approved
by the City. Equipment and installation required to bring t!le
signals to and from the cable system headend and to condition such
signals for application to the cable system shall be provided by
the (third party) communication service operator.
SECTION 7. TERRITORIAL AREA INVOLVED.
This franchise relates to the present territorial limits
of the City and to any area henceforth added thereto during the
term of this franchise.
SECTION B. DURATION OF GRANT.
(a) The franchise shall become effective on the thirtieth
(30th) day after the passage of this ordinance provided, prior to
that date, Grantee has filed with the City Clerk: (1) a written
instrument addressed to the Council accepting the franchise and
agreeing to comply with all provisions of this ordinance; (2) a
surety bond, cash deposit or deposit in any federal or State of
California chartered bank or savings and loan association in
accordance with the provisions of Section 20 of this ordinance.
(b) -The term of the franchise shall be fifteen (15) years
commencing on the effective date of the franchise as provided in
Paragraph (a) of this section; provided that upon written no.tice
given by City or Grantee to the other not less than one (1) year
prior to the fifteenth (15th) anniversary of the effective date,
the terms and conditions of this ordinance. may be subject to re-
newal -and renegotiation as provided in Sections 1400, 14019 14029
14039 14042 1405 and 1406 of the City Charter for a succeeding
fifteen (15) year term. Renegotiations shall be directed toward
effecting alterations in the terms and conditions of the franchise
in order to reflect those technical and economic changes which have
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occurred during the interim period. I
end of the term of the franchise does
tween City and Grantee for continuance
succeeding fifteen (15) year term, the
without further action by City at the
year term.
f renegotiation prior to the
not result in -agreement be -
of the franchise for a
franchise shall terminate
end of its first fifteen (15)
t..�. (c) In the event of purchase by the Grantor, or a change of
Grantee, the current Grantee shall cooperate with the City, or
with a representative appointed by the Grantor to operate the
System for a temporary period -in maintaining continuity of ser-
vice to all subscribers.
SECTION 9. LIMITATIONS UPON GRANT.
No privilege or exer.ption is granted or conferred by
this ordinance except those specifically prescribed in it.
The franchise granted by this ordinance is'subordinate
to any existing public use or any existing franchise or lawful
occupancy or any public highway, street'. -road or other Dublic
property for the purpose 6erecting, operating and raintaining
poles, lines, conduits, cables, gas pipelines and other necessary
fixtures used in connection with the purpose of existing fran-
chises or any extension of them.
The franchise granted by this ordinance. is a privilege
personal to the original Grantee. It cannot, in any event, be
sold, transferred, leased, assigned, or disposed of as a whole, or
in part, or otherwise, without prior consent of City expressed by
ordinance, and then only under such conditions as may be pre-
scribed in the consenting ordinance; provided, however, that no
such consent shall be required for any transfer in trust, mortgage,
or other hypothecation, as a whole, to secure an indebtedness.
In the event that Grantee is a corporation, prior
approval of the City Council, expressed by ordinance, shall be
required where ownership or control of more than thirty percent
(3O%) of the voting stock of Grantee is acquired by a person or
group of persons acting in concert, none of whom already own or
control thirty percent (30%) or more of the voting stock, singu-
larly or collectively. Any such acquisition occurring without
prior approval of the City Council shall constitute a failure to
comply with a provision of this ordinance within the meaning of
Subparagraph (1) of Paragraph (b) of Section 8 of this ordinance.
SECTION 10. OPERATION OF SERVICE.
(a) Within thirty (30) days after acceptance of any fran-
chise,.the Grantee shall proceed with due -diligence to obtain all
necessary permits and authorizations which are reouired in the
conduct of its business including, but not limited to, any utility
joint use attachment agreements, microwave carrier licenses, and
any other permits, licenses and authorizations to be granted by
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duly constitute---egulatory agencies having urisdiction over the
operation of ca, -e television systems, associated microwave trans-
mission/reception facilities and/or satellite communications
facilities.
(b) Within ninety (90)'days after obtaining all necessary
permits, licenses and authorizations, including right of access to
poles and conduits, Grantee shall commence construction and instal-
lation of the cable television system.
(c) Within one hundred eighty (180) days after the commence-
ment of construction and installation of the system, Grantee shall
proceed to render service to subscribers, and the'completion of
the installation and construction shall be pursued with due reason-
able diligence thereafter, so that service to the area covered by
the franchise shall be provided within the period stated in the
franchise granting ordinance.
(d) Failure on the part of the Grantee to corLmence and dili-
gently pursue each of the foregoing requirements and to complete
each .o" the matters set forth herein, shall be grounds for term-
ination of such franchise. By resolution., t.".e Council, in its
discretion, may extend the time for the commencement and comple-
tion of installation and construction for additional periods in
the event the Grantee, acting in good faith, experiences delays
by reason of circumstances beyond his control.
By acceptance of the franchise granted hereunder, Grantee
agrees that failure to comply with any time requirements referred
to in Subsections (a), (b) and (c), or as extended by the City
Council, of this section will result in damage to the City, and
that it is and will be impracticable to determnine the actual amount
of such damage in the event of delay; and Grantee therefore agrees
that, in addition to any other damage suffered by City, he will
pay to the City the sui: of Five Eundred•Dollars ($500.00) per day
for each and every day's delay beyond the time prescribed, plus
authorized extensions thereof, for completion of any of the acts
required to be done by this section.
SECTION 11. REGULATION OF RATES AND SERVICES.
The City Council shall have the power and right at all
times for the duration of the franchise granted by this ordinance
to require Grantee to conform to reasonable rules and regulations
now or hereafter adopted by the City Council, including the power
to regulate and establish reasonable rates and charges by Grantee
for services rendered -under this ordinance.
r^ SECTION 12. MINIMUM CABLE SERVICE REQUIREMENTS.
(a) As a minimum, the cable television system permitted to
be installed and operated hereunder shall:
(1) Be operationally capable of relaying to all sub-
scriber terminals those television and radio broadcast signals for
the carriage of which the Grantee is.hereafter authorized by the
Federal Communications Commission if such authorization is required.
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(2) Be constructed with the capacity for two-way, non -
voice return communication. Any applicant to operate a system
must include a provision for immediate implementation of the two-
way capability. Such applicant shall include a description of a
feasible plan to implement this capability in the future. The
Grantee shall provide nonvoice return communication when the City
Council so directs and the same is economically feasible.
(3) Have a minimum capacity of thirty-two (32)'tele-
vision channels and twenty (20) FM channels to all subscribers
expressly providing to all subscribers any required converters,
cable selection switch(es) or other devices required for the sub-
scriber to receive all carried standard channels.
(4) Provide at least one (1) channel without charge for
use as public access channel. As a minimum, the public access
channel carabilities shall include a timebase corrected videotape
playback capability (3/4" U cassette or other approved format).
(5) Provide'a public information channel for utiliza-
tion by the City of a City appointed designee. This channel shall
employ a colorized alphanumeric character generator with local
display to be located at the direction of the City. Said public
Information charnel shall be programmed by the City.
(6) Upon direction of the Council, provide at least
three (3) channels without charge for local government and educa-
tional access.
(7) When the cable system has reached ten thousand
(10,000) subscribers, install and maintain a studio and a headend
that will be capable of producing live or recorded programming to
be cablecast in color and/or black and white for distribution on
the entire cable system. The Grantee shall make available equip-
ment and assistance for the production of programming at its
studio at lease rates for use by access channel users. For public
access channel users described in Subsection (4) above, Grantee
shall provide free use .of the production facilities and production
assistance for the first five (5) minutes of air time and for a
period of five (5) years after service is commenced. Any applicant
to operate a system under the provisions of this ordinance shall
demonstrate in its application how it plans to provide and make
available the above facilities and services.
(b) Grantee shall:
(1) Operate the cable system authorized by this ordinance
twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week.
(2) Maintain an office in the service area, which office
shall be open during all the usual business hours, have a local
telephone number listed in the directories of the Pacific Telephone
and Telegraph Company for Anaheim extended areas, and be so opera-
ted that complaints and requests for repairs or adjustment may be
received at any time day or night, seven (7) days a week.
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(3) R4,,der efficient service, mak.nF repairs promptly
and interrupting service only for good cause and for the shortest
time possible; such interruptions insofar as possible shall be
preceded by notice given to subscribers twenty-four (24) hours
in advance and shall occur during periods of minimum use of the
system.
(4) Limit system 'failures to minimum time duration by
locating and correcting malfunctions promptly but, in no -event,
longer than twenty-four (24) hours after occurrence, if reasonably
possible, irrespective of holidays or other nonbu$iness hours. No
charge shall be made to the subscriber for this service.
(5) Establish procedures for receiving, acting upon and
resolvinF subscriber complaints to the satisfaction of the City
Manager. The Grantee shall furnish a notice of such procedures to
each subscriber at the time of initial subscription to the system.
(6) Maintain a written record, or "log" listing date
and bime of customer complaints, identifying the subscriber and
describing the nature of the complaints and when and what action
was taken by the Grantee in response thereto; such record shall be
kept at Grantee's local of-fice, reflecting the operations to date
for a period of at least three (3) years, and shall be available
for inspection during regular business hours without further notice
or demand by the City Manager.
(c) In the event that a customer complaint is not resolved to
the nutual satisfaction of the customer or the Grantee, either.the
customer or the Grantee may request that the matter be presented
to the City Manager for a hearing and resolution.
When there have'been similar complaints made or where
there exists other evidence which, in the ;judgment of the City
Manager casts doubt on the reliability or quality of cable service,
the City Manager shall have the right and authority to compel the
Grantee to test, analyze, and report on the performance of that
part of the system involved in the problem,Such test or tests
shall be made -and the reports of -such test or tests shall be deliv-
ered to the City no later than fourteen (14) days after the City
formally notifies the Grantee. Such report shall include the
following information: the nature of the complaint which precipi-
tated the special tests; what system component was tested; the
equipment used and procedures employed in said testing; the results
of such tests; and the method in which such complaints were re-
solved. Any other information pertinent to the special test shall
also be recorded.
The City's right under this provision shall be limited to
^ requiring tests, analyses, and reports covering specific subjects
and characteristics based on said complaints or other evidence when
and under such circumstances as the City has reasonable grounds to
believe that the complaints or other evidence require that tests
be performed to protect the public against substandard cable ser-
vice.
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(d) The cavie television system permi6L;ed to be installed
and operated hereunder may also engage in the business of:
(1) Transmitting original cablecast programming not
received through television broadcast signals;
(2) Transmitting television pictures, film and video-
tape programs not received through broadcast television, signals,
whether or not encoded or processed to permit reception by only
selected receivers or subscribers;
(3) Trarsr..itting and receiving- all other signals:
digital, voice and video.
(e) The Grantee shall provide one (1) subscriber ccrnection
without cost and, as designated by the Council, when the system.
passes within five hundred (500) feet of the lot lire or boundary
of any of the following facilities:
(1) Public schools and community colleges w.ithin the
City.
(2 ) Buildings ati�ned and controlled by the City used
for public purposes and not for residential use (fire and police
stations included).
(f) When service is within five hundred (500) feet of the
lot line or boundary of the Anaheim Convention Center, Civic
Center, Stadium and such public utilities facilities as desig-
nated by the City Manager, the Grantee shall provide both one (1)
subscriber connection and an origination connection capability at-
said
tsaid facility. Said origination capability shall be limited to:
(1) Installation of a
lent device capable of utilizing
signals.
television modulator or equiva-
standard audio and video baseband
(2) The necessary cable distribution system upstream or
equivalent transmission capacity.
(3) The necessary system headend equipment required to
distribute Convention Center, Civic -Center, Stadium and such public
utilities facilities, as designated by the City Manager, programming
to all subscribers.
SECTION 13. TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
The CATV system shall be designed, installed, maintained
and tested in accordance with best CATV industry practice and, as
a minimum, shall conform with the technical performance standards
contained herein. In addition, should the•Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) or other State or Federal authority having juris-
diction impose CATV system technical performance standards either
outside the scope of the technical performance standards contained
herein, or requiring a higher level of CATV system performance,
those standards are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
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If, for any reason, the referenced FCC or other technical
standards shall become reduced in the regional scope or service
level, the more stringent standards herein shall remain in effect.
(a) Performance of the CATV system as measured at any sub-
scriber terminal with matched 75 ohm termination shall be as
follows:
(1) The frequency boundaries of cable television
channels delivered to subscriber terminals shall conform to those
set forth in FCC 73.603(a) or subsequent FCC standard.
(2) if no frequency converter is supplied to the sub-
scriber, the visual carrier frequency shall be maintained 1.25
MHz+25 kHz above the lower frequency boundary of the cable televi-
sion charnel. If a frequency converter is supplied to the sub-
scriber by the cable television system, the following requirement
shall be applied at the interface between the converter and the
subscriber's terminal equipment: when the visual carrier at the
out_uut of the converter has been'tuned to a frequency 1.25MHz above
the lower frequency boundary of a cable television channel with the
converter stabilized at ars.ambiert temperature between 20°C and
and 25°C, the frequency of the visual carrier shall not vary r..ore
than -+250 Y.'rz for a period of at least three (3) hours, during which
period the ambient temperature may vary ±5°C about the initial
ambient temperature.
