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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

THE GRANTING AUTHORITY, HAVING BEEN APPRISED OF THE
INTEREST OF THE RESIDENTS OF HARFORD COUNTY IN PROVIDING
THE FACILITIES OF A CATV SYSTEM, DO HEREBY SOLICIT
APPLICATIONS FOR CATV FRANCHISES IN HARFORD COUNTY AND
REQUEST THAT ALL APPLICATIONS BE DELIVERED IN DUPLICATE
TO THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL. APPROPRIATE
INSTRUCTIONS, NOTICES, APPLICATION FORKS AND OTHER
MATERIALS CAN BE OBTAINED BY ANY INTERESTED PARTY FROM
THE SECRETARY OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF HARFORD COUNTY.

SECTION 6.6. PROCEDURES FOR ACCEPTANCE AND PROCESSING OF
CATV APPLICATIONS.

(A)    TIME: IN THE SUBMISSION OR PRESENTATION OF
WRITTEN AND/OR ORAL MATERIALS BY THE APPLICANTS, TIME
SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO BE OF THE ESSENCE.

(B)    MAJOR AMENDMENTS: TO PREVENT APPLICANTS FROM
DELAYING THE GRANTING AUTHORITY'S CONSIDERATION,
ANALYSIS, AND ACTION ON APPLICATIONS, APPLICANTS WILL NOT
BE PERMITTED TO MAKE MAJOR AMENDMENTS; THAT IS, TO
MATERIALLY ALTER CORPORATE STRUCTURE, TECHNICAL PROPOSAL,
OR THE PROGRAM PROPOSAL OF THE APPLICATION. EQUITY AND
FAIR TREATMENT OF ALL APPLICANTS REQUIRE THAT THE
GRANTING AUTHORITY CAUSE EACH APPLICANT TO STATE ITS CASE
ON SPECIFIC DATES AND NOT TO PERMIT TARDY APPLICANTS TO
STRENGTHEN THEIR APPLICATIONS BY FILING MATERIALS AFTER
THE DUE DATES.

(C)    AMENDMENTS TO FINANCIAL PROPOSALS: CONSISTENT
WITH THE LONG ESTABLISHED COMPARATIVE HEARING PRACTICES
OF THE FCC, AMENDMENTS TO THE FINANCIAL PROPOSALS MAY BE
MADE BY AN APPLICANT, AT ANY TIME, DURING THE COURSE OF
THE PROCEEDINGS.

(D)    PROCEDURES IN BRIEF: THE PROCEDURES FOR
PROCESSING ALL CATV APPLICATIONS, IN BRIEF ARE AS
FOLLOWS:

(1)    ALL APPLICANTS MUST FILE AND DELIVER TO
THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF HARFORD COUNTY FORMAL WRITTEN
APPLICATIONS, CONSISTENT WITH THE COUNTY'S FORM FOR SAME
ON OR BEFORE A DATE OR DATES FIXED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL.

(2)    ALL APPLICANTS MUST ATTEND ANY AND ALL
HEARINGS OR MEETINGS BY THE GRANTING AUTHORITY AND MUST
RESPOND TO ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS POSED BY THE GRANTING
AUTHORITY. FAILURE TO ATTEND SUCH MEETINGS CAN RESULT IN
THE DISMISSAL OF ANY APPLICATION. ALL MEETINGS AND
HEARINGS WILL BE HELD, ON THE CATV APPLICATIONS WITHIN
SIXTY (60) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE FILING OF SUCH
APPLICATIONS AND ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE GIVEN NOT LESS
THAN TEN (10) DAYS' ADVANCE NOTICE, IN WRITING, OF ALL
SUCH MEETINGS AND HEARINGS.