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g Page 2 $O~JK D ?,,a 246 Company, upon reasonable notice by the County, shall remove, re-lay, and ® relocate its equipment at its own expense. Before installing underground or overhead services-under or over 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 effi- cient 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 sub- scriber 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 proceedings affording due process. Recognizing the pendency of court litigation and Congressional legis- lation at the time of the passing of this ordinance which may impose copy- right liability on all or a 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 S 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.