(3) The aural center frequency of the -aural carrier
shall be 4.5 MHz ± 1 kHz above the frequency of the visual carrier.
(4) The visual signal level across a 75 ohm terminating
impedance as viewed from subscriber terminals shall not be less
than 1500 microvolts (+3.5 dBmV) at each subscribers outlet'.
(5) The visual signal level on each channel shall be
maintained within:
(1)
3 decibels
of the visual
signal level of
any visual
carrier within
6 Mz nominal
frequency
separation, and
(ii)
12 decibels of the visual
signal level on
any other
channel, and
(iii)
A maximum
level such that
signal level de-
gradation
due to overload
in the sub-
scriber's
receiver does not occur, and
(iv) 12 decibels over any twenty-four (24)•period.
(6) The rms voltage of the aural signal shall be main-
tained.between 13 and 17 decibels below the associated visual
signal level.
(7) The peak—to-peak variation in visual signal level
caused by undesired low frequency disturbances (hum or repetitive
transients) generated within the system, or -by inadequate low
frequency response, shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the
visual signal level.
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(8) The amplitude characteristic shall be within a
range of +2 decibels from 0.75 MHz to 5.0 MHz above the lower
boundary frequency of the cable television channel, referenced to
the average of the highest and lowest amplitudes within these fre-
quency boundaries.
(9) The ratio of visual signal level to system noise
shall be not less than 42 decibels.
(10) The ratio of visual signal level to any undesired
co -channel television signal operating on proper offset assignment
shall be not less than 36 decibels. -
(11) The ratio of visual signal level to the rms ampli-
tude of any coherent disturbances such as intermodulation products
or discrete -frequency interfering signals not operating on proper
offset assignments shall not be less than 46 decibels.
(12) The terminal isolation provided each subscriber
shall be not less than 18 decibels but, in any event, shall be
sufficient to prevent reflections caused by open -circuited or short-
circuited subscriber terminals from producing visible picture im-
Dairments at any other subscriber terminal.
(13) As an exception to the general provision requiring
measurements to be nade at subscriber terminals,. and without regard
to the class of cable television channel involved, radiation from: a
cable television shall be measured in accordance with procedures
outlined in FCC regulations, and shall be limited as follows:
Frequencies
Up to and including 54 MHz
Radiation Limit
(microvolts/meter)
15
Over 54 up to and including 216 MHz 20
Over 216 MHz
OR
Distance
(feet)
100
10
100
(14) The CATV system shall be rated for continuous twenty-
four (24) hour per day operation.
(15) The FM signal level across a 75 ohm terminating im-
pedance as viewed from subscribers' terminals shall be not less than
100 microvolts (-20 dBmV) nor greater than the highest permitted
channel 6 aural signal level.
(16) The FM signal level on each channel shall be main-
tained within: =
(i) 3 decibels of the FM signal level of any FM
signal on an adjacent (200 kHz spacing) channel, and
(11) 6 decibels of the FM signal level of any other
FM signal carried on the system.
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(17) Th.. CATV system shall, as a m_ Lmum, be operational
in full compliance with the applicable specifications contained
herein, over the radio frequency spectrum from 50 to 300 MHz inclu-
sive. Further, the system shall be designed such that thirty-two
(32) channel operation is possible from the outset utilizing the
50 to 300 MHz spectrum.
(18) The CATV system shall, as a minimum, be capable of
operating in full compliance with the applicable specifications
herein, a return signal capacity in all portions of the system,
over the frequency range of 5 to ?0 14.Hz inclusive.
(14) The Grantee shall at all times during the tern: of
franchises properly install and maintain adequate shielding, filter-
ing and grounding at affected installations within the CAT%7 systen
to eliminate system interference from local radio/television broad-
cast stationss comnercialt government, and aeronautical radio station-
and/or frog: fundar:.er.tal frequency overload by radio amateur or citi-
zen's radio service transmissions which are in compliance with
Federal Cormurications Commission regulations.
(b) Nonbroadcast signals carried on the CATV system shall
meet the following baseband requirements. The PTF modulated signals
associated with these baseband signals shall meet all requirements
of Subsection (a) above.
(1) Overall baseband system video frequency response
shall be +2 decibels over a DC to 4.2 MHz bandwidth.
(2) Baseband video tilt shall not exceed two percent {2,`..)
as measured at the vertical or horizontal rate.
(3) Overall baseband system video signal-to-noise ratio
shall be not less than 42 decibels over a DC to 4.2 MHz bandwidth.
(4) Video synchronizing wave form shall comply with the
following applicable standard (latest edition or its equivalent):
(1) 2:1 Interlace monochrome - EIA RS -330.
(13) Full Interlace monochrome - EIA RS -170.
Color - FCC 73.600 Figure 6.
(5) Where applicable, minimum television camera (live
and film) performance shall be:
(i) Resolution (luminance) - 350 line center
(vertical); 600 line center, 400 line
corners (horizontal).
(ii) Scan linearity - two percent (2x) maximum
error (horizontal and vertical).
(iii) Registration (color only) - two-tenths per-
cent (0.2x) in centered circle of 0.8.picture
height; four -tenths percent (0.4x) overall.
(iv) Video tilt - two percent. (2x) maximum (hori-
zontal rate).
(6) Overall audio system frequency response shall be t 3
decibels over the frequency range 50 to 10,000 Hz.
(7) Overall audio system signal-to-noise ratio shall be
not less than 50 decibels over the frequency range 50 to 10,000 Hz.
(8) Overall audio system harmonic distortion shall not
exceed two percent (210) at any frequency from 50 to 10,000 Hz.
(c) Any local origination studio provided by the Grantee shall
meet the following minimum requirements:
(1) 600 souare feet (net) space minimum.
(2) 12 -foot ceiling height minimum.
(3) 3200 degree K tungsten halogen professional TXF
production lighting system (200 foot candles rinimum capability).
(4) Acoustical noise level under normal studio operating
conditions not to exceed NO. 25.
(5) Minimum complement of production equipment to in -
elude the following or approved equivalent:
Two (2) studio cameras.
At least two (2) color video tape'recorders with
insert/assemble editor and capstan servo.
At least one (1) digital video time base corrector
for use with the color video tape recorders during.
both editing and on -cable playback.
Video production switching capability with special
effects.
Video picture and waveform monitoring equipment.
Audio mixing and monitoring capability.
(d) On the last regular working day of each of the first three
(3) operating quarters of each year, the Grantee shall submit to the
City Manager system performance data taken within the previous seven
(7) days. Measurements for said data shall be taken at the same
test points selected to satisfy Subsection (e) below during the last
annual system performance test that data has been submitted to.the
City. Quarterly test data shall be limited to:
(1) Visual signal level for all channels carried.
(2) Visual signal-to-noise measurements on one active
lowband and one active highband VHF channel.
(3) Visual hum modulation on one channel or pilot carrier.
Quarterly tests shall be performed on a scheduled basis. A repre-
sentative of the City shall be permitted to accompany the Grantee
during quarterly measurement activities. The Grantee shall not be
permitted to make any system adjustments during quarterly measure-
ment activities without noting such adjustments on the test data
form.
(e) The Grantee shall, during the last month of the.fourth
operating quarter of each year, perform annual CATV system perform-
ance tests.
(1) Such tests shall be in full compliance with FCC
regulations.
(2) Such tests shall be independently witnessed and the
resultant data analyzed by a representative of the City if directed
by the City 'tanager.
(3) All necessary test instrumentation shall be supplied
by the Grantee. A current certificate of calibration by an inde-
Dendent calibration laboratory shall be supplied for each test in-
strument. All costs for instrumentation•and calibration shall be
borne by the Grantee.
(4) measurement locations for system compliance with
Subsection (a) above, except those requirements regarding twenty-
four (2u) hour visual signal amplitude and channel amplitude char-
acteristics, shall include:
(i) End.of each system major trunk, and
(ii) End of eadh system trunk branch four (4)
or more trunk amplifiers deep.
Actual test locations shall be selected to measure performance of
the system in the franchise area and shall be (or as closely as
possible simulate) actual subscriber locations.
(5) Measurements regarding twenty-four (24) hour visual
signal level and channel amplitude characteristic shall be made as
required by the FCC.
(6) Measurement for system compliance with.Subsection
(b) above shall be made where practical on all origination equip-
ment employed in the system.
(7) Measurement techniques shall be either (i) those
suggested by the FCC or (ii) those mutually developed by the Grantee
and the City and agreed to in writing prior to system testing. If
agreement cannot be reached, the City shall prescribe acceptable
methods of measurement.
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(8) Concurrent with annual performance tests, the City
representative shall inspect all system headend facilities and
outside plant for adherence to best industry installation, workman-
ship and safety practice.
(f) The Grantee shall maintain the system so it consistently
operates within the substantial compliance of the technical stand-
ards herein; substantial compliance being defined as ninety-five
percent (95%) of the channels received shall meet all applicable
technical standards simultaneously at the time of measurement.
SECTION 14. SPECIAL PROVISIONS.
(a) Svstem Maps and Layout. The Grantee shall have at all
times up-to-date route maps of suitable scale showing all trans-
mitting and receiving pickup locations and the location of all
amplifiers and trunk and distribution lines. Lines to individual
home and business outlets within the public right of way shall be
shown-. Maps shall be annotated so that a failure or -malfunction in
the transmission lines and assorted equipment can be evaluated in
terms of service area receiving less than full service. The scale
of the maps shall be sufficient to clearly show details to include
horizontal and vertical dimensions and in a size and shall be
drawn to a scale approved by the City Engineer. Grantee shall pro-
vide City current copies of said naps. At the beginning of con-
struction and every six (6) months after, Grantee shall indicate to
the City its plans for installation and engineering during the next
six (6) months.
(b) Svster.! Construction and Ecuipnent Standards. The system -
shall be installed led and mainta ne •in accor ance with standard good
engineering practices and 'shall conforn when applicable with the
National Electrical Safety Code; Rules for -Overhead Line Construc-
tion (General Order No. 95) of the California Public Utilities
ConLmission; Rules for Underground Construction of Lines (General
Order No. 128); the California Administrative Code, Title 24, Part
3; the City of Anaheim Municipal Gode; Federal Communications
Commission Rules and Regulations -Parts 15, 739 T4v 76 and new parts
as they may apply and ANSI.standard Y32.21 (latest edition).
(c) Preferential or Discriminatory Practices Prohibited. The
Grantee shall not, as to rates, charges, service, services,facili-
ties, rules, regulations, or in any other respect, make or grant
any undue preference or advantage to any person, nor subject any
person to any prejudice or disadvantage.
(d) Remedies for Inadequate Service.
(1) In the event that its service to any subscriber is
interrupted for twenty-four (24) consecutive hours, except for acts
of God, acts beyond the control of Grantee.and except in circum-
stances for which prior approval of the interruption is obtained
from the City Manager, Grantee shall provide a ten percent (10%)
rebate of the monthly fees -to affected subscribers.
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(2) In the event that its service t0 any subscriber is
interrupted for forty-eight (48) or more consecutive hours, except
for acts of God, and except in circumstances for which the prior
approval of the interruption is obtained from the City Manager,
Grantee shall provide a twenty percent (20%) rebate of the monthly
fees to affected subscribers.
(3) In the event that the system fails to meet -any per-
formance standards for a full three (3) month period, Grantee shall
reduce all subscribers' fees by twenty-five percent (25h) until all.
per_'ornance standards are met. The City Manager shall notify the
Grantee during the first month of the three (3) month period that
the system has failed to meet performance standards.
(4) For failure to coL.mence construction in acccrdance
with Section 10" of this ordinance, unless the Council approves the
delay because of reasons beyond the control of the franchisee, the
franchise term shall be reduced four (4) days for each day of delay.
(5) For failure to begin service to subscribers or com-
plete construction and installation of the system as provided for
in Section, 10 of this ordfrance, unless the Council approves the
delay because of reasons beyond the control of the franchisee, the
franchise term shall be reduced four (4) days for each day of the
delay.
SECTION 15. LOCATION OF PROPERTY OF GRANTEE.
The Grantee shall make such arrangements to install the
cable system with the owner of the property or easement where such
cable system is to be located as may be appropriate. Grantee shall
furnish City with evidence of such arrangements.
All street work will require an excavation permit. Any
poles, wires, cable lines, conduits or other properties of the
Grantee to be constructed or installed in streets, alleys or other
rights of way -shall be so constructed or installed only at such
locations and in such manner as shall be approved by the City act-
ing in the exercise of its reasonable discretion.
The Grantee must post a cash bond with the City in an
amount to be determined by the City Engineer during and until com-
pletion satisfactory to the City of said work and -restoration of
street and -alleys including proper barricading, signing and tempor-
ary paving if required. -
The Grantee shall not install or erect any facilities or
apparatus in or on other public property, places, -or rights-of-way,
or within any privately -owned area within the City which has not yet
become a public street but is designated or delineated as a proposed
public street on any tentative subdivision map approved by the City,
except those installed or erected upon public utility facilities now
existing, without obtaining the prior written approval of the Public
Works Executive Director or designated staff.
