<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 40-143. - Tests and performance monitoring.</div>
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               (a)
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               Not later than 60 days after any new or substantially rebuilt portion of the system
               is made available for service to subscribers and annually thereafter, the grantee
               shall conduct technical performance tests to demonstrate full compliance with all
               technical standards contained in this article and the franchise and the technical
               standards and guidelines of the Federal Communications Commission.
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               (b)
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               Such tests shall be performed by or under the supervision of a qualified registered
               professional engineer or an engineer with proper training and experience. A copy of
               the report shall be submitted to the county describing test results, instrumentation,
               calibration, and test procedures and the qualification of the engineer responsible
               for the tests.
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               (c)
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               System monitor test points shall be established at or near the output of the last
               amplifier in the longest feeder line, at or near trunk line extremities. Such periodic
               tests shall be made at the test points as shall be required by the Federal Communications
               Commission and/or the franchise.
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               (d)
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               A copy of any performance test reports required by the Federal Communications Commission
               shall be submitted to the county within 60 days of completion.
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               (e)
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               Whenever there have been similar complaints made or when there exists other evidence
               which, in the judgment of the county, casts doubt on the reliability or quality of
               the grantee's system, the county shall have the right and authority to compel the
               grantee to test, analyze, and report on the performance of its system. The county
               may require additional tests or tests involving a specific subscriber's terminal.
               Reports on such tests shall be delivered to the county no later than 14 days after
               the county formally notifies the grantee and shall include the following information:
               the nature of the complaints which precipitated the special tests; what system component
               was tested; the equipment used and procedures employed in such testing; the results
               of such tests; and methods by which such complaints were resolved. Such tests and
               analyses shall be supervised by a qualified engineer on the permanent staff of the
               grantee, who shall sign all records of the special tests and forward them to the county
               with a report interpreting the results of the tests and recommending what actions
               should be taken by the county. All such tests shall be at the expense of the grantee.
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               (f)
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               The county shall have the right to employ qualified consultants and attorneys if necessary
               or desirable to assist in the administration of this section or any other section
               of this article or the franchise at the expense of the county.
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               (Code 1995, Â§ 517.067)
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