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Page 5 ~r bg fi B `r sE 248 of the franchise by the Company as security for debt without such approval. SECTION 14. If the Company shall fail to comply with any of the provisions of this ordinance, and shall fail to correct such default or non-compliance within thirty days after duly authorized written notice from the County sent by Registered Nail addressed to the business office of the Company or to such person as the Company may from time to time designate in writing to the County as the person entitled to receive notice in its behalf, then the County shall have the right, after due notice and a hearing, to revoke this franchise and all rights of the Company hereunder. SECTION 15.. This franchise is governed by and subject to all applicable rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission, specifically including Part 76, and by the laws of the State of North Carolina. Should there be any modifications of. the provisions of Section 76.31 of the Rules and Regulations of the Federal Communications Commission which must be in- corporated into this franchise, the County and the Company agree that such incorporation shall be accomplished within one (1) year after the effective date of the FCC's adoption of the modification, or upon renewal of this franchise, S whichever occurs first. SECTION 16. This franchise shall take effect and be in full force from and after the final passage hereof, subject to acceptance by the Company as herein provided, and the same shall continue in full force and effect for a term of fifteen (15) years beginning with the date of such acceptance. Pro- vided, however, that should FCC certification be necessary prior to implementation of the cable television service contemplated under this franchise, then the term shall begin upon the effective date of the grant by the FCC of the necessary certification, and the term shall run for fifteen (15) years from the effective date of FCC certification. SECTION 17. The Company may surrender this franchise at any time upon filing with the County Clerk of the County a written notice of its intention to do so at least six (6) months before the surrender date. On the surrender date specified in the notice, all of the rights and privileges and all of the obli- gations, duties and liabilities of the Company shall terminate. SECTION 18, If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional ® by any federal or state court or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction, specifically including the Federal Communications Commission, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof.