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Applicable Statutes <br /> <br />153A-46. Franchises. <br /> <br />No ordinance making a grant, renewal, extension, or amendment of any franchise may be finally <br />adopted until it has been passed at two regular meetings of the board of commissioners. No such <br />grant, renewal, extension, or amendment may be made except by ordinance. <br />(1973, c. 822, s. 1.) <br /> <br />153A-137. Cable television franchises. <br /> <br />Consistent with the rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission, a county <br />may by ordinance grant upon reasonable terms franchises for the operation of cable television <br />systems within any portion of the county, exclusive of incorporated areas and make it unlawful to <br />operate such a system without a franchise. A franchise may not be granted for a period longer <br />than the maximum term prescribed by the Federal Communications Commission. <br />As used in this section, "cable television system" means a facility that, in whole or in part, receives <br />directly or indirectly over the air and amplifies or otherwise modifies the signals transmitting <br />programs broadcast by one or more television stations and distributes these signals by wire or <br />cable to subscribing members of the public who pay for the service. "Cable television system" <br />does not include a facility that serves only the residents of one or more apartment dwellings under <br />common ownership, control, or management and commercial establishments located on the <br />premises of such an apartment dwelling. <br />(1973, c. 822, s. 1.) <br /> <br />153A-154. Cable television franchise tax. <br /> <br />A county may levy an annual franchise tax on cable television companies franchised under G.S. <br />153A-137. <br />(1973, c. 822, s. 1.) <br /> <br /> <br />