5107
HARFORD COUNTY

CORPORATION HAS BEEN AND IS NOW OPERATING A CATV SYSTEM
IN CERTAIN AREAS OF HARFORD COUNTY.

(1)    THERE IS HEREBY GRANTED UNTO MULTIVIEW
CABLE CORPORATION A NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE ONLY IN THOSE
AREAS OF THE COUNTY, AS HEREINAFTER DEFINED, IN WHICH THE
SAID MULTIVIEW CABLE CORPORATION HAS CONSTRUCTED OR HAS
UNDER CONSTRUCTION AS OF THE DATE THIS ACT BECOMES LAW A
CATV CABLE DISTRIBUTION PLANT.

(2)    THE FRANCHISE GRANTED UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL
JANUARY 1, 1990. THE PROCEDURE FOR A RENEWAL OF THIS
FRANCHISE FOR AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF TEN (10) YEARS
AFTER SAID DATE SHALL CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTION 6.3(B) OF THIS ACT.

(3)    ON THE DATE IN WHICH THIS ACT BECOMES
LAW, THE SAID MULTIVIEW CABLE CORPORATION SHALL
THEREAFTER BE GOVERNED BY ALL THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT.
IN THOSE AREAS OF THE COUNTY. AS HEREINAFTER DEFINED, IN
WHICH SAID MULTIVIEW CABLE CORPORATION HAS CONSTRUCTED OR
HAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION A CATV CABLE DISTRIBUTION PLANT,
AS HEREINAFTER SET FORTH, THE SAID MULTIVIEW CABLE
CORPORATION SHALL BE EXEMPTED AND EXCEPTED FROM THE
PROVISIONS OF SECTION 6.4, 6.5. 6.6 AND 6.7(A), (B) AND
(C) OF THIS ACT. AND SHALL BE EXCEPTED FROM THE
PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 6.10(C)3,4,5,6, AND 7; 6.9(A);
6.10(D), (F), (G) AND (I) UNTIL THE YEAR 1977 OR UNTIL A
DATE IN WHICH THE FCC HAS DIRECTED THAT THE CURRENT
SYSTEM OF SAID MULTIVIEW CABLE CORPORATION MUST BE
UPGRADED TO COMPLY WITH SUCH PROVISIONS.

(4) NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE
CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT EXPANSION OF THE SAID MULTIVIEW
CABLE CORPORATION CATV CABLE DISTRIBUTION PLAN BEYOND THE
SPECIFIED AREAS OF THE COUNTY, AS HEREINAFTER SET FORTH
IN WHICH THE SAID MULTIVIEW CABLE CORPORATION IS NOW OR
HAS BEEN OPERATING A CATV SYSTEM. PRIOR TO ANY SUCH
EXPANSION IN THE FUTURE, HOWEVER, THE SAID MULTIVIEW
CABLE CORPORATION SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTIONS 6.4, 6.5, 6.6 AND 6.7(A),(B) AND (C) OF THIS
ACT, AND IF SAID EXPANSION IS REQUESTED PRIOR TO THE YEAR
1977, THEY SHALL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF SECTION 6.10(C) 3,4,5,6 AND 7; 6.9(A):
6.10(D), (F), (G), (I) OF THIS ACT.

(5) THE DESIGNATED AREA OF THE COUNTY IN
WHICH MULTIVIEW HAS CONSTRUCTED OR HAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
CATV CABLE DISTRIBUTION PLANT IS HEREBY DEFINED AS THAT
LOWER PORTION OF THE COUNTY EXTENDING FROM JOPPATOWNE ON
THE SOUTH TO A STRAIGHT LINE ON THE NORTH RUNNING FROM
THE 39° 35' PARALLEL OR LONGITUDE FROM THE EASTERNMOST

COUNTY LINE TO THE WESTERNMOST COUNTY LINE.