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516 cause any material degradation of video or audio quality. B. State of the Art. Grantee will deploy advanced tgchnology which enables Grantee to add new services (does not include particular programming services) as they are developed and which are considered the current state-of- the-art, defined as that level of technical performance and technical capability, which has been implemented in a majority of the cable television systems of Similar size in the State of North Carolina. Provided, however, that any improvement needed to meet such level can be instituted through technology which has been demonstrated to be feasible for its intended purpose, in an operationally workable manner, and in an economically viable manner. C. County Review of Construction Plans. Prior to the erection of any towers, poles, conduits or facilities under this Ordinance, the Grantee shall first submit to the County and other designated parties for review a concise description of the facilities proposed to be erected or installed, including engineering drawings, if required, together with a map and plans indicating the proposed location of all such facilities. Prior to rebuilding or upgrading of the Cable Television System, the Grantee shall first submit to the County for their review, the design plans and maps, including engineering drawings, as they become available. D. Contractor Qualifications. Any contractor proposed for work of construction, installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of system equipment must be properly licensed under laws of the State, and all local ordinances. E. Minimum Interference. The Grantee's system and associated equipment erected by the Grantee within the County shall be so located as to cause minimum interference with the proper use of streets, alleys, and other public ways and places, and to cause minimum interference with the rights and reasonable convenience of property owners who adjoin any of the said streets, alleys or other public ways and places. No pole or other fixtures placed in any public ways by the Grantee shall be placed in such a manner as to interfere with normal travel on such public way. F. County Maps. The County does not guarantee the accuracy of any maps showing the horizontal or vertical location of existing substructures. In public rights-of-way, where necessary, the location shall be verified by excavation. G. Quality of Construction. Construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of the Cable Television System shall be performed in an orderly and workmanlike manner, in accordance with then current technological standards. All cables and wires shall be installed, where possible, parallel with electric and telephone lines. Multiple cable configurations shall be arranged in parallel and bundled with due respect for engineering considerations. H. Construction Standards. Grantee shall at all times comply with: (1) National Electrical Safety Code (National Bureau of Standards); (2) National Electrical Code (National Bureau of Fire Underwriters); (3) Bell System Code of Pole Line Construction (where applicable); (4) applicable FCC or other Federal, State and local regulations; and standards as set forth in the Franchise.. I. Non-Interference. In any event, the system shall not endanger or interfere with the safety of persons or property in the Franchise area or other areas where the Grantee may have equipment located. J. Antennae. Any structure used in the Cable Television System shall comply with construction, marking, and lighting of antennae structure standards as required by Federal and State law or regulation. K. OSHA. Ail worker facilities, conditions, and procedures that are used during construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of the cable system shall comply with the standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. L. RF Leakage. RF leakage shall be checked at reception location for emergency radio services to prove measurable interference signal combinations are possible. Stray radiation shall be measured adjacent to any proposed aeronautical navigation radio sites to prove no measurable interference to airborne navigational reception in the normal flight pattern. FCC Rules and Regulations shall govern. The System shall cause no measurable interference in TV signal reception to any operating receiver not connected to and serviced by the System. 7.3 SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE. The Franchise shall specify the construction schedule. 7.4 EXTENSION OF SERVICE. The Grantee shall provide service to all dwelling units or commercial subscribers within one hundred fifty (150) feet of the existing system and in any additional areas in the County as specified in the Franchise.