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In those areas and portions of the City where the trans-
mission or distribution facilities of either the public utility
providing telephone service or those of the utility providing
electric service are underground -or hereafter may be placed under-
ground, then the Grantee shall likewise construct, operate and
maintain all of its transmission and distribution facilities or
other means of transmitting signals underground.. For the purposes
of this subsection, "underground" shall include a partial under-
ground system, e.g. streamlining. The City shall not in any manner
be responsible for any costs incurred by the Grantee in placing
Grantee's facilities underground.
T'.ne entire distribution system of the Grantee, including
poles, posts, a:ires, cables, appurtenances and facilities, shall
be located or relocated and so erected as not to interfere with
travel over, in, on or under any public way and with reasonable
inCress and egress to abutting property.
SECTION 16. REMOVAL OR ABANDONMENT OF FRANCHISE
PROPERTY.
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In the event that, (1) the use of any franchise property
is discontinued for any reason for a continuous period of twelve
(12) months, (2) franchise property has been installed in any
street or other dedicated public right of way without complying
with the requirements of this ordinance, or the franchise has been
terminated, cancelled or has expired, Grantee, at its expense,
shall at the demand of the City reprove promptly from the street
all franchise property other than any which the Public Works
Executive Director may permit to be abandoned in place. In the
evert of any such removal, Grantee shall promptly restore to a con-
dition satisfactory to the Public Works Executive Director the
street or other dedicated public right of way or other public
places in City from which the franchise property has been removed.
Franchise property to be abandoned in place shall be
abandoned in the manner prescribed -by the Public Works Executive
Director. Upon permanent abandonment of any franchise property in
place, Grantee shall submit to the City Manager an instrument, sat-
isfactory in form to the City Attorney, transferring to City the
ownership of the franchise property abandoned.
SECTION 17. CHANGES REQUIRED BY PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
Grantee shall,•at its expense, protect, support, tempor-
arily disconnect, relocate in the same street, alley, or public
place, or remove from any street, alley or public place, any fran-
chise property when required by the Public Works Executive Director
by reason of traffic conditions, public safety, street vacation,
freeway and street construction, change or establishment of street
grade,•installation of sewers, drains, and tracksor any
othered
type
type of structures or improvements including,
but placing such structures and improvements underground by governmental
agencies when acting in a governmental or proprietary capacity, or
any other structures or public improvements; provided, however,
that Grantee shall in ationsltosuch abandones have franchiseepropertyges and bin places b
sect to the obligations as
provided in Section 16.
SECTION 18. FAILURE TO PERFORM STREET WORK.
Upon failure of Grantee to commence, pursue or complete
any work required by law or by the provisions of this ordinance to
be done in any street, within the time prescribed and to the sat-
isfaction of the Public Works Executive Director, the Director may,
at his option, cause such work to be done and the Grantee shall pay
to the City the costs thereof in the itenized amounts reported by
the Director to Grantee, within thirty (30) days after receipt of
such itemized report.
SECTION 19. FRANCHISE FEE. '
Any Grantee granted a franchise under this ordinance
shall pay to the City, during the life of such franchise, a sum
equal to five percent (5%) of the annual total gross receipts and
in addition thereto such other sums as may be provided for else-
where in this ordinance. If, during any part of the franchise
term,'there is in effect a federal or state 11 -Mit regulating the
franchise fee percentage to a lesser amount, such a limitation
shall apply but only for tb&t time period such limit is legally
operational. Franchise fee payment by the Grantee to the City
shall be made annually by delivery of the same to the City Finance
Director. Franchise payments required hereunder shall be in lieu
of any business license, occupation tax or similar levy.
The Grantee shall file with the City Auditor within ninety
(90) days after the expiration of the Grantee's fiscal year or -por-
tion thereof during which such franchise is in force, statement of
profit and loss certified to.by a certified public accountant, or
person otherwise satisfactory to the City Auditor, showing in detail
the gross subscriber receipts, as defined herein, of Grantee during
the preceding fiscal year or portion thereof. It shall be the duty
of the Grantee to pay to the City, within fifteen (15) days after
the time for filing such statements, the sum hereinabove prescribed
or any unpaid balance thereof for the fiscal year or portion there-
of covered by such statements.
The City shall have the right to inspect and audit the
Grantee's fiscal records. If any independent audit of .the Grantee's
records directed by the City shows a franchise fee error in excess
of two percent (2%) in the City's favor, the Grantee shall assume
all reasonable costs for said audit. No acceptance of any payment
shall be construed as a release or as an accord and satisfaction of
any claim the City may. have for further additional sums payable un-
der this section or for the performance of any other obligation
hereunder.
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Any neg.Lect, omission or refusal of the Grantee to file
said verified statement, or to pay said percentage in full, at the
time or in the manner hereinbefore provided, which neglect, omis-
sion or refusal shall continue for more than fifteen (15) days
following notice thereof to the Grantee from the City shall be
grounds for the termination of this franchise as provided for in
Section 23 hereof.
SECTION 20. FAIT::FUAL PERFORMANCE BOND.
Grantee shall, upon the award of this franchise, file
and maintain in full force and -effect an acceptable corporate
surety bond in the amount of Twenty -Five Thousand Dollars
(525,000.00), and conditional that in the event Grantee shall -fall-
to
allto comply with any one or more of the provisions of this ordinance,
then there shall be recoverable jointly and severally from the
principal and surety of such bond anis damages suffered by Cite as
a result thereof, including the Full amount of any compensation,
Indemnifications or cost of removal or abandonment of property as
prescribed by this ordinance -which may be in default, up to the
full a*jounto of the bond, the condition to be a contiruin€ obliva-
tion for the duration of the franchise granted by this ordinance
and therea._%er until Grantee has liquidated all of its obligations
with City that may have arisen from the acceptance of the franchise
by Grantee or from its exercise of any privilege herein granted.
In lieu of said bond, Grantee may deposit cash with the City of
Anaheim or in a federal or State of California bank or savings and
loan association in the name of the City of Anaheim, but with in-
terest reserved to the Grantee, on terms and conditions approved
by the City Attorney.
Neither the provisions of this section, and any bond
accepted by the City pursuant thereto nor any damages recovered
by City thereunder, nor any withdrawal from any cash deposit shall
be construed to excuse faithful performance by Grantee or to limit
the liability of Grantee under this ordinance or for damages,
either to the full amount of the bond or otherwise.
SECTION 21. LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION.
The Grantee shall pay all damages and penalties which
the City may legally be required to pay as a result of passage of
this ordinance. These damages or penalties shall include damages
arising out of the installation, development, operation, maintenance
or expansion of the cable system authorized herein, whether or not
any act or•omission complained of is authorized, allowed, or pro-
hibited by this ordinance.
The Grantee shall pay all expenses incurred by the City
in defending itself with regard to all damages and penalties men-
tioned above. The expenses shall include all out-of-pocket expenses,
such as attorney fees, and shall also include the reasonable value
of any services rendered by the City Attorney or his assistants or
by any employees of the City or by any attorney retained by the City
for its defense.
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The Grantee shall maintain and pay for comprehensive
auto and general liability insurance insuring the City and the
Grantee with regard to damages charged against the -City and/or the
Grantee resulting from the development, installation, operation,
maintenance or expansion of the cable system authorized by this
ordinance in the amount of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00)
combined single limit per occurrence. Said insurance should con-
tain coverage for:
(1) blanket contractural liability
(2) explosion
(3) underground hazards
(4) collapse
The Grantee shall, concurrently with the filing of an
acceptance of award of.any franchise granted under this chanter,
file with the City Clerk either a copy of such policy or a certi-
ficate of insurance evidencing the same in a fora, satisfactory
to the City Attorney. Such policy of insurance, and any certifi-
cate evidencing the same, shall contain a contractural liability
endorseTrent specifically extending the policy to cover the lia-
bility assuned by Grantee under this subsection, and shall also
contain a provision that such policy may -not be cancelled except
after thirty (30) days' notice in writing to be given to the City
Clerk.
SECTION 22. FILING AND INSPECTION OF PROPERTY AND
RECORDS.
At all reasonable times Grantee shall.permit exanination
by any duly authorized representative of the City Manager, Public
Works Executive Director or the City Auditor of all franchise prop-
erty, together with any appurtenant property of Grantee situated
within or without the City. Grantee shall also permit any duly
authorized representative of the City Manager, Public Works Executive
Director or the City Auditor to examine and transcribe any and all
maps and other records kept or maintained by Grantee or under its
control concerning the operations, affairs, transactions or.prop-
erty of Grantee. If any of such maps or records are not kept in
the City, or upon reasonable request made available in the City,
and if the City Manager, Public Works Executive Director or the.
City Auditor shall determine that an examination of such maps or
records is necessary or appropriate to the performance of'any of
their duties, then all.travel and maintenance expense necessarily
incurred in making such examination shall be paid by Grantee.
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The Grantee shall prepare and furnish to the Public
Works Executive Director and the City Auditor at the times and in
the form approved by either of said officers, such reports with
respect to its operations, affairs, transactions or property, as
may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to the performance of
any of the rights, functions.or duties'of the City or any of its
^ officers in connection with the franchise. Such reports shall
include a daily log of service requests, customer complaints, cus-
tomer suggestions and the Grantee's response thereto, including the
type, manner and time of response.
The Grantee shall at all times maintain at its local
office for public inspection a file containing copies of all
reports required by Federal Communications (FCC) Rules and
Regulations, Part 76, Subpart H (Genera'_ Operating Requirements)
as the sane now exist or may hereafter be changed or amended.
The Grantee shall submit copies of all reports required
by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rules and Regulations
Part 76, Subpart 1 (Forms and Reports) as the same now exist or
nay hereafter by changed or`"amended including, but not limited to,
FCC Form 325, FCC Form 326, FCC Form 326-A and FCC Form 305. Said
documentation must be submitted to the City Manager concurrent with
submittal to the FCC, unless said requirement is waived from time
to time by the City Manager.
The Grantee shall give formal notice to the City that it
has filed a signal registration statement or subsequently required
equivalent registration or application with the Federal Comr:unica-
tions Cor^ission (FCC). Within ten (10) calendar days after filing
such a statement with the FCC, the Grantee shall file two (2)
conies of its statement with the City Manager unless said require-
ment is waived from time to time by the City manager.
SECTION 23. TERMINATION.
(a) The'City may terminate any franchise granted pursuant to
the provisions of this ordinance in the event of the willful fail-
ure, refusal or neglect by Grantee to do or comply with any mater-
ial reouirement or limitation contained in this ordinance, or any
material rule or regulation of the Council or City Manager validly
adopted pursuant to this ordinance.
(b) The City Manager may make written demand that the
Grantee do, or comply with, any such requirement, limitation, tern,
condition, rule or regulation. If the failure, refusal or neglect
of the Grantee continues for a period of thirty (3Q) days following
such written demand, the City Manager may place his request for
termination of the franchise upon the Council meeting agenda. The
City Manager shall cause to be served upon such Grantee, at least
ten (10) days prior to the date of such Council meeting, a written
notice of his intent to request such termination, and the time and
place of the meeting.
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(c) The Council shall consider the request of the City
Manager and shall hear any persons interested therein, and shall
determine whether or not any failure, refusal or neglect by the
Grantee was with just cause.
(d) If such failure, refusal or neglect by the Grantee was
with just cause, the Council shall direct the Grantee to comply
within such time and manner and upon such terms and conditions as
are reasonable.
(e) If the Council shall determine such failure, refusal or
neglect by the Grantee was without just cause, then the Council may
pass its resolution declaring that the franchise of such Grantee
shall be terminated and forfeited unless there be compliance by
the Grantee within such period as the Council may fix.
(f) The termination and forfeiture of any franchise shall in
no way affect any of the rights of the City under the franchise or
any provision of law.
(g) In the event of any holding over after the expiration or
other termination of any franchise granted hereunder, without the
prior consent of the City, expressed by resolution, the Grantee
shall pay to the City reasonable compensation and damages, of not
less than one hundred percent (100%) of its total gross revenue
during said period.
(h) Any and all minimum standards governing the operation of
Grantee and any and all maximum rates, ratios, and charges speci-
fied herein or in'any franchise issued hereunder, existing now and .
at any time in the future, and any and all rights, powers, privi-
leges, and authorities of the City to determine, establish, or fix
any of the same, are each and all hereby declared by the City and
by any Grantee accepting any franchise hereunder to be contractual
in nature and to be for the.benefit of the City and all subscribers
situated therein.
SECTION 24. MISDEMEANORS.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
to make any unauthorized connection, whether physically, electri-
cally, acoustically, inductively or'otherwise, with any part of a
franchised cable system within the City, for the purpose of taking
or receiving television signals, radio signals, pictures, programs
or sound.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
to make any unauthorized connection, whether physieally, electri-
cally, acoustically, inductively or otherwise, with any part of
a franchised cable system within the City, for the --purpose of en-
abling.himself or others to receive any television signals, radio
signals, pictures, programs or sound, without payment to the owner
of said system.
