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$DO1 1S~AS= 1~~ 29 County property or right-of-way the Company shall enter into encroachment agreements with the County and file plans and specifications before installation and as-built drawings after installation. If the County requests any services to be removed from its property or rights-of-way because of conflict of encroachment between the County and the Company, the Company will remove the same, at its own cost, within a reasonable time. SECTION 4. The system shall be maintained and operated to render efficient service and, in order to so do, the Company shall have the right to prescribe service rules and regulations for the conduct of its business not inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance, provided, however, that the system will be operated so that there will be no interference with television reception, radio reception, telephone communications or other installations which are now or may hereafter be installed and in use by the County or any person within the County. SECTION 5. The rates for installation of equipment and regular subscriber services shall be as set forth in Appendix A. SECTION 6. No increase in rates charged for installation of equipment and regular subscriber services as specified in Appendix A shall be made effective except as authorized by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Lee after an appropriate public proceeding affording due process. Recognizing the pendency of court litigation and Congressional legislation at the time of the passing of this ordinance which may impose copyright liability on all or part of the cable television service rendered by the Company in the County, and further recognizing the uncertainty and jeopardy which such potential liability places upon the Company, should such copyright liability be imposed by any court or by the Congress, the Company shall have the right to increase its rates for regular subscriber services in order to offset such copyright liability. Any increase in the Company's rate schedule pursuant to this paragraph shall be limited to the amount of the copyright liability imposed. Such increase shall not be subject to the procedures specified in the preceding paragraph and shall become effective 30 days after notice of such increase is given to the Board of Commissioners together with a certification that the increase is due solely to the imposition of copyright liability and that the increase is limited to an amount necessary to cover the amount of the copyright liability. Rates for services other than the installation of equipment and regular subscriber services, including, but not limited to, advertising, leased channels, and other auxiliary services, shall be established by the Company pursuant to the rules of the Federal Communications Commission. SECTION 7. The Company shall provide free installation of one drop to each public school within the area served of the County of Lee. Additional public school drops shall be installed and billed at the Company's cost. There shall be no monthly service charge for the first drop in each public school. The Company shall provide, at its 2