§ 19-50. Performance guidelines.

The following performance guidelines shall serve as the initial minimum guidelines for the design, installation and operation of an operator's system:

(1)

Continuous operation. The system shall be capable of continuous 24-hour daily operation without severe material degradation of signal except during extremely inclement weather, and immediately following extraordinary storms which adversely affect utility services or which damage major system components.

(2)

Variables for operation. The system shall be capable of operating over an outdoor temperature range of minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit to plus 120 degrees Fahrenheit and over variation in supply voltages from 105 to 130 volts AC, without catastrophic failure or irreversible performance changes.

(3)

Specifications. The system shall be capable of meeting all specifications as set forth over an outdoor temperature range of zero degrees Fahrenheit to plus 100 degrees Fahrenheit and over variation in supply voltages from 105 to 130 volts AC.

(4)

Lack of interference. The system shall be operated in such a manner as to avoid causing interference with the reception of off-the-air signals of a cable service subscriber.

(5)

Picture and sound quality. The system shall be capable of producing a picture upon each cable service subscriber's television screen in black and white or color, depending upon whether color is being telecast and provided the subscriber's television set is capable of producing a color picture, that is materially undistorted and materially free from ghost images other than those resulting from ingress which can normally be expected from off-the-air signals, without material degradation of color fidelity. The system shall produce sound that is materially undistorted on any working receiver of a cable service subscriber.

(6)

Federal Communications Commission technical standards. Should the Federal Communications Commission promulgate technical standards which exceed the performance guidelines contained in this chapter, an operator shall operate its system so that it meets or exceeds Federal Communications Commission standards.

(Ord. No. 930358, § 1(43.50), 8-25-94)