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(c) It shall be unlawful for any person, -without the consent
of the owner, to willfully tamper with, remove or injure any cable
wires or equipment used for distribution of television signals,
radio signals, pictures, programs or sound.
(d) It shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not to
exceed Five Hundred Dollars .($500.00), or by imprisonment for not
�- to exceed six (6) months, or both, for any person to violate any of
the provisions of this section.
SECTIO14 25. ACQUISITION.
In the event the'City wishes to acquire part or all of
the cable system either by purchase or through the exercise of the
right of er.inent domain, City and Grantee will each appoint one
appraiser to establish the value of the equipment to be acquired by
City. The two appraisers will. select a third appraiser who will be
chairman of the appraisal board. The board will, by majority vote,
determine the value of -the system to be acquired by City. This
value will be final and binding on both City and Grantee and will
be used as the purchase prate.of just coxpensation in an eminent
domain proceeding between City and Grantee.
SECTION 26. FILINGS AND COMUMUNICATION WITH
REGULATORY AGENCIES.
In addition to the filing requirements of Section 22,
copies of all petitions, applications, reports and communications
of all types submitted by Grantee to the Federal Communications
Commission, Securities and.Exchange Commission, California Public
Utilities Co=nission, or any other Federal'or State regulatory com-
mission or agency having jurisdiction over any matter affecting op-
eration of Grantee's cable system shall be submitted simultaneously
to the City by delivery to*the City Clerk who shall advise interested
City departments of such filing. A copy of each document filed with
the City Clerk in accordance with this section shall be delivered to
the City Attorney.
SECTION 27. NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
It shall be the policy of the City liberally to amend
this franchise, upon application of the Grantee, when necessary to
enable the'Grantee to take advantage of any developments in the,
field of transmission of communication signals which will afford it
an opportunity more effectively, efficiently, or economically to
serve its customer; provided, however, that this section shall not
be construed to require the City to make any amendment or to pro-
hibit it from unilaterally changing its policy stated herein.
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Grantee agrees to incorporate, as a part of the cable
system installed, historically proven advances in equipment and
services provided to the citizens of Anaheim at the first reason-
able opportunity, and in any event not later than the times when
such advances are installed in other cable systems operated by
Grantee. Such equipment and.service shall include, but not be
1-0-11 limited to, two-way access available to all subscribers, equip-
ment to facilitate such two-way services at both headend and
subscriber terminals, availability of national or international
transmission via communications satellites, application of fiber
optic technology and other such advances. Such equipment and
services shall be incorporated in the Anaheim Cable System with-
out regard to the company,'corporation or other agency involved
in its development.
SECTION 28. OTHER COSTS.
The Grantee shall assume the following costs upon the
Grantee's filing of acceptance of this franchise associated with
granting a franchise and verifying acceptable initial CATV system
performance:
(a) Costs of publication of this franchise as such publi-
cation is required by law.
(b) Costs associated with the City employing an independent
Consultant to assist with development of the franchise ordinance
and request for proposal, evaluate proposals received and assist
the City in any negotiations required to grant a franchise.
(c) Costs of an independent engineering firm to witness the
design, installation and initial proof of performance testing of
the system as a verification of the Grantee's adherence to the
terms and conditions of the franchise. If said proof of perform-
ance tests show that the cable television system is significantly
below the performance standards outlined in Grantee's proposal and
elsewhere in this franchise, the City shall give notice thereof to
Grantee and Grantee shall have thirty (30) days to correct said
deficiency. If Grantee fails to correct said deficiency within
this time, the City may request mutually agreed upon independent
engineers to demonstrate, at Grantee's cost, the appropriate cor-
rection to the Grantee. Grantee shall then have sixty (60) days
or other approved reasonable time required, to correct deficiency.
If deficiency still has not been corrected, the City shall have the
option to terminate this franchise subject to the City's rights,
requirements, and restrictions regarding the termination -of this
franchise stated elsewhere within.
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SECTION 29. PROPOSAL
Grantee has submitted a Cable Communication System
proposal for the City of Anaheim, marked Exhibit "A" attached
hereto, each and every provision of said proposal is hereby in-
corporated by reference in this ordinance as though the same were
set out in full except to those which expressly alter or modify
said proposal, all provisions'of said proposal shall be binding
upon Grantee.
SECTION 30. CONSTRUCTION
Grantee does agree as stated in its proposal to commence
construction of its Cable Communication System within thirty (30)
days of the date of this ordinance and will diligently proceed with
all construction thereunder shown so as to cause Phase I to be com-
pleted within eleven (11) months from the date of this ordinance
and the phases completed in acdordance with Grantee's proposal.
SECTION 31. RATE INCREASES
Grantee does stipulate and agree that no rate increase
will be proposed by Grantee for three (3) years from the date of
this ordinance. All future rate increases shall be based upon the
following criteria to be construed by the City Council:
(a) Basic Rates. The initial rates for Basic CATV service,
installation and connection charges shall not exceed the rates set
forth in the franchise application or those otherwise approved by
City Council action. Basic service rates and charges shall not be
increased until the system'is completed,
(b) Annual Rate Adjustment. The initial rates shall be
adjusted a ter the system is completed, effective October 1 of
the year the system is completed, and shall be adjusted for five
(5) successive years thereafter, based upon the Consumer Price
Index (Urban Wage Earners).prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statis-
tics of the United States Department of Labor, relating to all
items, Series A, for the Los Angeles -Long Beach area (1967-100)
(herein the "CPI"), in accordance with the following formula:
(1) The Grantee shall submit to the City by'September 1
of each year a report of the most recent CPI information for the
twelve (12) -month period preceding the report.
(2) The number of points of increase or decrease in
the CPI for said twelve (12) month period, divided by the index
base of one hundred (100) shall be used as the total annual per-
centage increase in the CPI. _
(3) The Grantee may request and the City shall thereon
grant an annual rate adjustment in the amounts requested by
Grantee, provided that:
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a. The amount of such annual rate adjustment
divided by the current subscriber rates
shall not exceed seventy-five percent (75%)
of the total annual percentage increase in
the CPI as determined under Subparagraph
(2) above, and
b. The Grantee provides the City with written
financial statements showing that the rate
adjustment is justified by increased ex-
penses incurred by the Grantee in the oper-
ation of its CATS' system.
(4) The annual rate adjustment requested by the Grantee
shall automatically become effective forty-five (45) days after
submission of Grantee's application therefor, unless the City
Council makes prior written findings that:
2. Grantee's expenses have increased in a lesser
percentage amount than the increase in the
CPI, or
b. Grantee's net profit has increased in a greater
percentage amount than the increase in the CPI,
or
c. Grantee has not adequately served or serviced
the subscribers in the City,.or is in material
breach of this ordinance or its franchise, or
d. Grantee has not provided such sufficient finan-
cial information upon which the City can make
the findings set out in Subsections a. and b.
above, and City identifies the additional in-
formation necessary to make such findings.
(c) Council Approval. Basic service rates and charges shall
not be increaseds except under Subsection (b) above or upon approval
of the City Council in accordance with the provisions of this sec-
tion. Allowing an increase in basic service rates and charges is
a legislative act.
(1) Any application by the Grantee for a rate increase
shall be accompanied and supported by the following information:
a. Copies.of audited financial -reports and income
statements for at'least the preceding three (3)
final years. If the Grantee is a subsidiary of
another firm, similar financial data shall be
furnished for the parent corporation.
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b. An itemization of capital assets, both tangible
and intangible, including purchase dates and
costs, the accounting basis for depreciation
and the depreciation schedule. If intangible
assets such as goodwill are being amortized,
the amortization period shall be stated.
c. A detailed breakdown of operating, marketing
and general and administrative costs by cate-
gory for each of the three (3) preceding years.
d. The number of subscribers for Basic CATV ser-
vice and 'pay-Tt: service for each of the three
(3) preceding years.
e. The number of cable plant -miles and dwelling
units passed•by the cable plant for each of the
three (3) preceding years.
f. A statement as to any allocation of funds to
parent company overhead -or operating costs,
and the basis for such allocation.
(2) Upon receipt of a rate increase request, accompanied
by all of the supporting information of (1) above, it shall be the
obligation of the City Council to act upon this request within a
period of 150 days from the date upon which all supporting mater-
ial has been made available in adequate form. Prior to taking
action on the request, at least one noticed public hearing shall
be held upon the rate request..
The Council shall approve,•partially approve or
disapprove any increase of rates or rates for additional services
on the basis of the following considerations:
a. Performance of the Grantee in abiding by the
items of the ordinance and franchise.
b. Value of the service or services provided.
c. Rates for comparable service or services in
surrounding communities.
d. Quality of service.
e. Efficiency df Grantee management.
f. Revenues and profits from all services offered.
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g. Depreciated original cost of the cable plant
and associated equipment. All intangible
assets for which costs have not actually been
expended, such as the value of the franchise,
goodwill, and the value of the going concern,
shall not be amortized as an expense, and a
return shall not be paid on any of these values.
Actual costs, such as the purchase of a system
above net book value, may be amortized over a
period of not less than twenty (20) years, but
the unamortized _portion shall not be included
in any rate base or rate of return calculations.
h. A fair's,, return on Grantee's investment com-
pared to investments having corresponding risk.
The decision of the Council approving or disapprov-
ing the rate request shall be accompanied.by findings indicating
the basis for the decision.
(3) In the event a rate increase is granted as reauested,
the Grantee shall refrain from applying for further increases for
a period of eighteen (16) months from the date of the prior filing.
If the rate request is denied, or a lesser increase than requested
Is approved, the Grantee shall refrain from applying for further
increases for a period of nine (9) months from the date of the
prior filing.
SECTION 32. STUDIOS.
Grantee shall install a Color Access Studio at Cal State
University Fullerton within fifteen (15) months of this ordinance
and, within thirty-six (36) months, shall have installed a Color
Access Studio in full and complete operation and a Mobile Van Color
Access Studio in full and complete operation in the City of Anaheim.
The Color Access Studios required pursuant to this Section shall be
in lieu of the studios contained in Grantee's proposal incorporated
herein pursuant to this Section.
SECTION 33. CATV INTERCONNECT STANDARDS.
The Grantee shall make all reasonable efforts to elec-
trically interconnect the Anaheim CATV system with CATV systems
to adjacent communities for.the purposes of sharing locally ori-
ginated public and educational programming. Such an interconnect
shall be effected by coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, microwave
or other bi-directional signal transportation means -as appropriate
to permit programming interchange in compliance with the technical
provisions of the City's CATV franchise ordinance.
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Within the first two (2) years of the.life of the Anaheim
CATV franchise, the Grantee shall contact all franchised operators
in the communities immediately adjacent to Anaheim for the purposes
of exploring and securing a mutually acceptable system interconnect
agreement and report the results of said activity to the Anaheim
City Manager or other designated City representative. Said report
shall state each contacted operator's name, city and response, list
all programming available to Anaheim residents via such an inter-
connect agreement as well as list programming to similarly be
transmitted from Anaheim to the adjacent community and explain the
substance of the governing business agreement reached with the other'
operators. If an adjacent operators) is not responsive to the
Grantee's inquiry, a letter report, sUlaling that all reasonable at-
tempts to gain an interconnect agreement were made but unsuccessful,
shall similarly be filed with the City of Anaheim.
Ir. the case of adjacent new CATV systems constructed
after the Anaheir:. system, the Grantee shall have a period of six
(6) months after the new system becomes operational to make the re-
quired inquiries and attempt at an interconnect agreement.
SECTION 34. ASSEMBLY BILL 699.
Grantee is aware that the State. of California has enacted
a new law commonly called Assembly Bill 699 pertaining to cost of
living rate increases and Grantee does hereby waive its rights to
the vrovisions and protection of AB699 during the term of this
franchise plus any renewals or extensions of time hereunder.
SECTION 35. SEVERABILITY.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or
portion of this ordinance is, for any reason, held invalid or un-
constitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion
shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and
such holding shall not affect the'validity of the remaining portions
hereof.
SECTION 36.
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this
ordinance and shall cause the same to be printed once within
fifteen (15) days after its adoption in the Anaheim Bulletin, a
newspaper of general circulation, printed, published and circu-
lated in said City, and thirty (30) days from and after its final
passage, it shall take effect and be in full force.
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THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE is approved and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Anaheim this 26th day of December, 1979.
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, LINDA . D. ROBERTS, City Clerk .. of . the' City .. of ' Anaheim, do hereby.. certify
that the'foregoiag Ordinance No. 4087 was-introduced'at a.regular.meeting
of the' City Council . of the' City of ' Anaheim, .held - on' the 18th day .of ' December,
1979, and that the same was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of
said City Council held on'the 26th -day of December; 1979, by the following
vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Overholt, Kaywood, Bay, Roth and Seymour
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the'Mayor'.of'.the'.City of'Anaheim signed said
Ordinance No. -4087 on the'26th-..day-of'.December,.1979.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set'my hand and affixed the official
seal of'the City of'Anaheim this 26th day of'December, 1979.
P�wl%,
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(SEAL)
I, LINDA D. ROBERTS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify
that the foregoing is the original Ordinance No. 4087 and was published once
in the Anaheim Bulletin on the 4th day of January, 1980.
