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whatever form granted, shall not mean or include any license or permit required for the <br />privilege of transacting and carrying on a business within the County as required by <br />other ordinances and laws of the County. <br /> <br /> 3.15 FRANCHISE AREA means the entire County, or portions thereof, for <br />which a Franchise is granted under the authority of this Ordinance. If not otherwise <br />stated in the Franchise, the Franchise area shall be the corporate limits of the County, <br />including all territory thereafter annexed to the County. <br /> <br /> 3.16 FRANCHISE FEE means the percentage, as specified by the County, of <br />the Franchisee's gross annual revenues in exchange for the rights granted pursuant to <br />this Ordinance and the Franchise Agreement. <br /> <br /> 3.17 FRANCHISEE or GRANTEE means the natural person(s), <br />partnership(s), domestic and foreign corporation(s), association(s), joint venture(s), or <br />organization(s) of any kind which has been legally granted a Franchise by the County, <br />and its lawful successor, transferee or assignee. <br /> <br /> 3.18 GOVERNMENT ACCESS CI-IANNEL means any channel specifically <br />designated or dedicated for non-commercial government access use. <br /> <br /> 3.19 GRANTOR means the County of Cabarrus as represented by the Board <br />of County Commissioners acting within the scope of its jurisdiction. <br /> <br /> 3.20 GROSS ANNUAL REVENUES means all revenue cOllected annually <br />directly or indirectly from the franchise area by the Grantee, and/or all revenue <br />collected by Grantee's affiliates, subsidiaries, and any person in which the Grantee has <br />a financial interest from or in connection with the operation of the Cable System. The <br />gross revenues do not include any tax, fee, or assessment of general applicability <br />(including any such tax,_fee or assessment imposed on both utilities and cable operators <br />or their services, but not including a tax, fee or assessment which is unduly <br />discriminating against cable operators or cable subscribers). Franchise fees shall not be <br />paid twice on gross annual revenues from the sale of any merchandising or <br />programming on a programming service owned in whole or in part by the Grantee, its <br />affiliates, subsidiaries and any person in which the Grantee has a financial interest. For <br />example, assuming that Grantee has an interest in a programming service (i.e., XYZ) <br />which is a national home shopping service, Grantee would pay a franchise fee on any <br />commission or fee received by Grantee for the transaction, but XYZ service would not <br />pay a franchise fee on the revenues received from a Cabarrus transaction. <br /> <br /> 3.21 INSTALLATION shall mean the connection of the system from feeder <br />cable to subscribers' terminals. <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br /> <br />