9-508. License required before construction; provisions existing systems
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A. A new cable television system shall not be constructed within any incorporated city or town or within the unincorporated area of a county without a license therefor having first been issued pursuant to the provisions of this article. This subsection shall not apply to extensions of existing cable television systems wholly within the area of jurisdiction.
B. Existing cable television systems with existing licenses for a fixed term of years shall be in compliance with this article for the term of such license.
C. All other existing cable television systems with existing licenses not specifying a fixed term shall have a term expiring April 1, 1989, or upon the termination of the license by the licensing authority.
D. Nothing in this section shall preclude a licensing authority from amending a license to bring the license into conformance with the applicable rules and regulations of the federal communications commission.
E. A licensing authority may terminate a license according to its terms and conditions if a license holder is in default thereunder.