SECTION 1
IDENTIFICATION OF APPLICANT
TIEL
BROADCAST
2
2'
Los
3
Government Access
4
4
NBC
Los
5
KTLA
Independent
Los
Angeles
7
7
8
ABC
Los
9
9
& TV Guide
10
28
KHJ
11
11
Angeles
12
PBS
Los
13
13
Independent
14
17
Ccmunity Bulletin Board
15
9
KCOP
16
Los
Angeles
17
Independent
Atlanta, GA
18
18
Chicago, Ill.
19
Service - Home Box Office
20
Service - Showtime
21
KCSI
Religious
22
22
Premium Movie
23
52
24
24
25
58
Independent
26
50
KBSC
27
Los
Angeles
28
Educational
San
29
KLCS
Educational
30
30
KOCE
31
Huntington Beach
Madison Square
32
Nickelodeon -
33
34
34
KHOF
35
San
Bernardino
36
Business News
& Stock Market
40
PROPOSED SERVICES
KNXT
CBS
Los
Angeles
Government Access
KNBC
NBC
Los
Angeles
KTLA
Independent
Los
Angeles
Community Public Access
KABC
ABC
Los
Angeles
Local Weather
& TV Guide
KHJ
Independent
Los
Angeles
KCET
PBS
Los
Angeles
KTTV
Independent
Los
Angeles
Ccmunity Bulletin Board
KCOP
Independent
Los
Angeles
WTCG
Independent
Atlanta, GA
WGN
Independent
Chicago, Ill.
Premium Movie
Service - Home Box Office
Premum Movie
Service - Showtime
KCSI
Religious
San
Bernardino
Premium Movie
Service - HBO Take -Two
Education Access - Unified School District
Education Access - College/University
KWHY
Independent
Los
Angeles
KBSC
Independent
Los
Angeles
KVCR
Educational
San
Bernardino
KLCS
Educational
Los
Angeles
KOCE
Educational
Huntington Beach
Madison Square
Garden Sports & Calliope
Nickelodeon -
Children's Programming
C -SPAN - Live
U.S. House of Representatives
KHOF
Religious
San
Bernardino
Family Theatre
Business News
& Stock Market
News Time - UPI
Picture News
ZHEX
Speciality
Los
Angeles
Modern Talking
Pictures
Lease Access
Religious Access
Future Expansion
Future Expansion
KTBN
Future Expansion
Independent
See following pages for description of these services.
Los Angeles
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IDENTIFICATION OF APPLICANT:
Storer Cable TV, Inc.
888 Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Storer Cable TV, Inc., a California Corporation,
Is a wholly owned subsidiary of Storer Broadcasting
Company, an Ohio Corporation with its main offices
located at 1177 Kane Concourse, Miami Beach, Florida
33154.
Please address inquiries regarding this Proposal to:
Gary Massag lia
Storer Cable TV, Inc.
888 Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
805/497-3931
Storer Broadcasting Company is a public corporation
traded on the New York Stock Exchange. 5,157,113
shares are issued and outstanding, distributed among
approximately 5,000 shareholders.
%TORER CABLE TV, INC.
CORPORATE DIRECTORS
Bill Michaels - Chairman of the Board
Peter Storer
John McCoy
Arno W. Mueller
Terry H. Lee
1177 Kane Concourse
Miami Beach, Florida 33154
CORPORATE OFFICERS
Bill Michaels - Chairman of the Board
Peter Storer - President
Terry H. Lee - Executive Vice President
Arno W. Mueller - Vice President of Finance
& Cable TV
Ren Mosher - Vice President & Treasurer
1177 Kane Concourse
Miami Beach, Florida 33154
William E. Schiller - Vice President &
General Manager
Ross W. Wileman - Vice President of Operations
Gary Massag lia - Director of Operations
David Randolph - Director of Engineering
888 Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Thousand Oaks, California 91360
PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS OF STORER
The following entities own more than 5% of the ownership
of the Parent Company:
Shares %
Detroit Trust Company TR UAW 341, —9.62
George B. Storer DTD 1/24/46
% Detroit Bank & Trust Company
211 W. Fort St. Securities Clearance Sec.
Detroit, Michigan 48231
These shares are for investment purposes held by Detroit
Trust Company in trust for several beneficial owners.
Cede & Company 1,097,681 21.28
Box 20
Bowling Green Station
New York, N. Y. 10004
Cede and Company is a Corporation which acts as a Clearing
House for New York Stock Exchange transactions. Its ownership
is for record purposes only.
SECTION
PROPOSED.SERVICES
MARKETING PLAN
CHANNEL CAPACITY
The Cable Cammunications System proposed for Anaheim
trill have a capacity of 40 channels with 37 active at
the onset and 3 reserved for future expansion to
accammodate additional programming or local access
needs.
We have not listed channels 46 KBSA or 68 RUST.
included in the Request for Proposal, as we are infoffied
that neither of these are currently broadcasting.
Should they begin broadcasting, we would include them
in our channel configuration.
3 GOVERrIl�2r1T ACCESS
This channel will be originated fram the governmental center
using an alpha -numerical character generator and keyboard. The
channel will provide the City Immediate access to the public.
A multitude of information can be provided; such as, Council
tanda. Recreation Activities, areas under construction, etc.
e channel could also be used in times of emergency.
CHANNEL- b - COHMITY PUBLIC ACCESS
Public Access is a non-commercial channel made available to
private citizens and organizations upon request, and is intended
to foster the development of community expression. Storer
will train and assist citizens in the operation of the Public
Access equipment at no charge.
8 - LOCAL WEATHER &TV GUIDE
Local weather information is taken directly from the Anaheim
area weather center. TV Guide lists all programming on the
cable'system not carried in the local newspaper or TV Guide,
(such as satellite services and local origination channels) .
CHANNEL 12 - COMMUNI'T'Y BULLETIN BOARD
Special channel set aside for cammunity events calendar.
CHANNEL 14 - WTCG - ATLANTA
WTCG Atlanta provides a non-stop schedule of 24 holy programing.
Over 200 live sporting events yearly. The best of College & Pro's,
covering just about every sport there is including Baseball,
.�-.. Basketball, Hockey. Football and Tennis.
Up to 44 of Hollywood's best Motion Pictures per week.
In addition to sports and movies, the scheduling includes other
family entertainment including popular off -network shows, talk
shows, situation comedies, country and western music shows and
other special family programs.-
CHANNEL 15 - V= - CHICAGO
VGN channel 9 is one of the nation's major independent television
stations, origination from Chicago. The station features 58 hours
weekly of ppopular movies, more than 10 hours of super sports, plus
award Vinnimg special programming.
CHANNEL 16 - HOME BOX OFFICE
On Home Boa Office you'll enjoy many new movies each month.
Uninterrupted by cammercials, uncut and uncensored. HBO is the
entertainment alternative; to theatre, sports arena, nightclub
and all in your home.
CHANNEL 17 - SHOW DE
As with Home Box Office, this channel will carry many new movies
each month uncut and uninterrupted along with nightclub acts and
specials.
CHANNEL 19 - HOME BOX OFFICE - TARE -TWO
Take -Two is the Mini -Pay service with only G & PG rated progra®ing.
First -run theatrical Teleases usually shown about 60 days after
their first -run on HBO's full service. Programming also includes
Merry -Go -Round, a series for children over 8 that the entire family
can enjoy.
CHANNEL '20 - EDUCATIONAL ACCESS UNIFIEDSCHOOL DISTRICT
Educational Access is a channel provided to the Anaheim Public
School System for the transmission of instructional programming as
well as school functions and events.
In addition, a character generator keyboard will be located at a
sight specified by the Anaheim School System. This will enable
public school representatives to display messages and -bulletins
directly on the educational access when other programing is not
in progress.
CHANNEL '-*21 - EDUCKL &OVAL ACCESS - COLLEGEIUNI'vzRSM
College/University Access is a channel provided to the Colleges
and Universities in the Anaheim area for the transmission of
instructional programming as well as school functions and events.
In addition, a character generator keyboard will be located at a
sight specified by the Anaheim area Colleges -and Universities.
This will enable school representatives to display messages and
bulletins directly on the College/University access when other
programming is not in progress.
CHANNEL 27 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SPORTS AND 'CALLIOPE
Madison Square Garden Sports and Calliope, the children's movie
package, are two terrific programming series now offered via RCA
satellite for cable television. These quality programs are
meeting the demands for special sports and children's programing.
This year the number of events has been increased from 135 to 160.
Many of the events are scheduled on week nights, offering sport's
fans a diverse selection of sports not otherwise available to them.
Calliope, the children's movie package, has been well received by -
the industry. as well as educators. The 'award winning films that
comprise this series will be hosted by Eugene Francis and boast
such renowned stars as; Michael Douglas, Burgess Meredith,
Alan Arkin and Van Heflin.
CHANNEL 28 - NICHELODEON
Nickelodeon is a daily channel of "non-violent, quality" Children's
Programing. This service will provide satellite - transmitted
programs for ages fran pre=schoolers to young adults, and will
occupy as much as 13 hours day, seven days a week.
The Programming includes such things as "Bonanza" a live program
for teenagers; "Video Comic Books with a format that allows children
to read along with the show; "Pinwheel", a show for pre-schoolers;
a public affairs magazine program and "Nickel Flicks". featuring
all Cliffhanger Serials of the "Rin Tin Tin" type.
CHANNEL 29 -'C -SPAN
C -SPAN (Via Satellite) - Gavel -to -Gavel coverage of the U.S. House
of Representatives. Coverage will extend from noon to the
adjournment of the House Session each day - up to 7 hours daily.
CHANNEL '31 - FAMILY 9EATRE
From Storer Cable TV comes a channel that's all movies, 100%
family features' and it's without commercials' As a part of the
basic service, there's a variety of types of movies, fram Westerns
and Comedies to romance and action.
CHANNEL 32 - BUSINESS NEWS AND STOCK MARKT
Business News/Stock Market will provide an update of daily business
news. Also offered, are the latest stock quotations and closing
market prices.
CHANNEL 33 - NEWSTIM
Satellite - Delivered UPI Newstime Picture News, plus Voice -Over
Reports continuously via Slow -Scan. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
updated 5 times a day. Each continuous 15 minute segment covers
foreign and Domestic News, Sports, Business, Weather, People.
CHANNEL 35 - MODERN TALKING PICTURES
Programs suitable for general family viewing.
CHANNEL 36 - LEASED ACCESS
Channel available for cammercial access.
CHANNEL '37 - RELIGIOUS ACCESS
Religious Access is a channel provided to the local Anaheim area
Religious Groups for the transmission of Religious Programming as
well as Religious Group functions and events.
In addition, a character generator keyboard will be located at a
sight specified by the Anaheim area Religious Groups. This will
enable Religious Group Representatives to display messages and
bulletins directly an the Religious Access when other programing
is not in progress.
.-".OGRAMTING PHILOSOPHY
Storer Cable TV's concept of cable operations for all its systems is
one of service to the interests, convenience and needs of each
community served; and to perform this service with the finest
programming and technology the industry's "State of the Art" will
allow. Our proposed 40 channel system with two-way capability will
be constructed and operated with that concept in mind.
Virg such an approach as our guide, Storer accepts the challenge
f presenting access to the system's viewers by institutions and
individuals on anon -discriminatory basis (as described in our
access rules). We employ the best technical equipment, offer our
technical expertise, and provide training for -proper use of studio
and portable equipment, and continually encourage the citizens to
use this important community resource.
Not only will we promote use of the access and local origination
facilities, but we also see our role as assisting users to become
self-sufficient and comfortable in producing and airing programming.
Local origination is an opportunity for the cable system to air
programming of specific interest to the community not available
off -the -air.
s
able resources as a laxte broad-
ator of seven to avis on and radio
stations in ma"or cities. You will see the running theme taroig r-
out this proposal Hat such an experienced broadcaster can provide
the exceptional broadcast quality production facilities; the -
extensive allotment of channel capacity to air the programs produced
in the community; plus the expertise to attract and hold the interest
of Anaheim subscribers.
As a broadcaster. our Proposal Roes well beyond basic requirements
access
system and production capability to
produce programs for t ese channels. a see an exciting use of this
facility by local people producing programs featuring Anaheim people
ex loring issues important to the City and exposing special skills
of residents to all the ccmm-unity, from gardening to music and dance.
In addition to the access production, Storer will be producing
programming primarily for the local origination channel to cover
community events such as parades, high school sports, local news,
etc.
Storer will provide the technical personnel and equipment to allow
live or taped programming from any point within the franchise. In
,,..addition, there will be available portable cameras and portable video
ipe recorders with editing capability, so that qualified persons
.: groups may produce programming outside cable origination locations.
In summary, the Storer progra®ing philosophy expressed by this
sophisticated cable system, is to be one of complete service to all
interests in the community as technology will allow, and to be of
easy access for those interested in programming to that community
of interests.
STORER MARKETING PLAN
The Storer Cable Marketing staff will conduct research in Anaheim
and sill be talking to many of the residents on an individual basis.
The residents will be aware of the construction schedule for their
particular area and will be educated into the particular installation
process for their particular neighborhood and home.
