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233 fee shall be refunded to the subscriber by the franchisee using number of months as the basis. A full refund for less than fifteen (15) days in a single month shall be the basis for periods less than one (1) month. 7.5 Advance Charges and Deposits: A franchisee may require subscribers to pay the installation charge in advance and to pay for each month of basic service in advance at the beginning of each month. No other advance payment or deposit of any kind shall be required by a franchisee for basic subscriber service. Other than for a converter, nothing in this provision shall be construed to prohibit charges for or waiver for charges for initial installation or reconnection. 7.6 Installation and Reconnection: Except as otherwise pro- vided elsewhere in this ordinance, a franchisee may make a charge to subscribers for the installation of service outlets and for the reconnection of service outlets, The rates for such connection or reconnection shall be as authorized in the rate schedule (Section 7.2). 7.7 7.8 Other Governmental Regulation of Rates: If in the future, the State of North Carolina or the United States Government or any regulatory agency thereof regulates the rates of the franchisee for the service provided for in the franchise, this section shall be of no effect during such regulation to the extent of any conflict therewith. Public Service Installation: The franchisee shall without charge for installation, maintenance or service make single installations of its standard CATV service facilities to those public buildings operated by Cabarrus County when the building is located on the franchisee's system when the system is constructed consistent with the requirements of this ordinance. Such installations shall be made at such reasonable locations as shall be requested by the County Manager. Any charge for relocation of such installation shall, however, be charged at actual cost~ Additional installations at the same location may be made at normal charge. No monthly service charges shall be made for distribution of the franchisee's signals within such publicly owned buildings. In addition, the franchisee shall without charge for install- ation, maintenance or service, make single installations of its standard community service facilities at any other County-owned facility identified in the franchise agreement. Further, no installation to any of the above mentioned lo- cations shall be made until requested in writing by the County Manager. 7.9 Charges for Public Access: Charges to users of the fran- chisee's production facilities for public access programming shall not exceed actual costs incurred. Such charges shall be publicly posted and made available at no cost to anyone upon request. Charges shall be clearly and completely stated in the operating rules for public access programming. Such charges may be amended only upon approval by the Board of Commissioners. Franchisee shall furnish standard playback facilities and labor at actual cost incurred for the public access channel. 8. General Financial Provisions. 8.1 Expense Reimbursement to County: The franchisee shall pay the County a sum of money which will, when added to application fees received, reimburse all costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with preparation of this ordinance, the franchise agreements and the granting of a franchise, including, but not limited to, consultant fees, attorneys' fees, publication fees, travel expenses, and all other direct costs; provided, however, that the County shall submit a detailed schedule of all such costs. Such payment shall be