Any nonexclusive franchise granted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall authorize and permit the grantee to engage in the business of operating and providing a CATV system in the city and for that purpose to erect, install, construct, repair, replace, reconstruct, maintain and retain in, on, over, under, upon, across and along any public street or highway such poles, wires, cable, conductors, ducts, conduit, vaults, manholes, amplifiers, appliances, attachments and other property as may be necessary and appurtenant to the CATV system; and in addition, so to use, operate and provide similar facilities or properties rented or leased from a public utility franchised or permitted to do business in the city.

The grantee may make a charge to subscribers for connection to it CATV system and a fixed monthly charge for transmission to them.

No permission or license is given to enter private property without the express consent of the owner or agent in possession. (Ord. 1595 NCS §6, 1984; Ord. 757 NCS §3; prior code §9A.4.)