<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 20-53. - Rates and charges.</div>
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               (a)
               
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               <span class="ital">Schedule filings.</span> Grantee shall file with the county schedules which shall describe all services offered,
               all rates and charges of any kind, and all terms and conditions relating thereto.
               Grantee shall notify the county and subscribers in writing at least 30 days prior
               to the implementation of any change in services offered, rates, charges, or terms
               and conditions related thereto. Prior to subscriber notification, the county shall
               receive notice of such changes as soon as practicable.
               
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               (b)
               
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               <span class="ital">Nondiscriminatory rates.</span> Unless federal law allows otherwise, grantee shall establish rates that are nondiscriminatory
               within the same general class of subscribers which must be applied fairly and uniformly
               to all subscribers in the franchise area for all services. Nothing contained herein
               shall prohibit the grantee from offering (i) discounts to commercial and multiple-family
               dwelling subscribers billed on a bulk basis; (ii) promotional discounts; or (iii)
               reduced installation rates for subscribers who have multiple services. Grantee's charges
               and rates for all services shall be itemized on subscriber's monthly bills.
               
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               (c)
               
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               <span class="ital">County regulation.</span> To the extent that federal or state law or regulation may now, or as the same may
               hereafter be amended to, authorize the county to regulate the rates for any particular
               service tiers, service packages, equipment, or any other services provided by grantee,
               the county shall have the right to exercise rate regulation to the full extent authorized
               by law, or to refrain from exercising such regulation for any period of time, at the
               sole discretion of the county.
               
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               (d)
               
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               <span class="ital">Ability to petition.</span> To the extent that federal or state law or regulation may now, or as the same may
               hereafter be amended to, authorize the county to regulate the rates for any particular
               service tiers, service packages, equipment, or any other services provided by grantee,
               the county shall have the right to petition the Federal Communications Commission
               or other appropriate agency or organization to obtain rate regulation authority or
               to petition the federal body to review or regulate rates in the county.
               
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               (Ord. No. 1998-05, art. V, Â§ 5.3, 2-16-98)
               
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