All residents in Anaheim will be contacted by mail, in person, or
by telephone, and given a description of the total services provided
and an opportunity to subscribe for such services. A series of two
mailers will explain and introduce.cable TV to residents. Follow-
up with door-to-door sales and telephone solicitations will further
give each person a subscription option.
Our marketing plan does not begin and and with attempts to generate
subscribers. Once a person has cable TV installed, the maintenance
marketing process is initiated and activities begin designed to
retain satisfied customers. All subscribers are given a user's
manual, a channel guide, fine tuning instructions, billing information,
channel alignment, numbers to call should service be required and
answers to questions typically asked by subscribers.
The Storer Cable TV, Inc. marketing plan is fashioned after many of
our major market systems. This marketing plan illustrates the
thought and planning, which has already been devoted to the cable
system proposed in this application, and is one indication of how
Storer'9 vast experience will be brought to bear in Anaheim.
SECTION 4
ACCESS CHANNELS, FACILITIES &
ADMINISTRATION
ACCESS CHANNELS,' FACILITIES & ADMINISTRATION
The Anaheim System will be served by a main centrally located
color studio, color mobile unit, access studios, and color
pporta-pak camera recorder units. All of these facilities will
be available for use by public, educational, religious and
governmental access groups. The color mobile studio van is
-equipped with microwave for live origination on location inside
or outside the Anaheim area. This equipment, coupled with a
strong commitment from Storer personnel, will help meet any
gublic access requests from our Anaheim subscribers. The System
as been designed to provide institutional interconnection
between educational institutions.
In addition, our commitment to the governmental access capability
includes live coverage of city council meetings and central
keyboards use to assure interconnection with other sources.
GENERAL ACCESS PROVISIONS
The Storer Proposal has a minimum of five (5) full-time access
channels with other access time available in case of further need
when other channels are not programed.
The access channels we are providing initially, are.for local
government, the general public, universities, local religious
organizations, leased access primarily for commercial operations,
and elementary and secondary education.
In addition to making available the best technical equipment, we
offer our expertise at no cost to interested and qualifying parties
to provide training for proper use of studios and portable equipment.
We will aggressively encourage the use of these important new
communication resources through on -system and in -community promotions.
Individuals or representatives of organizations may use the channels,
equipment, and our personnel on a first-come, first -serve, non-
discriminatory basis for presentation of programs of their own
development. We will make available to them, at no cost, the
equipment and training necessary to produce and broadcast such
programs.
We will exercise no control over "access channels" requiring only
compliance with FCC rules. And we encourage the groups to which
they are assigned to form representative boards to administer the
programming on these channels.
Leased Access
Demand is uncertain for "leased" channels and use is bound to be
highly variable. For example, some lessees may require more than
one video channel, others might want only a small amount of band-
width, some may require one-way service, others plan bi-directional
use, etc. Our rates will be consistent with the needs of the user
and applied after consultation with local officials and subject to
FCC regulation. The unpredictability of "lease" use has'led to no
Inclusion of income from this source in projections.
CATV
ACCESS. OPMULTING RULES
FOR CITY OF ANAIMM
Public Access Operating Rules
1. Availabilit Storer trillprovide public access on a first-
-came.non- scriminatory basis. Storer, however, reserves the
right to limit the amount of time granted any one party in
order -to ensure that all users have access opportunity. Use
limitations will be imposed only in those situations where
demand exceeds availability.
2. Program Content Control: Storer will not exercise any control
over program content wTEh the following exceptions.
a. A participant in public access cablecasting may not present
any advertisement of, or information concerning any lottery,
gift enterprise or similar scheme, offering chance, or any
list of the prizes. This prohibition does not apply to
advertisements or information concerning state -conducted
lotteries where the transmission is permitted by federal
statue or FCC rule.
b. A participant in access cablecasting may not present obscene
or indecent material.
(1) System management may pre-screen or take other
appropriate steps to ensure that obscene or indecent
material is not cablecast. Such steps may include,
but are not limited to, requesting that the offending
portions be deleted or refusing to allow the program
on the system.
(2) The system reserves the right to schedule programs,
which although not obscene or indecent, may be
distasteful to some subscribers in order to minimize
exposure to children.
c. A participant may not present any advertising material
designed to promote the sale of commercial products or
services, including advertising by or on behalf of
candidates for public office.
3. Equipment: Equipment is available for the production and
presentation of access programming.
4. E ui ent Char es: There will be no equipment charge, however,
a deposit will be required when the equipment is checked out.
His deposit will be refunded when the equipment is returned
undamaged.
5. Workshops: Periodically Storer will conduct workshops on how
to use and care for the equipment. Announcements will be made
as to the date and time. )'he workshop lasts approximately six
hours and must be successfully completed before an individual
is eligible to use the equipment.
CATV ACCESS OPERATING RULES.
6. E ui ent Bandwidth Request: Adeqquate indentification, including
name, ad reso an phone number will.be required, as well as other
information relating to equipment and bandwidth use.
7. Equipment Damage/Responsibility:
a. The individual or group checking out the equipment will
bear all costs if the equipment must be repaired or
replaced due to damage, theft or abuse.
b. Storer may refuse to loan equipment to individuals or
groups which have in the past misused the equipment,
failed to return it on time or in any other way abused
the privilege.
8. Channel Charges: Storer will not charge for channel use.
9. Studio Charges: Storer will not charge for studio presentations.
10. Cablecastimg Identification: Storer will identify the type of
cablecast ng service being presented (origination or access
cablecasting) and the person or group presenting the program.
11. Records: Storer will maintain a record in its public file
con— t— a Ung the names and addresses of all persons or groups
requesting access time. The record will be retained for two
years.
Educational Access Operating Rules
1. Prozram Content Control: Storer will not exercise any control
over program content with the following exceptions:
a. A participant in educational access cablecasting may not
present any advertisement of, or information concerning any
lottery, gift enterprise or similar scheme, offering chance
or any list of the prizes drawn or awarded by means of any
such lottery, gift enterprise or scheme, whether said list
contains any part or all of such prizes. This prohibition
does not apply to advertisements or information concerning
state -conducted lotteries where the transmission is permitted
by federal statute or FCC rule.
b. A participant may not present obscene or indecent material.
(1) System management maypre-screen or take other appropriate
steps to ensure that obscene or
me
indecent material
anot liis not
cablecast. Such steps may Include, but
ed
to, requesting that the offending portion be -deleted or
refusing to allow the program on the systam.-
(2) The system reserves the right to reschedule programs
which, although not obscene or indecent, may be distasteful
to some subscribers in order to minimize exposure to
children.
CATV ACCESS OPERATING _.JLES
C. A participant may not present any advertising material
designed to promote the sale of commercial products
or services, including advertising by or on behalf of
candidates for public office.
2. Channel Charge: Storer will not charge for channel time.
410_� 3. Cablecasti Identification: Storer will identify the type of
cablecastirg service being presented (origination or access
cablecasting) and the person or group presenting the program.
4.'Records: Storer will maintain a record in its public file
containing the names and addresses of all persons or groups
requesting educational access time. The record will be
retained for two years.
Leased Access Operating Rules
1. Availability: Storer will offer portions of its non -broadcast
bandwidth or leased access services on a first -came, non-
discriminatory basis. Storer, however, reserves the right to
limit the amount of time granted any one party in order to
ensure that all users have an opportunity for leased access.
Use limitations will be imposed only in those situations where
demand for access exceeds availability.
2. Program Content Control: Storer will not exercise any control
over program content with the following exceptions:
a. A participant in leased access cablecasting may not
present any advertisement of, or information concerning
any lottery, gift enterprise, or similar scheme, offering
prizes dependent in whole or in part upon lot or chance,
or any list of the prizes drawn or awarded by means of
any such lottery, gift enterprize or scheme, whether said
list contains any part or all of such prizes. This
prohibition does not apply to advertisements or information
concerning state -conducted lotteries where the transmission
is permitted by federal statute of FCC rule.
b. A participant may not present obscene or indecent material.
(1) System m anag anent may pre-screen or take other
appropriate steps to ensure that obscene or indecent
material is not cablecast. Such steps may include,
but are not limited to, requesting that the offending
portion be deleted or refusing to allow the program
on the system.
(2) The system reserves the right to schedule programs
which, although not obscene or indecent, may be
distasteful to same subscribers in order to minimize
exposure to children.
(3) channelharxes: Storer will time, and studio use. Rae for tes esaretaavailableupon
request from system management.
CATV ACCESS OPERATING RULES
4. Cablecastirz identification: Storer will identify the type
or cablecasting service being presented (orignation of access
cablecasting) and the person or group presenting the program.
S. Ponsorship Identification: Storer will comply with the FCC's
sponsorship Identification rules. (See Section 76.211 of the
Rules).
S. Records: Storer will maintain a record in its public file
con— taMug the names and addresses of all persons or groups
requesting leased access time. The record will be retained
for two years.
CENTRAL STUDIO PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES
A main color studio will be centrally located to serve the Anaheim
System. The follows equipment will beprovided, and it is
available for Public Access as well as other access users. Equipment
manufacturers have not been chosen at this time due to the rapid
technological charges taking place. Exact equipment to be utilized
will be chosen upon consultation with the city and access users prior
to equipment purchase.
(3) Color television cameras
(2) One -inch video tape recorders
w/edit and edit control
(2) 3/4 inch video tape recorders
w/edit and edit control
(2) Color slide/film chains
(1) Special effects generator
(1) Character generator
(1) Production switcher
(1) Control console
(1) Color studio.monitor
(3) Rack -mounted color camera
monitors
(1) Rack -mounted color camera
monitors
(1) Color sync generator
(1) Wavefo= monitor
(1) Complete studio lighting
equipment
(3) Tripods and dollies
(6) Headsets
(4) Miniature microphones
(4) Hand-held/desk-mount microphones
(1) Boom microphone
(1) Audio amplifier
(1) Audio mixer
(2) Audio cartridge record/playback
units
(2) Three speed turntables
(4) Video distribution amplifiers
(1) Risers, sets, drapes, props, etc.
ACCESS STUDIOS
Access studios are to provide access origination capability for
the City of Anaheim. Each studio will be equipped to operate
Independently to provide live or video taped programming for
,,,.origination on the cable system. Additionally
onecom®e=8e
color porta-pak , self-contained, battery-operated,
recorder vill be available for access. use at each of the access
sites. '
ACCESS EQUIPMENT LIST
Two (2) B A11 television cameras
Two (2) 3/4"tape recorders with edit
Slide/film chains
Special effects generator
Character generator
Production switcher
Control console
Master monitor
Rack mounted camera monitors
Rack -mounted line monitor
Sync generator
Wave fomm monitor
Remote lighting equipment
Tripods and dollies
Headsets
Minature microphones
Microphones
Bo= microphone
Audio amplifier
Audio mixer
Audio cartridge record/playback units
Three speed turntables
Video distribution amplifiers
MOBILE PRODUCTION EQUIPHM & FACILITY
A fully operational color mobile studio van will be provided for
the Anaheim System. The unit will be equipped to record programming
for later playback as well as providing live television production.
This mobile unit will be available for use by Public Access as well
•'^ as other access users. Equipment manufacturers have not been chosen
at this tame due'to rapid technological changes in video equipment.
Exact equipment to be utilized will be chosen after consultation
with the City and access users -prior to equipment purchase.
MOBILE PRODUCTION STUDIO VAN
(1) Mobile studio van
(1) Portable power
(2) Color television cameras
(2) 3/4" inch video tape recorders with edit
(1) Character generator
(1) Video switcher
(1) Color studio monitor
(1) Color sync generator
(2) Rack -mounted color camera monitor
(1) Rack mounted color line monitor
(1) Waveform monitor
(1) Appropriate lighting equipment
(2) Tripods
(3) Headsets
(2) Xi*nature microphones
(2) Hand-held microphones
(1) Audio Amplifier
(1) Audio mixer
(4) Video distribution amplifiers
(1) Portable STL microwave link
SECTION
RATES & CHARGES
Storer Cable TV, Inc. proposes the following
rates and charges:
INSTALLATION - RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS
Primary Installation - Aerial $15.00
Primary Installation - Underground $25.00
Primary installation includes up to two (2) outlets
at this charge:
Additional Outlet
Relocate Outlet
Reconnect Service
Premium ' Service
5.00
5.00
$10.00
$29.95
Customer subscribing to a premium service at the
time of initial installation would pay only the
$29.95 charge. The cable installation charge
would be waived.
Free installation to all within the first thirty days
service is available to a home.
MONTHLY SERVICE RATES 'RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS
Primary Outlet $6.00
Additional Outlet $1.50
FM Outlet 1.50
Showtime Premium Service 17.50
Home Box Office Premium Service $7.50
HBO Take -Two $4.95
Converter Rental -Per Outlet $1.50
Converter rented on a lease -purchase arrangement.-- At
the and of 40 months converter becomes property of the
subscriber and no additional charges are incurred= or
converter can be purchased outright for $60.00.
