<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 40-78. - Rates and charges.</div>
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               (a)
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               The grantee under this article 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. No rates or charges shall be effective except as they appear on
               a schedule so filed. The grantee shall notify 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.
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               (b)
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               The 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 in this article shall prohibit
               the grantee from offering the following:
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               (1)
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               Discounts to commercial and multiple-family dwelling subscribers billed on a bulk
               basis;
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               (2)
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               Promotional discounts; or
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               (3)
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               Reduced installation rates for subscribers who have multiple services.
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               The grantee's charges and rates for all services shall be itemized on the subscriber's
               monthly bills.
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               (c)
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               To the extent that federal or state law or regulation may or as may be amended to
               authorize the county to regulate the rates for any particular service tiers, service
               packages, equipment, or any other services provided by the 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. The county may retain rate consultants as it deems appropriate.
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               (Code 1995, Â§ 517.042)
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