6-4-15: FRANCHISE FEE:

   A.   Payment of Franchise Fee: During the term of any franchise granted pursuant to this chapter, every grantee shall pay to the city for the use of the streets, as well as the maintenance, improvements, and supervision thereof, a franchise fee in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the gross revenues, as defined in this chapter, of the grantee. For purposes of calculation of gross revenues, the following shall apply:

      1.   In the case of a cable service or video service that is bundled or integrated functionally with other services, capabilities or applications, the portion of the system operator's revenue attributable to the other services, capabilities or applications shall be included in gross revenues unless the provider can reasonably identify the division or exclusion of the revenue from its books and records, which may include the provider's tax billing records, that are kept in the regular course of business.

      2.   Revenue of an affiliate shall be included in the calculation of gross revenues to the extent the treatment of the revenue as revenue of the affiliate would have the effect of evading the payment of the franchise fee that would otherwise be paid for cable service or video service.

   B.   Quarterly Payments: The franchise fee shall be paid to the city on a quarterly basis, forty-five (45) days after the close of each calendar quarter.

   C.   Report: As provided in section 6-4-11A of this chapter, each payment shall be accompanied by supporting information, verified by an officer of the grantee, containing a detailed, accurate statement of the grantee's gross revenues and the computation of the payment amount.

   D.   Billing: The grantee may identify and collect the amount of the franchise fee as a separate line item on the regular bill of each subscriber. (Ord. 676, 9-25-2012)