COEMCIAL INSTALLATION
Billed on a time and materials basis
MONTHLY SERVICE RATES, COMMERCIAL (Bulk Billing
Same rates for primary and additional outlets with
a 2O% discount for bulk billing if wiring done by
Storer.
If vsiag acceptable master antenna, per wiring,
rates would be negotiated.
SPECIAL FEATURES
We offer one free month of service when the subscriber
pays eleven (11) months in advance. This represents
a savings of 6 1137..
Parental control key device available forremiun
channels at our cost (approximately $10.00, and would
be repurchased by the Company at time of disconnect.
Do deposit required for converters to residential
customers.
It is Storer's policy to offer special non-discriminatory
special promotions during the life of the franchise.
SPECIAL BATE
Due to the excellent off
areas of Anaheim and the
community to participate
following offer:
air reception available
desire of members of the
in local access . ' we make
in most
the
For a one-time charge of $25.00 a residence will be
provided,via cable,channele 2 thru 6. No additional
monthly charges would be levied.' This feature 'could
allow them to receive both the camunity public access
channel (3) and the local government access channel (6)
in addition to local off -air channels 2. 4 6 5. '
Throtigh the use of an A -B antenna switch, the subscriber
can change fram these low band channels to their regular
antenna for the same reception as presently received at
their residence. This would allow persons with remote
control sets, to use their remote units.
SECTION 6
TECHNICAL DATA
SECTION 7
CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE
SERVICE AREA
We feel that the timti requirements in Section 1u of the
proposed Ordinance are reasonable, and that we would have
no difficulty in not only meeting these requirements, but
in performing ahead of this schedule. Being one of the
largest operators in the County of Orange, Storer brings
with them a high degree of experience in working with local
utility companies and construction contractors. This
experience will prove itself invaluable in the construction
of a quality cable television System for the City of Anaheim.
Service Area:
Storer will construct its cable
serve all residents of the City
will be completed within three
necessary permits and licenses.
System Expansion:
communications System to
of Anaheim. This construction
(3) years after obtaining all
Our policy will be to extend per cable system to all new areas
having a density of 30 homes per cable mile.
The following map of the City of Anaheim outlines our plan for
construction. Each phase of this construction would be
coordinated with the city staff.
Permits, Pole Attacbment Agreements and Licenses for all three
phases would be applied for during the first 30 days following
the award of the franchise.
Month
0
4
8
11
23
36
CONSTRUCTION TIME TABLE
Event
Award of franchise
Selection of Headend Site
First Subscribers Served in
Phase One
Phase One Completed
Phase Two Completed
Phase Three Completed
CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES
The following procedures will be adhered to in order to provide safe
reliable construction and improved service:
I. Pole line construction shall be in accordance with specifications
of utility company Pole Lease Agreements, the National Electrical
Safety Code - as amended by the latest edition, and standard
utility practices.
II. 'The CATV strand shall be attached to the side of the pole
(field or street side) to which the telephone strand is attached.
Where no telephone strand is attached, the CATV strand, cable
and associated equipment shall be installed on the street side
of the pole.
III. (a) The system shall be installed on 1/4" high-strength,
seven wire galvanized, zinc coating 'A' supporting
strand, having a minimum breaking strength of 4,750
pounds.
(b) Where three or more consecutive spans exceed 250 feet
in any given run, 1/4" extra high-strength, seven wire
galvanized zinc coating 'A' supporting strand, having
a minimum breaking strength of 6,600 pounds shall be
used.
(c) Supporting strand shall be attached to poles using
5/8' machine bolts and associated hardware.
1. Anchors shall be 3/4" x 5', six-inch screw-type o:
eight -inch, 8 -way expanding anchor with 5/8" x 6'
rod.
2. Guy strand size shall be the same as the supporting
strand when the guy has a lead over height ratio of
1/2" or better.
3. Guys shall be attached to standard pole line hardware
and anchor rods using a performed dead-end or strand
vice. Where authorized, an auxilliary eye attachment
will be used to attach the guy to an existing anchor
rod.
4. Guy guards shall be utilized where required by local
conditions, or at the option of purchaser.
IV. SYSTEM BONDING AND GROUNDING:
(a) The CATV strand shall be bonded to all telephone strand
and/or other existing pole grounds in accordance with
the utility campany Pole Lease Agreement, except there
shall be a m inim un bonding between parallel CATV and
telephone strands at the first, last and every tenth pole.
(b) The CATV strand shall be grounded at each power supply
location using a copper -clad rod driven their full length
plus six inches below the ground using #6 soft drawn,
bare copper wire.
Our Systan is designed to provide the highest quality and
reliability through the use of "State of the Arts" equipment.
Superior performance is insured with amplifier cascade reduced
by using .750 inch cable trunk. The entire trunk system is
designed with stand-by power to prevent interruptions of service
'during commercial power failures.
A master headend with two earth stations for satellite reception
serve the city. Maj or trunk runs emanate from the hub to the
outer areas of the city. Through the'use of .a central hub,
additional return signal capacity is available to each of the
main trunk line.
The forty (40) channel system will have thirty seven (37) channels
active at the outset with three (3) channels reserved for future
expansion to accommodate additional programming a local access
needs.
In addition, we will install a bi-directional institutional cable
system, cable 'B'. This system will provide access of origination
programming as well as taped programming from local educational,
city, sports and convention facilities. This programming will
provide instruction, information and entertainment from local
centers.
Thio -way plant will be activated at all locations in the service
areas.
Modular amplifiers are used including selectable equalizers and
duplex filters. This provision will allow for the addition of
new amplifier modules as they become available to increase the
system bandwidth. The system it thus ex andable to 50 channels
when industry techno cgy and programming resources make that advance.
The modern two-way cable system designed for the City of Anaheim
has the capability to accommodate a variety of unique services to
residents that are now available. Several of these technological
developments increase the safety of loved ones and may indeed save
lives. By installing smoke detectors alarm buttons, sensors, etc.
in the home with a connection y cable to nearby police,ire an
health ac es these security a ces can reduce response time,
even the st scriber is away from his residence.
Regardless of what form the application of technology may take,
Storer guarantees the protection of subscriber privacy.
The system to be constructed for the City of Anaheim will utilize
existing utility and/or public right-of-ways whenever jossible.
In most cases, the system will be constructed on existing utility
poles where available. In areas that have underground .utilities,
the cable plant will be placed underground.
Additionally, when existing aerial utilities plant.is placed
underground the cable system will also be so placed.
Most Pay television programs will be received from satellite to
provide the highest technical performance consistent with out-
standing programming. In addition, Storer will have video tape
origination equipment available for prcg ramming not available on
satellite.
The system is designed to include two premium services of
-approximately sixteen (16) events per month, plus one (1) with
approximately five (5). Both audio and video on these channels
will be scrambled for subscribers not taking Pay TV, and only when
specifically contracted for by the subscriber will be "unscrambled"
by means of a "positive" scrambling technique (the Eagle Comtronics
System or equivalent).
In no case will 'W' rated movies be shown. Storer retains the
rigs to delete, and will delete, any movie or event taht does not
meet the moral standards of the community.
As an additional safeguard for those homes wishing to control access
within the home to the Pay TV charnel, Storer will provide, at our
cost of'$10.00, a key -operated parental control locking device for
any of the Pay channels.
Two earth stations for reception of satellite services will serve
the City of Anaheim System.
One dish will look at the RCA bird and receive services presently
available from RCA's SATCOM satellite including, Showtime, Madison
Square Garden, Atlanta Channel 17, Christian Broadcasting, Fanfare,
Oakland KTVi1 Channel 2, Chicago WGN-9 charnel and others as available.
An additional dish will be installed so that the Anaheim System can
communicate with other satellites such as "SATCOM F2" and the
Western Union satellites "WESTAR I" and "WESTAR II". This
capability would allow us to interconnect with satellite stations
anywhere in the country and by further interconnection to
international satellites, anywhere in the world! An antenna with
both up and down link capability is within the means of this system
and would be installed as soon as a legitimate need for such satellite
interconnection developed.
Spare satellite components such as receivers and low noise amplifiers
will be maintained to assure satellite communications center
reliability. Specialized test equipment will be provided to assure
maintenance to optimum performance level.
In order to ensure continued operation during commercial power
failure, the Satellite Communication Center will have a complete
stand-by power system.
Construction Procedures (Cont'd_)
(c) -At the purchaser's option, additional rods will be
driven to whatever depth required to establish a
maximum of 10 obms ground.
V. CABLE INSTALLATION:
(a) The cable shall be lashed to the supporting strand
using .045 stainless lashing wire, having an average
of one wrap per linear foot of strand.
(b) At each pole and equipment location, the cable and
strand shall be separated by the use of cable supports
and spacers. The lashing wire shall be temminated
with a suitable clap at each of these locations.
(c) Expansion loops shall be made at each pole and each
side of equipment and splice locations. Configuration
of expansion loop shall be per cable manufacturers
standard practice, but shall be done in such a manner
as not to create wrinkles in the bend of the cable.
Also, no splices shall be in the trunk and subtrunk
line.
(d) After splicing. all connectors or exposed cable sheath
shall have shrink tubing in sufficient lengths installed
to completely seal all possible intrusions of moisture.
VI. POWER SUPPLIES:
(a) All trunk system power supplies shall have stand-by
powering to continue to provide power for minimum of
two hours in the event of an electrical power failure.
(b) The headend location will have stand-by powering
provided with a gasoline driven generator to provide
power during interruption and outages of comercial
power.
(c) Power supplies shall be located throughout the system
required by system design.
(d) Power supplies shall be mourned as required by the
utility company Pole Lease Agreements.
(e) A lightning arrestor shall be installed at each power
supply location on the line side of the service.
(f) The AC power connection from the weather head to the
�-- power supply shall consist of two #10TW copper_
conductors enclosed in %" galvanized, rigid conduit
except when required otherwise by the utility company
Pole Lease Agreement or other codes and ordinances.
(g) Where required, meters, meter bases, and supply and
connection of the AC power between the power supply
and the meter shall be by the purchaser.
Construction Procedu= (Cont d_)
VII. To assure safety for citizens and workmen both during and
after construction, purchaser gill adhere to the following
nationally and locally recognized agencies and organization's
safety and construction standards:
1. Federal Cammunications Coamission Rules and Regulations.
.2. rational Electrical Safety Code, National Bureau of
Standards Handbook as amended by the latest edition.
3. National Electrical Code.of National Board of Fire
Underwriters.
4. All applicable ordinances and regulations of City,
County or State.
5. All applicable requirements of the local power and
telephone campanies.
6. OSHA
The Cable System
dedicated plant
throughout.
I. CABLE
designed for the City of Anaheim is a fully
utilizing "State of the Art" equipment and cable
All aerial cable used will be solid aluminum sheath cable
with an outer jacket of high molecular weight polyethylene.
All underground cable will be flooded cable with a standard
outerj acket. Additionally, to maintain high system
Integrity and protection. a corrvg ated steel armor is
applied longitudinally over the original jacket and covered
with a second outer jacket of polyethylene.
A. CABLE TYPES TO BE UTILIZED
1. 1.00" Times Wire JT41000
2. .750 Times Wire JT4750
3. .500 Times Wire JY4500
4. Armored Comm -Scope 6030A
5. Armored Comm -Scope 6020A
II. TRUNK EQUIPMENT
All trunk equipment will be modular construction to ensure
system flexibility. All amplifier modules used have hybrid
integrated circuitry to provide high outputs, low distortions,
and reliability. All system amplifiers are fully capable of
two-way return activation by plig -in addition of modules.
All passive equipment utilized will have low VSWR, weather
proofed housings, seized center conductor ports, and be fully
bi-directional.
A. LINE EQUIPMENT
1. Trunk and distribution amplifiers are Sylvania series
2000.
2. All line extenders are Sylvania series 3000.
3. Two-way splitters are Sylvania 3502.
4. Three-way splitters are Sylvania 3503.
5. All directional couplers are Sylvania 3600 series.
6. All subscriber taps are RMS series 3500.
III. STAND-BY POWER
All trunk and distribution equipment will be powered by stand-
by power supplies. The equipment that will be used is Lectro
Products, PP30/60.
The System to be built for City of Anaheim is a high capacity
"State of the Art" Cable System with fudge expansion potential.
The system is capable of carrying 40 television chainels, audio
and data signals, and the full FM band within a pass band of 54-
330 Mz. The return capability of the system includes 25MEz of
"inbound" bandwidth, which yields 4 television channels and/or
a number of data channels and voice channels.
n ITIAL AND ANNUAL PROOF OF PERFORMANCE
The Proof of Performance tests shall be conducted according to the
following procedures:
REPORT OF SYSTEM PERFORMANCE:
The technical performance of the system was examined over the period
of (Date) through (Date) to determine
the degree of compliance with the FCC technical standards as embodied
in FCC Rule 76,605, st.al
This system utilized the 54 to 330 HEz band to provide a 40 channel
capacity, with the use of a set top converter.
Proof of Performance measurements are made at extremity locations on
each of the major hub trunk lines. In all cases at least three test
points are utilized for Proof of Performance tests. Unused system
taps are used to simulate subscriber conditions with a drop cable of
RG6 of approximately 100 foot length.
