§ 16-4. Regulations governing basic service rates for cable television systems.
(a)
Pursuant to the regulatory jurisdiction permitted under Section 3 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 (47 U.S.C. § 543) and the authority to grant and regulate franchises under Article XI of the City Charter of the City of San Antonio, the City of San Antonio shall regulate the rates for the provision of cable service or any other communications service provided over a cable system to cable subscribers by any cable television system operating in the City of San Antonio to the extent authorized under Section 3 of the Act in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Federal Communications Commission.
(b)
Pursuant to the authority of Article XI of the City Charter, the office of the supervisor of public utilities shall carry out the regulatory function established herein. The supervisor of public utilities shall perform studies and submit reports to the city council for final action. By resolution of the city council so directing, the cable advisory committee shall hold public hearings which will provide a reasonable opportunity for consideration of the views of interested parties. Notice of such hearings shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation at least five (5) days prior to the date of the scheduled public hearing. The cable advisory committee shall submit a report to the city council which will be submitted along with the report of the supervisor of public utilities for final action by the city council. Upon receipt of the reports of the supervisor of public utilities and the cable advisory committee, the city council shall act upon such matters at a regularly scheduled meeting of the city council at which time interested parties shall be provided a reasonable opportunity to have their views considered by the city council.
(c)
In carrying out the regulatory jurisdiction established in this section, the supervisor of public utilities shall in all respects conform to the requirements of the Federal Communications Commission set forth in Part 76 of Chapter I of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and those requirements are hereby adopted as applicable to the regulatory jurisdiction established herein. A copy of such requirements are attached to Ordinance No. 78870 as Exhibit I and incorporated herein by reference.
(Ord. No. 78870, §§ 1—3, 10-7-93)