5109
HARFORD COUNTY

SERVICE TO ALL AREAS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE
DENSITY OF RESIDENTIAL SUBSCRIBERS IS 75 OR MORE PER
SQUARE MILE.]] THE FRANCHISE SHALL ACCOMPLISH
SIGNIFICANT CONSTRUCTION WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AS
AFORESAID, AND SHALL EQUITABLY AND REASONABLY EXTEND
ENERGIZED TRUNK CABLE TO TWENTY PERCENT (20%) OF THE
FRANCHISE AREA EACH YEAR THEREAFTER IN ORDER TO PROVIDE
SERVICE TO ALL POTENTIAL SUBSCRIBERS THROUGHOUT THE
FRANCHISE AREA NO LATER THAN THE END OF THE FIFTH YEAR
AFTER CONSTRUCTION IS COMMENCED, EXCEPT AS MAY BE
OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN ANY EXTENSION OF SERVICE PROVISION
SET FORTH IN THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT. ALL APPROVALS
AND/OR LICENSES AND/OR PERMITS REQUIRED TO CONSTRUCT THE
SYSTEM SHALL BE APPLIED FOR, AND THE APPLICATION FOR
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FILED WITH THE FCC, WITHIN
SIXTY (60) DAYS, BY THE COMPANY, FROM THE DATE OF THE
GRANTING OF THE FRANCHISE.

(C) THE COUNTY SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO INSPECT ALL
CONSTRUCTION OR INSTALLATION WORK, PERFORMED BY THE
COMPANY IN THE STREETS, AND MAKE SUCH INSPECTIONS AS THE
COUNTY DEEMS NECESSARY TO INSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE
TERMS OF ITS FRANCHISE AND OTHER PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF
LAW.

CD) WITHIN SIXTY DAYS FROM THE DATE OF REQUEST BY
THE COUNTY, THE COMPANY SHALL SUPPLY MAPS DELINEATING THE
LOCATION OF ALL OF ITS THEN INSTALLED CABLES.

(E)    NO POLES, UNDERGOUND CONDUITS, OR OTHER WIRE
HOLDING STRUCTURES SHALL BE ERECTED BY THE COMPANY
WITHOUT THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE COUNTY, OR ITS DULY
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL OR ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS WHERE
THE COUNTY DOES NOT OWN THE AREA IN WHICH SUCH ARE TO BE
ERECTED. TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, THE COMPANY SHALL
NEGOTIATE AGREEMENTS, WITH THE APPROPRIATE PARTIES, TO
PERMIT IT TO UTILIZE THE EXISTING POLES AND UNDERGROUND
CONDUITS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. [[IF THE COUNTY, AT A
FUTURE DATE, REQUIRES ALL UTILITIES TO BE PLACED
UNDERGROUND, IN ALL OR A PORTION OF THE COUNTY, THE
COMPANY SHALL CONFORM TO SUCH REQUIREMENT AT ITS OWN
EXPENSE.]] THE COMPANY SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE
UNDERGROUND SERVICE IN NEW AREAS WHERE SERVICE IS NOT
PROVIDED BY EXISTING AERIAL PLANT AND WHERE OTHER
UTILITIES ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE UNDERGROUND SERVICE.
ANY POLES, UNDERGROUND CONDUITS, OR OTHER FIXTURES, THAT
THE COMPANY IS AUTHORIZED BY THE COUNTY TO INSTALL, MUST
BE PLACED IN A MANNER TO PROVIDE MINIMUM INTERFERENCE
WITH THE USUAL TRAVEL ON THE PUBLIC STREETS AND ANY
EXISTING UTILITY SERVICES.

(F)    THE COMPANY SHALL, ON THE REQUEST OF ANY
PERSON HOLDING AN APPROPRIATE BUILDING PERMIT,
TEMPORARILY RAISE OR LOWER ITS WIRES TO PERMIT SUCH