The examination of the headend is made at the trunk sampling coupler
at the output of the headend.
Although examination of Class II channels is not required at this
time by the FCC, all channels will be examined for compliance to
Class I channel standards.
Each channel carried on the system, along with the visual carrier
frequencies and the intercarrier separations as measured at the trunk
line output is measured and recorded. Pilot carrier frequencies used
for system gain and slope control are also noted. Also, at the same
time, an examination is made for co -channel interfering signals.
Photographs of individual channel response from the respective channel
input through the headend combiner test point are made.
The balance of the testing is done at the test points at extremity
locations in the system. Tabulations of aural and visual carrier
levels, as noted at all test points and at the headend sampling
coupler, are made. These measurements are made with the Tktronix
7Lk2 spectrum analyzer, with the set at 300KHz, and the Tektronix 7Kll
preamplifier. Absolute calibration of levels is maintained by the
internal calibrator of the 7L12, using the standard 50MHz signal at
-.30dbM. This calibration is checked at suitable intervals against
the output of the Singer Type SG,.1000 standard signal generator.
Videband noise (over a 4Mz video bandwidth) and hum on each channel
Is measured at each test point. The peak -to -peak hum valve also
includes low frequency disturbances such as vertical sync "tilt" and
other variations in the peak value of sync through a viden field.
This must necessarily include such degradation as introduced by the
transmitting station on Class I channels. The results are then
recorded.
The noise is det* min.. by tuning the demodulator &n the Sony
Monitor/Receiver to the desired channel, looping the output video
throigh the Tektronix 147 video test set and observing noise on
Line 15 of either field. The level of the noise generator was
.adjusted by observing Line 16 on the Tektronix 7A18 and 7B53A scope,
until the inserted noise matched that of the signal from the
demodulator. As noted by the manufacturer, the 147 test set yields
noise ratios referenced to video. Since the FCC specification is
In terns of -carrier -to -noise, an additional 4dB is added to the
value indicated on the 147 -test set.
Because some of the sync generators associated with Class II local
origination channels are of the random interlace type, it is not
always possible to make a noise measurement by this method since
the vertical interval will have substantial time jitter preventing
proper line selection by the Vertical Interval keyer. In these
cases, no noise data is given.
**Actual Photographs will be attached when tests are made.
At each test point each channel is examined for the presence of
spurious discrete frequency interferences. inhere found, these are
noted in Tables. Levels shown are relative to visual carrier, except
as noted.
An examination is also made at each test point of the overall system
frequency response from the headend to the test point. This
examination is made using an Avantek CT -2000 cable test system. This
system consists of a transmitter which is operated at a level
approximately lOdB below picture carriers leaving the headend. The
signal consists of a fixed level sweep signal (from 5 to 300 MHz),
and a frequency modulated pilot signal in the band 49.7 to 52 MHz.
The m odylation of this pilot contains the necessary information to
synchronize the receiver with the swept frequency covering the entire
cable band. The output of the detector is displayed in a fashion
similar to a spectrum anaXlzer, except that the level of the wideband
signal is displayed as a 'floor". A picture is then taken of each
test point response.
An examination is also made at each test point to determine if system
cross -modulation is present. This test is made by careful examination
of the pilot carriers to determine if measureable amplitude modulation
of other visual carriers has been impressed on these pilots. Such
modulation is detected using the 7L12 spectrum analyzer for 15 kc
sidebands. Since the pilot levels are below any of the picture carriers,
this is a sensitive test.
The isolation between adjacent cable taps is measured at each test
point on three frequencies, using the Singer SG -1000 signal generator
as a source and the 7L12 analyzer as a voltmeter. Two 100 -foot lengths
of RG -6 are used to simulate subscriber drops. The measured isolation
at each test point is recorded. The frequencies selected were chosen
to permit testing without causing interference to subscriber signals
where possible.
An examination is made to determine if level changes due to temperature
occurred. The test point chosen is the longest cascade.of trunk
amplifiers. The largest change noted over a 24 hour period is recorded.
Radiation tests were nducted throughout the ant__a system on the
Avantek Pilot Carriers. Results are again recorded.
The test equipment used in making the tests is believed to be the
optimum in tears of commercially available equipment. All absolute
parameters can be maintained within calibration by cross-reference
within the equipment package.
The complete list of equipment used in the tests is listed below.
The field data is taken by a qualified engineer, under the direction
of our Director of Engineering. The original documents are on file
in our Engineering Department.
Equipment List for System Performance Tests
quantity Item Type
1
Tektronix Oscilloscope
7603
1
Spectrum Analyzer
7K12
1
Counter
7D14
1
Dual Trace Amplifier
7A18
1
Time Base
7B53A
1
Camera
GP59A
1
Singer Signal Generator
SG1000
1
Wavetek Sweep Generator
1801A
1
Mid State Signal Processor
SP -2
1
Avantek Transmitter/Receiver
CR -2000,
1
Tektronix Preamplifier
7K11
1
NTSC Generator
147-950A
1
Werlatone Directional Coupler
DC -10B
1
Sony Color Monitor/Receiver
CVM -1225
1
Midstate Radiation Detector
RD -1
CT -2000
RECURRING TESTS
Readend: One maintenance technician skilled in understanding
B—as-el-a-n-7 video vavefoxms will be responsible for daily
observations as follows at the main headend site:
(a) Visual inspection of all channels.
(b) Modulation depth on all channels - included off air,
microwave, and satellite.
(c) Sync compression on each channel.
(d) -Burst amplitude on each channel.
(e) Outgoing visual and aural carrier levels on each channel.
(f) Waveforms on all channels carrying the VITS.
(g) Logging Levels for future reference.
Monitor Check Points: We propse to establish test points at
key locations in t e distribution off of all trunks. A
terminated drop cable would be secured to a convenient pole
with a suitable texminal accessible to the maintenance van
without a ladder or climbing. On at least a weekly basis,
maintenance technicians would be assigned responsibility for
the following at each monitor point:
(a) Visual and aural carrier level on each channel.
(b) Carrier -to -noise level at two convenient but separated
parts of the spectrum. (Without interrupting service
to subscriber).
(c) Visual inspection of all channels.
(d) Preparing a record of the above for future reference.
A trunk technician continuously monitors system condition and
trunk cable levels in the system. He evaluates and corrects
any deficiencies through the use of Spectrum analyzers, RF
sweep systems, monitors, field strength meters and time domain
reflectometers.
On a continuous basis, each service vehicle will be equipped
with leakage monitoring equipment and will be constantly alert
for evidence of leakage. All leakage indications shall be
promptly reported to the technical office for repair. All
..leakage will be corrected Immediately. _
TESTS IN RESPONSE TO SUBSCRIBERS COMPLAINTS
A customer desiring service or to make a complaint will be
able to make inquiry in person or by telephone at the office
during regular business hours between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM
Monday through Friday, and on Saturday, if necessary. and by
telephane at any other time 24 hours per day. 7 days per
geek. Customer service ersonnel will ask questions regarding
name, address. nature or service or complaint and note same
on appropriate form and dispatch service personnel via radio-
telephone -equipped vehicles at customer's convenience. During
non -business hours, maintenance personnel are on assigned duty
throughout the City and will be dispatched by radio -telephone
contact. The majority of customer complaint calls will be
answered an the same day or at customer convenience. Major
system repairs and tests will be performed at a time likely to
cause least inconvenience to the subscriber.
The following procedures are utilized in responding to a
subscriber complaint:
1. Upon receipt of a complaint a trouble call form
is written.
2. The technician is dispatched to the subscriber
residence.
3. The technician measures and records on the trouble
form the signal levels as measured on a field
strength meter.
4. A high quality TV not is utilized to evaluate
cable television reception.
5. When necessary, a spectrum analyzer and/or a sweep
system is utilized to determine response, or
identify and correct any interfering signals or
hum modulation.
TECHNICAL STANDARDS THAT EXCEED FCC STANDARDS
The Anaheim System has been designed to provide the best
possible service to subscribers. Reliability and system
performance have been greatly enhanced by limiting the total
number of amplifiers to 14 trunk amplifiers and two line
extenders in cascade. This design has been accomplished
through the use of super trunk cable and "State of the Art"
amplifiers. The resulting system performance is indicated
below.
Within the passband, the system performance shall be equal
to or better than the following:
SYSTEM PARAMETER. PERFORMANCE
1.Carrier-to-noise ratio
a. Measured at 70OF
temperature 47
2.Carrier-to-hum ratio ( 2%)
3. Gain vs frequency
12dB
response across any six MHz
channel
+ ldB
4.Isolation between
subscribers
30dB
S.Second Order Distortions
-60
6.Cross Modulation
-52
7. Total Harmonic
Distortions
-52
8.Visual Signal Level
Behind TV Set
6
FCC
REQUIREMENTS DIFFERENCE
36dB 11
5% 37.
+ 1.5dB 1dB
18dB
12dB
46
14dB
46
6dB
46 6dB
0 6dB
Group delay shall not exceed + 120 nscc'in the forward direction.
SYSTEM PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
A. DaLIZ Checks
1. Technicians will measure and record
�.. throughout the plant at subscriber
addition, signal reception will be
on television receivers.
system levels
promises. In
checked visually
2. Beadend levels will be checked and logged on a daily
basis.
B. Weekly Checks
1. System test points at system extremities will be
checked for proper operation through the measurement
of signal/noise, bun, response and beat products.
In addition, picture quality will be checked on
television receivers.
C. Annually
1. Each year a complete Proof of Perfozmance of the
total system will be made.
STAFF DESCRIPTION
The Technical Manager is responsible for the efficient operation
of tE—e—o—ve—r-aM plant. Under his direction is the Chief Technician,
the Construction Supervisor and the System Microwave Engineer.
He assists in the development of system extensions into new areas
and complexes. He is, also, responsible for budget preparations,
Technical Department employees, training and procurement.
The Chief Technician is responsible to the'Technical Manager for
the technical operation of the system. He oversees all technical
manpower in the system. He knows how to test and repair facilities
involving the use of sophisticated electronic test equipment. In
addition, he is capable of headend and system maintenance. He
directs and assists others in various maintenance chores. He is
responsible for all technical reports and files.
The Technician is responsible to the Chief Technician for
maintenance of all trunk and distribution plant facilities,
including headend equipment and aerial and/or buried electronic
equipment. Be is capable of constructing such facilities of
Installing such equipment as may be necessary. He executes
service calls at customers promises in a prompt and -courteous
manner and makes necessary repairs and/or adjustments, as required.
Technicians may be required to assist in antenna ins tallation.or
maintenance. On occasion, he may be required to perfozm subscriber
Installations as dictated by service demands.
STAFF DESCRIPTION - continued
The Installation SHpervisor is responsible to the Chief
Technician fora nsta ation problems. He is available
to assist the installers with extremely difficult installs
and to serve and/or resolve any installation related customer
complaints. In addition, he is responsible for installation
-- inventory and control.
The Installer is responsible for installing new cable, adding
outlets, mo outlets and disconnecting subscriber service.
Be makes installation calls at customer's premises and determines
and executes the best possible cable installation for any given
location.
The Microwave Technician is responsible to the Technical Manager
for all microwave, eo equipment and system equipment repair.
He will assist in the Proof of Performance and may assist the
Chief Technician with system performance.
The Construction Supervisor is responsible to the Technical Manager
for all construction. He will be responsible for permit
application, obtaining new development prints and executing all
pole line rearrangements. In addition, he will oversee all phases
of construction in new plant including cable installation splicing
and initial system activation.
We will provide technical staff and management to insure that the
Anaheim System will be operated and maintained to provide the
highest quality throighout the term of the Franchise.
Should additional personnel be necessary to insure prompt service
or unanticipated construction occur, the staff will beincreased
to meet the community needs.
CONSUMER CMe1 AINTS
Storer has a record of prompt and complete response to
subscriber complaints and assures full competent consumer
response in the City of Anaheim. Skilled
ns villl�obe
amperienced in diagnosing television di
how to read signals, adjust amplifiers and line extenders.
Each technician will have available at least a high quality
test TV set, a field strength meter, spectrum analyzer and/or
sweep system. and other test equipment.
Storer's general policy is to be on-call 24 hours.per day
responding immediately to system outages and within 24 hours
for set problems. The priority for service is established
in this order:
1. System Outage
2. Distribution Outage
3. Individual - No Pictures
4. Individual.- Poor Pictures on all Channels
5. Individual -.Single Channel Problem
SERVICE CALL PROCEDURE
The following procedures are utilized in responding to a
subscriber complaint:
1. Upon receipt of a complaint a trouble call form is written.
2. The technician is dispatched to the subscriber residence.
3. The technician measures and records on the trouble form
the signal levels as measured on a field strength meter.
4. A high quality TV set is utilized to evaluate cable
television reception.
5. When necessary, a spectrum analyzer and/or a sweep system
is utilized to dete=ine response, or identify and correct
any interfering signals or hum modulation.
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PHASE I Consists of: that portion of the City East of Highway 57
PHASE II 'Consists of: that portion of the City located between Highway 57 and Interstate 5
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PHASE III Consists of: that portion of the City located West of Interstate 5